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Recording a Deed or Document in Talbot County, MD
Talbot County (population 37,526) records real-property documents through the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Talbot County. 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.
Talbot County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Clerk of the Circuit Court for Talbot County
- Mailing address
- Clerk of the Circuit Court for Talbot County, 11 North Washington Street, Suite 16, Easton, MD 21601 (Finance Office for transfer tax at Suite 9, same address)
- Phone
- 410-822-2611
- Checks payable to
- Talbot County, Maryland (for recordation tax); Clerk of the Circuit Court for Talbot County
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Talbot County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $20.00 (instrument 1-9 pages, or any length if solely a principal residence) - statewide fee schedule
- Additional pages
- $75.00 flat for non-principal-residence instrument of 10+ pages (tiered, not per-page)
- Other fees
- $40.00 statewide recording surcharge; Talbot County Recordation Tax $6.00 per $500 consideration (payable to Talbot County, Maryland, separate check to Finance Office)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Talbot County before you mail a check.
What Talbot 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 Talbot County?
Yes. Talbot 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 Talbot County, Maryland
- Prepare the document so it meets Talbot 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 Clerk of the Circuit Court for Talbot County.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Talbot County, Maryland (for recordation tax); Clerk of the Circuit Court for Talbot County.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Talbot County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Talbot County property are searchable at Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT) - Real Property Data Search (statewide, covers Talbot County). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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