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Recording a Deed or Document in Daviess County, KY
Daviess County (population 103,312) records real-property documents through the Daviess 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.
Daviess County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Daviess County Clerk
- Mailing address
- Daviess County Clerk, 212 St. Ann Street (Room 104), Owensboro, KY 42303 (P.O. Box 609, Owensboro, KY 42302-0609)
- Phone
- (270) 685-8434, option #3
- Checks payable to
- Daviess County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Daviess County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $50.00 (deed, includes first 5 pages) — per official Daviess County Clerk's Fee Schedule effective Jan 1, 2020
- Additional pages
- $3.00 for every page over the first 5 pages
- Other fees
- $4.00 for each additional notation reference listed
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Daviess County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Daviess County requires
- Page formatting
- White 8.5 x 11 in. paper, black ink, minimum 8-point font, at least 2-inch top margin on first page, at least 1-inch margins on subsequent pages, original signatures with typed/printed names beneath, and grantor/grantee mailing addresses required on the deed
Can you e-record in Daviess County?
Daviess 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 Daviess County, Kentucky
- Prepare the document so it meets Daviess 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 Daviess County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Daviess County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Daviess County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Daviess County property are searchable at Daviess 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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