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Recording a Deed or Document in Sumter County, SC
Sumter County (population 105,932) records real-property documents through the Sumter County Register of Deeds (under Clerk of Courts). 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.
Sumter County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Sumter County Register of Deeds (under Clerk of Courts)
- Mailing address
- Sumter County Courthouse, 141 N. Main Street, Sumter, SC 29150
- Phone
- 803-436-2177 (also listed 803-436-2361)
- Checks payable to
- Sumter County Register of Deeds / Clerk of Court
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN
Sumter County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $15 for a deed (plus deed/stamp tax of ~$3.70 per $1,000 of consideration, i.e. $1.85 per $500: $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
- Other fees
- No separate records-management/archive rider fee confirmed
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Sumter County Register of Deeds (under Clerk of Courts) before you mail a check.
What Sumter County requires
- Submission & return
- Mail return of recorded originals
Can you e-record in Sumter County?
Yes. Sumter County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Sumter County, South Carolina
- Prepare the document so it meets Sumter 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, CSC, ePN, or by mail to Sumter County Register of Deeds (under Clerk of Courts).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Sumter 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 Sumter County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Sumter County property are searchable at Sumter 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.