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Recording a Deed or Document in Anne Arundel County, MD
Anne Arundel County (population 588,261) records real-property documents through the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County - Clerk's Office, Land Records Department. 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.
Anne Arundel County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County - Clerk's Office, Land Records Department
- Mailing address
- Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County, ATTN: Land Records Department, 8 Church Circle, Annapolis, MD 21401
- Phone
- 410-222-1425
- Checks payable to
- Clerk of the Court
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Anne Arundel County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $20.00 (9 pages or less, or any length if solely a principal residence); $10.00 for a release 9 pages or less; $20.00 for termination of financing statement
- Additional pages
- $75.00 flat for any instrument 10+ pages (not solely principal residence)
- Other fees
- $40.00 statewide land-records surcharge on recordable instruments (with standard MD exemptions: Power of Attorney, foreclosure Notice of Sale request, plats, HOA disclosures)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County - Clerk's Office, Land Records Department before you mail a check.
What Anne Arundel County requires
- Submission & return
- Mail or electronic return via Simplifile (e-recording available in Anne Arundel County)
Can you e-record in Anne Arundel County?
Yes. Anne Arundel 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 Anne Arundel County, Maryland
- Prepare the document so it meets Anne Arundel 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 Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County - Clerk's Office, Land Records Department.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Clerk of the Court.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Anne Arundel County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Anne Arundel County property are searchable at Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT) - Real Property Data Search (select Anne Arundel County). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
Filing with Jurably in Maryland
Maryland isn't available quite yet — it's coming soon. See the states we file in.