South Carolina · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Orangeburg County, SC
Orangeburg County (population 84,223) records real-property documents through the Orangeburg 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.
Orangeburg County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Orangeburg County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 151 Docket Street, Room 108, 1st Floor, Orangeburg, SC 29116
- Phone
- 803-533-6235
- Checks payable to
- Orangeburg County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Orangeburg County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $15 for a deed (plus deed/transfer tax of $1.85 per $500 of consideration: $1.30 state + $0.55 county); $25 for mortgages, agreements, easements, leases, UCC and most other instruments; $10 for affidavits, releases, some assignments
- Additional pages
- South Carolina ROD fees are flat per-document (not per-page); no separate additional-page fee identified
- Other fees
- No separate records-management/archive rider fee confirmed for Orangeburg; only state/county deed tax stamps apply on transfers
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Orangeburg County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Orangeburg County requires
- Page formatting
- Standard SC practice is legible black ink, white paper, 8.5x11 or 8.5x14, adequate top margin for recording stamp
- Submission & return
- Original recorded document mailed back to submitting party, typically within 1-2 weeks
- Hours & turnaround
- Approximately 1-2 weeks for return of recorded originals
Can you e-record in Orangeburg County?
Yes. Orangeburg 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 Orangeburg County, South Carolina
- Prepare the document so it meets Orangeburg 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 Orangeburg County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Orangeburg County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Orangeburg County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Orangeburg County property are searchable at Orangeburg County Assessor. 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.