Kentucky · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Breathitt County, KY
Breathitt County (population 13,718) records real-property documents through the Breathitt County Clerk (recording of deeds/mortgages is handled by the elected County Clerk in Kentucky). 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.
Breathitt County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Breathitt County Clerk (recording of deeds/mortgages is handled by the elected County Clerk in Kentucky)
- Mailing address
- Breathitt County Clerk, 1137 Main St., Suite 108/Room 108 (Clerk's Office), Jackson, KY 41339
- Phone
- (606) 666-3800
- Website
- breathitt.countyclerk.us
- Checks payable to
- Breathitt County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Breathitt County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $50.00 (KY statutory deed recording fee, KRS 64.012, covers first page/up to 5 pages)
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per page after the 5th page (KRS 64.012 statewide schedule)
- Other fees
- $4.00 per additional grantor/grantee reference beyond the statutory 2 names (KRS 64.012); no separate records-management/archive rider fee confirmed for this county
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Breathitt County Clerk (recording of deeds/mortgages is handled by the elected County Clerk in Kentucky) before you mail a check.
What Breathitt County requires
- Cover sheet
- No state-mandated cover sheet for KY deeds; KRS 382.335/382.240 requires a blank 3-inch top margin on the first page for clerk's recording stamp, a return-to name/address, preparer's name/statement, and the KY Real Estate Transfer Tax/Consideration Certificate (Form 92A011 or on-deed certification) - not independently confirmed on this county's site
- Submission & return
- Typically returned by mail to the return-address shown on the document
Can you e-record in Breathitt County?
Breathitt 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 Breathitt County, Kentucky
- Prepare the document so it meets Breathitt County's formatting rules (above): 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 Breathitt County Clerk (recording of deeds/mortgages is handled by the elected County Clerk in Kentucky).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Breathitt County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Filing with Jurably in Kentucky
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