Recording a Deed or Document in Cocke, TN

Can you e-record in Cocke?

Yes. Cocke accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.

How to record a document in Cocke, Tennessee

1. Prepare the document so it meets Cocke formatting rules (legal description, grantee address, signature block, and the blank margin the recorder reserves for its stamp).
2. Notarize it if the instrument requires acknowledgment — most deeds and affidavits do.
3. Submit electronically through Simplifile, or by mail to Cocke County Register of Deeds at 111 Court Ave, Suite 102, Newport, TN 37821.
4. Pay the recording fee ($12.00 (deeds, first two pages) / $10.00 minimum other instruments, per TCA 8-21-1001 first / $5.00 per additional page (plus $5.00 per additional instrument/document); $2.00 data-processing fee per document add'l (+State conveyance tax $3.70/$1,000 + $1.00 register fee; state mortgage tax $1.15/$1,000 (first $2,000 exempt) + $1.00 register fee; certified copies $1.00 + $1.00/page)).
5. Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.

How Jurably helps in Cocke

Jurably isn’t a deed-filing desk — it’s how real-estate investors get the important paperwork done. If you’re under contract on a Cocke property, we file a memorandum of contract to secure your equitable interest so the seller can’t sell out from under you. Need it notarized first? We handle online notarization or send a mobile notary to your signer. Then we record it — electronically through the county’s approved network — and return the recorded instrument. It’s a self-help filing service, not legal advice.