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Recording a Deed or Document in Butler County, OH
Butler County (population 390,357) records real-property documents through the Butler County Recorder. 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.
Butler County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Butler County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Butler County recording fees
Ask the Butler County Recorder for the current fee before you mail a check.
What Butler County requires
- Page formatting
- 8.5 x 11 to 8.5 x 14 paper; 10-point font minimum; black or blue ink, no highlighting; 3-inch top margin on first page, 1.5-inch on others; 1-inch side and bottom margins
Checked against official Butler County and Ohio sources on October 6, 2026: codes.ohio.gov. Part of Jurably’s open recording-fee dataset.
Can you e-record in Butler County?
Butler 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 Butler County, Ohio
- Prepare the document so it meets Butler 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 Butler County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Butler County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Butler County property are searchable at Butler County Auditor (Nancy Nix). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
How Jurably helps in Butler 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 Butler 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 Butler County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.