Kentucky · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Campbell County, KY
Campbell County (population 93,076) records real-property documents through the Campbell 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.
Campbell County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Campbell County Clerk
- Mailing address
- Campbell County Clerk, 1098 Monmouth Street, Newport, KY 41071 (Alexandria branch office also available for recordings)
- Phone
- (859) 292-3845
- Website
- campbellcountyclerk.ky.gov
- Checks payable to
- Campbell County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Campbell County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $50.00 (KY statutory deed recording fee, KRS 64.012); office publishes a full 2020 fee schedule PDF ("Campbell-County-1-PAGE-1-2020-NEW-RECORDING-LIST-OF-FEES")
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per page after statutory page allowance (KRS 64.012 statewide schedule)
- Other fees
- $4.00 per additional grantor/grantee reference beyond 2 names (KRS 64.012 statewide schedule)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Campbell County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Campbell 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 Campbell County?
Campbell 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 Campbell County, Kentucky
- Prepare the document so it meets Campbell 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 Campbell County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Campbell County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Campbell County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Campbell County property are searchable at Campbell 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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