Kentucky · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Garrard County, KY
Garrard County (population 16,953) records real-property documents through the Garrard 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.
Garrard County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Garrard County Clerk
- Mailing address
- Garrard County Clerk, 15 Public Square, Suite 5, Lancaster, KY 40444
- Phone
- (859) 792-3071 / (859) 792-3072
- Website
- garrard.countyclerk.us
- Checks payable to
- Garrard County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Garrard County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $50.00 (deed, first page); $80.00 (mortgage, first page); $126 (mortgage w/ assignment, first page)
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per page (deeds over first 5 pages; mortgages over first 30 pages)
- Other fees
- KY transfer tax $0.50 per $500 of consideration (grantor pays); non-commercial copy fee $0.50/page
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Garrard County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Garrard County requires
- Page formatting
- Not fully detailed on official site; standard KY statutory format expected (white 8.5x11, black ink, 8pt min font, 2in top margin first page/1in elsewhere)
Can you e-record in Garrard County?
Garrard 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 Garrard County, Kentucky
- Prepare the document so it meets Garrard 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 Garrard County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Garrard County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Garrard County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Garrard County property are searchable at Garrard 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
Kentucky isn't available quite yet — it's coming soon. See the states we file in.