Tennessee · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Carter County, TN
Carter County (population 57,361) records real-property documents through the Carter 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.
Carter County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Carter County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Carter County Courthouse, 801 East Elk Avenue, Elizabethton, TN 37643
- Phone
- (423) 542-1830 / (423) 542-1821
- Checks payable to
- Carter County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Carter County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- Deed: $12.00 for first two pages (standard TN statutory register fee)
- Additional pages
- $5.00 each additional page; $5.00 each additional instrument/document
- Other fees
- $3.70 per $1,000 State Conveyance/Transfer Tax; $1.15 per $1,000 State Mortgage Tax on deeds of trust (first $2,000 exempt); $1.00 Register's fee where applicable; certified copies ~$5
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Carter County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Carter County requires
- Page formatting
- Tennessee statutory format: legible copy, standard margins recommended for recording stamp
- Submission & return
- In-person or mail; e-recording available via Simplifile
- Hours & turnaround
- Public counter hours M-F 8:00am-4:30pm; turnaround not separately published
Can you e-record in Carter County?
Yes. Carter 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 Carter County, Tennessee
- Prepare the document so it meets Carter 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 Carter County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Carter County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Carter County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Carter County property are searchable at Carter County Assessor of Property (Tennessee Comptroller TPAD statewide property search). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
Filing with Jurably in Tennessee
Tennessee requires the property owner's notarized signature plus a stated expiration date on any recorded contract memorandum (Tenn. Code §66-24-101(a)(29)). See the states we file in.