New Jersey · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Morris County, NJ
Morris County (population 509,285) records real-property documents through the Morris County Clerk, Registry Division. 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.
Morris County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Morris County Clerk, Registry Division
- Mailing address
- Morris County Clerk, Registry Division, P.O. Box 315, Morristown, NJ 07963-0315 (office: Hall of Records Administration Building, 10 Court Street)
- Phone
- (973) 285-6130
- Recording hours
- Mon–Fri 8:00 AM–4:00 PM (recording)
- Checks payable to
- Morris County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, eRxchange (ACS)
Morris County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $40.00 for the first page (includes tax abstract)
- Additional pages
- $10.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- $6.00 per name over five; $20.00 if no cover sheet; RTF-1 and GIT/REP forms $10.00 each; certified copies $1.00 per page plus $10.00
- Transfer tax on deeds
- Realty Transfer Fee paid by the seller to the County Clerk at recording: $2.00 to $6.05 per $500 of consideration, plus a 1% to 3.5% Graduated Percent Fee on sales over $1 million
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Morris County Clerk, Registry Division before you mail a check.
What Morris County requires
- Page formatting
- Legibly printed on paper no larger than 8.5 x 14 inches; in English; original signatures with printed names below
- Cover sheet
- Required: Morris County recording cover sheet with all land documents, plus a cover letter with the submitter's name and address
- Submission & return
- Mailed to the Record & Return address on the document; include a return envelope large enough for the document
Checked against official Morris County and New Jersey sources on October 6, 2026: morriscountyclerk.org, nj.gov. Part of Jurably’s open recording-fee dataset.
Can you e-record in Morris County?
Yes. Morris County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, eRxchange (ACS), so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Morris County, New Jersey
- Prepare the document so it meets Morris 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, eRxchange (ACS), or by mail to Morris County Clerk, Registry Division.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Morris County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Morris County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Morris County property are searchable at Morris County Board of Taxation - Tax Records Search (property assessment search by municipality). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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