Maryland · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Carroll County, MD
Carroll County (population 172,891) records real-property documents through the Circuit Court for Carroll County - Clerk's Office (Land Records & Licensing 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.
Carroll County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Circuit Court for Carroll County - Clerk's Office (Land Records & Licensing Department)
- Mailing address
- 55 North Court Street, Westminster, MD 21158
- Phone
- 410-386-8760
- Checks payable to
- Office did not publish exact payee wording
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Carroll 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
- Additional pages
- $75.00 flat for any instrument 10+ pages (not solely principal residence)
- Other fees
- $40.00 statewide land-records surcharge (standard MD exemptions apply)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Circuit Court for Carroll County - Clerk's Office (Land Records & Licensing Department) before you mail a check.
What Carroll County requires
- Submission & return
- Mail, drop box, or electronic return via Simplifile
Can you e-record in Carroll County?
Carroll County records documents submitted by mail or in person. Jurably notarizes your document, mails it by certified mail, and tracks it to a recorded instrument number.
How to record a document in Carroll County, Maryland
- Prepare the document so it meets Carroll 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 by mail to Circuit Court for Carroll County - Clerk's Office (Land Records & Licensing Department).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Office did not publish exact payee wording.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Carroll County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Carroll County property are searchable at Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT) - Real Property Data Search (select Carroll 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
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