Kentucky · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Montgomery County, KY
Montgomery County (population 28,114) records real-property documents through the Montgomery 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.
Montgomery County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Montgomery County Clerk
- Mailing address
- 1 Court St Ste 2, Mount Sterling, KY 40353
- Phone
- (859) 498-8700
- Website
- montgomerycountyclerk.ky.gov
- Checks payable to
- Montgomery County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Montgomery County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $50.00 (deed, covers first 5 pages)
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per page over 5
- Other fees
- $46.00 deed of correction; includes statutory KRS 198A.710 Affordable Housing Trust Fund allocation ($6) built into base recording fee
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Montgomery County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Montgomery County requires
- Page formatting
- White 8.5x11 paper, black ink, minimum 8-point font; 2-inch top margin on first page (for clerk stamp), 1-inch margins elsewhere; grantor/grantee mailing addresses required on deed per KRS 382.135
- Submission & return
- Recorded original returned by mail to submitter (self-addressed stamped envelope recommended) or via e-recording vendor
- Hours & turnaround
- Same-day to a few business days for e-recording; mail-in varies (not officially published)
Can you e-record in Montgomery County?
Montgomery 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 Montgomery County, Kentucky
- Prepare the document so it meets Montgomery 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 Montgomery County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Montgomery County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Montgomery County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Montgomery County property are searchable at Montgomery 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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