South Carolina · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Colleton County, SC
Colleton County (population 38,892) records real-property documents through the Colleton 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.
Colleton County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Colleton County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 31 Klein Street, Harrelson Building, Room 115, P.O. Box 157, Walterboro, SC 29488
- Phone
- (843) 542-2745
- Checks payable to
- Colleton County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Colleton County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $15 for a deed (plus SC deed transfer tax $1.85 per $500 of value); $25 for mortgages/other instruments; $10 for affidavits/releases
- Additional pages
- Flat statutory fee (no confirmed per-page add-on)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Colleton County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Colleton County requires
- Page formatting
- Follows SC statewide formatting standard (legible print, 3"x3" recording block, preparer/return info)
- Cover sheet
- South Carolina statewide practice requires 3"x3" blank space upper-right first page
- Submission & return
- Office notes staff cannot perform record searches for public but assist with self-service lookup
Can you e-record in Colleton County?
Yes. Colleton County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Colleton County, South Carolina
- Prepare the document so it meets Colleton 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 Simplifile, or by mail to Colleton County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Colleton County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Colleton County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Colleton County property are searchable at Colleton County Assessor's Office. 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.