South Carolina · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Chesterfield County, SC
Chesterfield County (population 46,734) records real-property documents through the Chesterfield County Register 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.
Chesterfield County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Chesterfield County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Chesterfield County Register of Deeds, 178 Mill St., Chesterfield, SC 29709
- Phone
- (843) 623-2172
- Recording hours
- Mon–Fri 8:30–5:00
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Chesterfield County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $15.00 per deed, any number of pages
- Additional pages
- None; flat fee per document
- Other fees
- Mortgages, easements, leases $25.00; most releases and assignments $10.00; plats $25.00; staff copies $5.00 incl. certification; self-service copies $0.25 per page
- Transfer tax on deeds
- $3.70 per $1,000 of consideration, paid to the Register of Deeds at recording; a taxable or exempt affidavit must be filed with every deed
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Chesterfield County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
Checked against official Chesterfield County and South Carolina sources on October 6, 2026: chesterfieldcountysc.com. Part of Jurably’s open recording-fee dataset.
Can you e-record in Chesterfield County?
Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield County, South Carolina
- Prepare the document so it meets Chesterfield County's formatting rules: 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 Chesterfield County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Chesterfield County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Chesterfield County property are searchable at Chesterfield County Assessor (Online Assessor / Assessor Records 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.