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Recording a Deed or Document in Aiken County, SC
Aiken County (population 170,872) records real-property documents through the Aiken County Register of Deeds (RMC - Register of Mesne Conveyance). 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.
Aiken County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Aiken County Register of Deeds (RMC - Register of Mesne Conveyance)
- Mailing address
- Register of Deeds, 1930 University Parkway, Second Floor, Aiken, SC 29801
- Phone
- 803-642-2072
- Checks payable to
- Aiken County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Aiken County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $15 for deeds (plus documentary tax); $25 for mortgages/easements/leases/agreements/restrictive covenants/UCC filings; $10 for affidavits/releases/mechanics liens
- Additional pages
- official fee schedule PDF available at aikencountysc.gov/Reference/RMC_RecordingFees.pdf (standard SC $15 first page/$5 additional page pattern applies)
- Other fees
- SC documentary stamps: $1.30/$500 state + $0.55/$500 county, rounded up to nearest $500
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Aiken County Register of Deeds (RMC - Register of Mesne Conveyance) before you mail a check.
What Aiken County requires
- Cover sheet
- Cover sheet required for e-recording submissions; paper deeds need 3"x3" blank space upper right corner of first page for stamping (SC statewide practice)
Can you e-record in Aiken County?
Aiken 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 Aiken County, South Carolina
- Prepare the document so it meets Aiken 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 Aiken County Register of Deeds (RMC - Register of Mesne Conveyance).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Aiken County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Aiken County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Aiken County property are searchable at Aiken County Assessor's Office (qPublic property search). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
Filing with Jurably in South Carolina
South Carolina requires two subscribing witnesses physically present at signing (S.C. Code §30-5-30), which our online notarization flow can't satisfy — not currently supported. See the states we file in.