South Carolina · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Charleston County, SC
Charleston County (population 408,235) records real-property documents through the Charleston County Register of Deeds (ROD). 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.
Charleston County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Charleston County Register of Deeds (ROD)
- Mailing address
- PO Box 726, Charleston, SC 29402 (physical: O.T. Wallace County Office Building, 101 Meeting St, Rm 200, Charleston, SC 29401)
- Phone
- (843) 958-4800
- Checks payable to
- Charleston County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via CSC
Charleston County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- Deed: $15.00 flat + $1.85 per $500 consideration (state $1.30 + county $0.55)
- Additional pages
- Agreement/Amendment/Contract/Declaration/Dissolution/Easement/Lease/Mortgage/Restrictive Covenant/UCC/Waiver: $25 flat; Affidavit/Article/Assignment/Mechanics Lien/Release: $10 flat (per county fee schedule PDF, unable to fully OCR)
- Other fees
- See official fee PDF (not fully machine-readable): https://charlestoncounty.org/departments/rod/files/recording-fees.pdf
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Charleston County Register of Deeds (ROD) before you mail a check.
What Charleston County requires
- Hours & turnaround
- Recording cutoff 4:30 PM; office hours 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Can you e-record in Charleston County?
Yes. Charleston County accepts electronic recording through CSC, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Charleston County, South Carolina
- Prepare the document so it meets Charleston 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 electronically through CSC, or by mail to Charleston County Register of Deeds (ROD).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Charleston County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Charleston County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Charleston County property are searchable at Charleston County Assessor's Office (Real Property Record 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.