Kentucky · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Butler County, KY
Butler County (population 12,371) records real-property documents through the Butler 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.
Butler County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Butler County Clerk
- Mailing address
- Butler County Clerk, 110 North Main Street, Morgantown, KY 42261 (mail: P.O. Box 449, Morgantown, KY 42261)
- Phone
- (270) 526-5676
- Website
- butlercountyclerk.ky.gov
- Checks payable to
- Butler County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Butler County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $50.00 deed (KY statutory fee, KRS 64.012)
- Additional pages
- Confirmed office fee schedule lists Mortgage $80, Mortgage w/ Assignment $126, other misc. documents ~$46 minimum; additional pages beyond statutory allowance billed per KRS 64.012 ($3/page)
- Other fees
- $4.00 per additional grantor/grantee reference beyond 2 names (KRS 64.012)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Butler County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Butler County requires
- Cover sheet
- No mandatory state cover sheet; standard KY 3-inch top margin, preparer statement, return-to address, and transfer-tax certification required per KRS 382
Can you e-record in Butler County?
Butler 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 Butler County, Kentucky
- Prepare the document so it meets Butler 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 Butler County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Butler County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Butler County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Butler County property are searchable at Butler County Property Valuation Administrator (PVA) - Kenny Swift. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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