Kentucky · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Larue County, KY
Larue County (population 14,867) records real-property documents through the LaRue 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.
Larue County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- LaRue County Clerk
- Mailing address
- LaRue County Clerk, 209 West High Street, Suite 3, Hodgenville, KY 42748
- Phone
- (270) 358-3544
- Website
- laruecountyclerk.ky.gov
- Checks payable to
- LaRue County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Larue County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $17.00 (standard deed, first 3 pages)
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per page over 3
- Other fees
- $4.00 Legal Process Tax on conveyances of real property; transfer tax $0.50 per $500 of value
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the LaRue County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Larue County requires
- Cover sheet
- Standard KY formatting: 8.5x11 paper, black ink, min. 8-pt font, preparer/return-address statement, In-Care-Of-Address required for deeds executed after 08/01/08
- Submission & return
- Mail to return address on document
Can you e-record in Larue County?
Larue 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 Larue County, Kentucky
- Prepare the document so it meets Larue 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 LaRue County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to LaRue County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Larue County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Larue County property are searchable at LaRue 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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