Maryland · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Somerset County, MD
Somerset County (population 24,620) records real-property documents through the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Somerset County - 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.
Somerset County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Clerk of the Circuit Court for Somerset County - Land Records Department
- Mailing address
- Somerset County Circuit Courthouse, Land Records Department, 30512 Prince William Street, Princess Anne, MD 21853
- Phone
- 410-845-4840
- Checks payable to
- Not explicitly stated on official site
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Somerset County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $20.00 (instrument 1-9 pages, or any length if solely a principal residence); $10.00 for a release 9 pages or less
- Additional pages
- $75.00 flat for non-principal-residence instrument of 10+ pages (tiered, not per-page)
- Other fees
- $40.00 statewide recording surcharge (excludes Power of Attorney, Request of Notice/foreclosure sale, plats, HOA disclosures); plats $5.00 each (2 mylar copies required); Recordation Tax $3.30 per $500 consideration
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Somerset County - Land Records Department before you mail a check.
What Somerset County requires
- Page formatting
- Statewide MD standard: 8.5x11 or 8.5x14 paper, 2-inch top margin first page, 1-inch other margins, black ink, minimum 8-point font
- Submission & return
- Not explicitly stated on official page; standard MD practice is return by mail if return address/envelope provided
Can you e-record in Somerset County?
Somerset 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 Somerset County, Maryland
- Prepare the document so it meets Somerset 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 Clerk of the Circuit Court for Somerset County - Land Records Department.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Not explicitly stated on official site.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Somerset County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Somerset County property are searchable at Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT) - Real Property Data Search (statewide, covers Somerset 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.