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Recording a Deed or Document in Wicomico County, MD
Wicomico County (population 103,975) records real-property documents through the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Wicomico 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.
Wicomico County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Clerk of the Circuit Court for Wicomico County
- Mailing address
- Circuit Court for Wicomico County, 101 North Division Street, Room 104, Salisbury, MD 21801
- Phone
- 410-543-6551
- Checks payable to
- Checks for recording fees payable to the Clerk of the Circuit Court (by name, e.g., 'James B. McAllister, Clerk' per official source); recordation tax check payable to Wicomico County
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Wicomico County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $20.00 (instrument 1-9 pages, or any length if solely a principal residence); $10.00 release 9 pages or less - 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 (excludes Power of Attorney, Request of Notice/foreclosure sale, plats, HOA disclosures); Recordation Tax $3.50 per $500 consideration
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Wicomico County before you mail a check.
What Wicomico 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 Wicomico County?
Yes. Wicomico 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 Wicomico County, Maryland
- Prepare the document so it meets Wicomico 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 Wicomico County.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Checks for recording fees payable to the Clerk of the Circuit Court (by name, e.g., 'James B. McAllister, Clerk' per official source); recordation tax check payable to Wicomico County.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Wicomico County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Wicomico County property are searchable at Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT) - Real Property Data Search (statewide, covers Wicomico 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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