North Carolina · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Brunswick County, NC
Brunswick County (population 136,693) records real-property documents through the Brunswick 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.
Brunswick County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Brunswick County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- PO Box 87, Bolivia, NC 28422 (physical: 75 Courthouse Drive, Bolivia, NC 28422)
- Phone
- 910-253-2690
- Website
- rod.brunsco.net
- Checks payable to
- Brunswick County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Brunswick County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $26 for first 15 pages (general instruments); $64 for first 35 pages (deeds of trust/mortgages)
- Additional pages
- $4 per additional page
- Other fees
- Plats $21/sheet; nonstandard document $25 in addition to other applicable fees; no charge to record a satisfaction
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Brunswick County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Brunswick County requires
- Page formatting
- Statewide NC standard (NCGS 161-14): 3-inch blank top margin on first page, 0.5-inch margins elsewhere, black ink on white paper, minimum 9-point font, printed one side only, instrument type stated at top of first page
- Cover sheet
- Not required under NC law; nonstandard-document fee charged instead if margin/font rules unmet. Deeds submitted via eRecording require attorney-prepared statement and delinquent-tax statement on first page per county policy
- Submission & return
- Recorded original returned by mail to submitter (include self-addressed stamped envelope) or returned electronically via eRecording vendor
- Hours & turnaround
- Same day to ~2 business days via eRecording; roughly 1-3 weeks for mailed-in documents (varies by office volume)
Can you e-record in Brunswick County?
Yes. Brunswick 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 Brunswick County, North Carolina
- Prepare the document so it meets Brunswick 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 Brunswick County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Brunswick County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Brunswick County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Brunswick County property are searchable at Brunswick County Tax Office (Real Estate Search). 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.