South Carolina · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Oconee County, SC
Oconee County (population 78,607) records real-property documents through the Oconee County Register of Deeds (Director: Anna Davison). 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.
Oconee County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Oconee County Register of Deeds (Director: Anna Davison)
- Mailing address
- 415 S. Pine St., Walhalla, SC 29691
- Phone
- (864) 638-4285
- Electronic recording
- Available via CSC
Oconee County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $15.00 deeds (+ state $1.30/$500 + county $0.55/$500 documentary stamps); $25.00 mortgages/leases/easements/contracts/other; $10.00 affidavits/liens/releases
- Additional pages
- Copy fees: $5.00 for up to 4 pages, then $0.50/additional page; per-page recording fee schedule PDF available at oconeesc.com/documents/register-of-deeds/register-of-deeds-recording-fees.pdf
- Other fees
- See fee schedule PDF above
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Oconee County Register of Deeds (Director: Anna Davison) before you mail a check.
What Oconee County requires
- Submission & return
- Copies mailed only after office receives payment and a written request including book/page number and contact information
Can you e-record in Oconee County?
Yes. Oconee 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 Oconee County, South Carolina
- Prepare the document so it meets Oconee 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 Oconee County Register of Deeds (Director: Anna Davison).
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Oconee County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Oconee County property are searchable at Oconee County Assessor / Property Info Lookup. 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.