Kentucky · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Carter County, KY
Carter County (population 26,627) records real-property documents through the Carter 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.
Carter County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Carter County Clerk
- Mailing address
- Carter County Clerk, Carter County Courthouse, Grayson, KY 42143
- Phone
- (606) 474-5191
- Website
- carter.countyclerk.us
- Checks payable to
- Carter County Clerk (standard KY convention, not explicitly confirmed)
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Carter County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $46.00 for deed/filing up to 5 pages
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per page over 5 pages (deeds); Mortgage $80 for 30 pages then $3/page over 30; MERS mortgage $126 for 30 pages then $3/page over 30; Plat $50; Power of Attorney $50 for first 5 pages
- Other fees
- Not separately itemized as a records-management/archive rider on sources found
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Carter County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Carter County requires
- Page formatting
- General KY standard is white 8.5x11in paper, black ink, min. 8pt font
Can you e-record in Carter County?
Carter 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 Carter County, Kentucky
- Prepare the document so it meets Carter 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 Carter County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Carter County Clerk (standard KY convention, not explicitly confirmed).
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Carter County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Carter County property are searchable at Carter County PVA (Property Valuation Administrator). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
Filing with Jurably in Kentucky
Kentucky isn't available quite yet — it's coming soon. See the states we file in.