Kentucky · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Clay County, KY
Clay County (population 20,345) records real-property documents through the Clay 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.
Clay County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Clay County Clerk
- Mailing address
- 102 Richmond Road, Suite 101, Manchester, KY 40962
- Phone
- (606) 598-2544
- Website
- clay.clerkinfo.net
- Checks payable to
- Clay County Clerk (standard KY convention, not explicitly confirmed)
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Clay County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- KY statutory base fee (typically $50 for deeds up to 5 pages) — specific published amount for Clay not located in search results
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Clay County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Clay County requires
- Page formatting
- Deeds must be submitted on white 8.5 x 11 inch paper of sufficient weight/quality to produce a readable public record, with black ink and minimum 8-point font (per clay.clerkinfo.net/?page_id=257)
Can you e-record in Clay County?
Clay 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 Clay County, Kentucky
- Prepare the document so it meets Clay 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 Clay County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Clay 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 Clay County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Clay County property are searchable at Clay 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.
Filing with Jurably in Kentucky
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