New Jersey · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Salem County, NJ
Salem County (population 64,837) records real-property documents through the Salem County Clerk – Recording/Record Room. 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.
Salem County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Salem County Clerk – Recording/Record Room
- Mailing address
- Salem County Clerk's Office, 110 Fifth Street, Suite #200, Salem, NJ 08079
- Phone
- (856) 935-7510 x8219
- Checks payable to
- Salem County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Salem County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- Deed: $40.00 first page (includes abstracting fee), plus applicable Realty Transfer Fee
- Additional pages
- $10.00 each additional page
- Other fees
- Cover sheet fee $10.00 additional if hard-copy cover sheet used
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Salem County Clerk – Recording/Record Room before you mail a check.
What Salem County requires
- Page formatting
- 8.5x11 white paper, black legible print, statewide NJ margin/legibility standards apply
- Submission & return
- Recorded original mailed to Record & Return address on document
Can you e-record in Salem County?
Yes. Salem 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 Salem County, New Jersey
- Prepare the document so it meets Salem 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 Salem County Clerk – Recording/Record Room.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Salem County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Salem County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Salem County property are searchable at Salem County Board of Taxation – Assessment Records Search (MOD-IV, statewide taxrecords-nj.com system). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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