Kentucky · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Laurel County, KY
Laurel County (population 62,613) records real-property documents through the Laurel County Clerk (deeds/real property recorded by County Clerk under KRS 382). 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.
Laurel County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Laurel County Clerk (deeds/real property recorded by County Clerk under KRS 382)
- Mailing address
- 101 S. Main Street, Suite 1 (Room 2023 for land records), London, KY 40741
- Phone
- (606) 864-5158
- Website
- laurelcountyclerk.ky.gov
- Checks payable to
- Laurel County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Laurel County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $50.00 (deed, first 5 pages) per KRS 64.012 statutory schedule confirmed on county site
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per page over 5 pages
- Other fees
- Deed-of-correction and other document types range $46-$63; KY transfer/documentary tax of $0.50 per $500 of value (or fraction) imposed on grantor per KRS 142.050 (statewide, not a clerk fee)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Laurel County Clerk (deeds/real property recorded by County Clerk under KRS 382) before you mail a check.
What Laurel County requires
- Page formatting
- KRS 382.335: 3-inch blank top margin on first page (for clerk use), 1-inch margins elsewhere; legible/reproducible; grantor signature must be notarized
Can you e-record in Laurel County?
Laurel 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 Laurel County, Kentucky
- Prepare the document so it meets Laurel 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 Laurel County Clerk (deeds/real property recorded by County Clerk under KRS 382).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Laurel County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Laurel County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Laurel County property are searchable at Laurel 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.
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