Massachusetts · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Plymouth County, MA
Plymouth County (population 530,473) records real-property documents through the Plymouth County Registry of Deeds. 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.
Plymouth County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Plymouth County Registry of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 50 Obery Street, Plymouth, MA 02360
- Phone
- (508) 830-9200 (main); (508) 830-9270 (copy dept.)
- Website
- plymouthdeeds.org
- Checks payable to
- Plymouth County Registry of Deeds OR Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Plymouth County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- Flat per-document fee: Deed $155; Mortgage $205; Declaration of Homestead $35; Declaration of Trust $255; Mortgage Discharge/Release $105; Municipal Lien Certificate $80; UCC $75; Federal Tax Lien $5; Plans (per sheet) $105; All other documents $105
- Additional pages
- None for standard instruments (statewide flat fee); see plymouthdeeds.org/home/pages/fee-schedule for confirmed local schedule.
- Other fees
- No separately itemized rider fee identified.
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Plymouth County Registry of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Plymouth County requires
- Page formatting
- 8.5x11 white paper; 3-inch top-right blank margin page 1; standard statewide formatting rules.
- Cover sheet
- Required only if first page lacks the blank 3"x3" upper-right recording-info block.
- Submission & return
- Recorded original returned by mail; TitleView web access available for research 24/7.
- Hours & turnaround
- Recording hours Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:00pm (office 8:15am-4:30pm); turnaround times not separately quantified.
Can you e-record in Plymouth County?
Plymouth 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 Plymouth County, Massachusetts
- Prepare the document so it meets Plymouth 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 Plymouth County Registry of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Plymouth County Registry of Deeds OR Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Filing with Jurably in Massachusetts
Massachusetts requires the seller's notarized acknowledgment before a purchase agreement or notice of one can be recorded (MGL c.184 §17A). See the states we file in.