North Carolina · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Alamance County, NC
Alamance County (population 171,415) records real-property documents through the Alamance County Register 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.
Alamance County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Alamance County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Alamance County Register of Deeds, 118 West Harden Street, Graham, NC 27253
- Phone
- 336-570-6565
- Website
- rod.alamancecountync.gov
- Checks payable to
- Alamance County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN
Alamance County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- Deeds/instruments in general: $26.00 (pages 1-15); Deeds of Trust/Mortgages: $64.00 (pages 1-35)
- Additional pages
- $4.00 per additional page beyond the base tier for both deeds and deeds of trust
- Other fees
- Non-standard document fee $25.00 in addition to recording fee; multiple instruments as one $10.00 per additional instrument; plats $21.00 per sheet (mylar 18x24 only); certified copies $5.00 first page/$2.00 each additional page
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Alamance County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Alamance County requires
- Page formatting
- 8.5x11 or 8.5x14 white paper, 3-inch blank top margin on first page, 1/2-inch margin on remaining sides/subsequent pages, black ink minimum 9-point font, single-sided printing; effective since July 1, 2002 per NC GS 161-14
- Submission & return
- Include a self-addressed stamped envelope of appropriate size for return of recorded documents
- Hours & turnaround
- Recording cutoff 4:30 PM daily per NC GS 153A-94; same-day recording common
Can you e-record in Alamance County?
Yes. Alamance County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Alamance County, North Carolina
- Prepare the document so it meets Alamance 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, ePN, or by mail to Alamance County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Alamance County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Alamance County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Alamance County property are searchable at Alamance County Tax Department Property Record Search (Spatialest). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
Filing with Jurably in North Carolina
North Carolina requires notarized signatures from both the record owner and the purchaser, plus an expiration date (N.C. Gen. Stat. §47-119.1). See the states we file in.