Kentucky · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Bourbon County, KY
Bourbon County (population 20,252) records real-property documents through the Bourbon County Clerk. Below is what it costs and how to submit. Filing a memorandum of contract? We record it with the county for $199, notary included — no trip to the courthouse.
Bourbon County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Bourbon County Clerk
- Mailing address
- 301 Main Street, Suite 106, PO Box 312, Paris, KY 40361
- Phone
- (859) 987-2142
- Website
- bourboncountyclerk.ky.gov
- Checks payable to
- Bourbon County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Bourbon County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $50 (deed/condo deed, per official fee schedule table)
- Other fees
- Deed-related documents range $46-$50 per fee schedule table
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Bourbon County Clerk before you mail a check.
Can you e-record in Bourbon County?
Bourbon County records documents submitted by mail or in person. Jurably notarizes your document, mails it by certified mail, and tracks it to a recorded instrument number.
How to record a document in Bourbon County, Kentucky
- Prepare the document so it meets Bourbon County's formatting rules: legal description, grantee address, signature block, and the blank space the recorder reserves for its stamp.
- Notarize it if the instrument requires acknowledgment. Most deeds and affidavits do.
- Submit by mail to Bourbon County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Bourbon County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Bourbon County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Bourbon County property are searchable at Bourbon County Property Valuation Administrator (PVA). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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