South Carolina · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Darlington County, SC
Darlington County (population 62,798) records real-property documents through the Darlington County Register of Deeds (housed with Clerk of Court). 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.
Darlington County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Darlington County Register of Deeds (housed with Clerk of Court)
- Mailing address
- 1 Public Square, Room 404, Darlington, SC 29532
- Phone
- (843) 398-4330
- Checks payable to
- Darlington County Register of Deeds / Clerk of Court
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Darlington County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $15 for a deed (plus SC deed transfer tax $1.85 per $500 of value: $1.30 state + $0.55 county); $25 for mortgages/other instruments; $10 for affidavits/releases
- Additional pages
- Flat statutory fee per document (no confirmed separate per-page charge)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Darlington County Register of Deeds (housed with Clerk of Court) before you mail a check.
What Darlington County requires
- Page formatting
- Follows SC statewide formatting standard (legible print, 3"x3" recording block, preparer/return info)
- Cover sheet
- SC statewide practice requires 3"x3" blank space upper-right first page
- Submission & return
- Typically mail or e-recording
Can you e-record in Darlington County?
Yes. Darlington 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 Darlington County, South Carolina
- Prepare the document so it meets Darlington 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 Darlington County Register of Deeds (housed with Clerk of Court).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Darlington County Register of Deeds / Clerk of Court.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Darlington County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Darlington County property are searchable at Darlington 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.