Kentucky · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Livingston County, KY
Livingston County (population 8,888) records real-property documents through the Livingston County Clerk (deeds/real property). 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.
Livingston County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Livingston County Clerk (deeds/real property)
- Mailing address
- 321 Court Street, PO Box 400, Smithland, KY 42081-0400
- Phone
- (270) 928-2162
- Website
- livingstoncountyclerk.ky.gov
- Checks payable to
- Livingston County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Livingston County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $50.00 (deed) - fee schedule confirmed present on county site; minimum fees across document types range $30-$63
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per page over 5 pages (statewide standard)
- Other fees
- Transfer tax $0.50 per $500 value on grantor (KRS 142.050); other document minimums $30-$63 per county fee schedule
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Livingston County Clerk (deeds/real property) before you mail a check.
What Livingston County requires
- Page formatting
- KRS 382.335: 3-inch top margin first page, 1-inch elsewhere; notarized grantor signature
Can you e-record in Livingston County?
Livingston 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 Livingston County, Kentucky
- Prepare the document so it meets Livingston 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 Livingston County Clerk (deeds/real property).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Livingston County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Livingston County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Livingston County property are searchable at Livingston County 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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