Recording a Deed or Document in Franklin, TN

Can you e-record in Franklin?

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

How to record a document in Franklin, Tennessee

1. Prepare the document so it meets Franklin 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, CSC, ePN, or by mail to Franklin County Register of Deeds at Franklin County Register of Deeds, 1 South Jefferson Street, Room 300, Winchester, TN 37398.
4. Pay the recording fee ($10.00 standard deed recording (per document, confirmed on official Standard Fees page) first / $5.00 each additional page (over two); $5.00 each additional instrument add'l (+$2.00 data processing fee (all recordings); $2.00 e-file submission fee; $1.00 certified copy per page; state conveyance tax ~$3.70/$1,000 and mortgage tax ~$0.115/$100 collected separately)).
5. Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.

How Jurably helps in Franklin

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 Franklin 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.