Maryland · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Washington County, MD
Washington County (population 154,705) records real-property documents through the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Washington County - Recording 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.
Washington County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Clerk of the Circuit Court for Washington County - Recording Department
- Mailing address
- Clerk of the Circuit Court, Recording Department, 24 Summit Avenue, Hagerstown, MD 21740 (deeds must first pass through Washington County Treasurer's Office, 35 W. Washington Street, Hagerstown, MD 21740)
- Phone
- 301-790-7991 (Recording Department); 240-313-2110 (Treasurer's Office)
- Checks payable to
- Not explicitly stated on official site
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Washington 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; Washington County Recordation Tax $3.80 per $500 consideration
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Washington County - Recording Department before you mail a check.
What Washington 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 Washington County?
Yes. Washington County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Washington County, Maryland
- Prepare the document so it meets Washington 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, CSC, or by mail to Clerk of the Circuit Court for Washington County - Recording 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 Washington County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Washington County property are searchable at Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT) - Real Property Data Search (statewide, covers Washington 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.