South Carolina · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Richland County, SC
Richland County (population 416,147) records real-property documents through the Richland 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.
Richland County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Richland County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Richland County Register of Deeds, 1701 Main Street, Columbia, SC 29201
- Phone
- 803-576-1930 (Register of Deeds; general county 803-576-2000)
- Checks payable to
- Richland County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Richland County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $15 for a deed (plus deed tax of $1.85 per $500 of consideration: $1.30 state + $0.55 county); $25 for mortgages/agreements/easements/leases/UCC; $10 for affidavits/releases
- Additional pages
- Flat per-document schedule; no distinct additional-page fee identified on official fee page
- Other fees
- No separate records-management/archive rider fee confirmed
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Richland County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Richland County requires
- Submission & return
- Mail return of recorded originals
Can you e-record in Richland County?
Yes. Richland 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 Richland County, South Carolina
- Prepare the document so it meets Richland 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 Richland County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Richland County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Richland County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Richland County property are searchable at Richland 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.