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Recording a Deed or Document in Worcester County, MD
Worcester County (population 52,460) records real-property documents through the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Worcester 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.
Worcester County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Clerk of the Circuit Court for Worcester County
- Mailing address
- Clerk of Circuit Court, One West Market Street, Room 104, Snow Hill, MD 21863
- Phone
- 410-632-5500
- Checks payable to
- Not explicitly stated on official site
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Worcester County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $20.00 for any instrument 9 pages or less, or any length if solely a principal residence - statewide fee schedule
- Additional pages
- $75.00 flat for other instruments 10+ pages (tiered, not per-page)
- Other fees
- $40.00 statewide recording surcharge (no surcharge for Notice of Sale, Power of Attorney, Plats, or HOA Docket filings)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Worcester County before you mail a check.
What Worcester 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 Worcester County?
Yes. Worcester 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 Worcester County, Maryland
- Prepare the document so it meets Worcester 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 Worcester County.
- 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 Worcester County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Worcester County property are searchable at Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT) - Real Property Data Search (statewide, covers Worcester 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.