Maine · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Somerset County, ME
Somerset County (population 51,620) records real-property documents through the Somerset County Registry of Deeds. 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.
Somerset County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Somerset County Registry of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Somerset County Registry of Deeds, Somerset Superior Courthouse, 41 Court Street, 1st Floor, Skowhegan, ME 04976
- Phone
- (207) 474-3421
- Checks payable to
- Somerset County Registry of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Somerset County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $40.00 ($35 + $5) non-government submitters; $25.00 state/municipal — flat per-document, confirmed directly on Somerset site
- Additional pages
- None — flat fee regardless of page count
- Other fees
- None separately (previously $13/reference); attestation $5/document + $1/copy if requested; plans $50 flat; photocopies $1/page
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Somerset County Registry of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Somerset County requires
- Cover sheet
- Not required; optional cover page only if margins can't be met
- Submission & return
- Self-addressed stamped envelope required to return original documents after recording (stated on official site)
- Hours & turnaround
- Office accepts paper recordings Mon–Fri 8:00am–3:00pm
Can you e-record in Somerset County?
Somerset 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 Somerset County, Maine
- Prepare the document so it meets Somerset 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 Somerset County Registry of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Somerset County Registry of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
How Jurably helps in Somerset County
Jurably isn’t a deed-filing desk. It’s how real-estate investors get the important paperwork done. If you’re under contract on a Somerset County property, we file a memorandum of contract to put your equitable interest on the public record, where every title search will find it. The online notary session is included: you sign it alone, and the seller is notified by certified mail. Then we record it (by certified mail) and return the recorded instrument. It’s a self-help filing service, not legal advice.
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Under contract in Somerset County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.