North Carolina · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Camden County, NC
Camden County (population 10,355) records real-property documents through the Camden 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.
Camden County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Camden County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 117 N Hwy 343, Camden, NC 27921
- Phone
- 252-338-1919
- Checks payable to
- Camden County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Camden County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $26 for first 15 pages (deeds/general instruments); $64 for first 35 pages (deeds of trust/mortgages) — NC statewide statute NCGS 161-10
- Additional pages
- $4 per additional page beyond base tier
- Other fees
- $10 additional for multi-title instruments; $25 for subsequent documents referring to multiple original instruments; $25 non-standard document fee; certified copies $5 first page/$2 each additional; uncertified copies ~$0.20/page, fax copies $1/page
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Camden County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Camden County requires
- Cover sheet
- No mandated cover sheet; must meet NC statewide formatting standard (3in top margin p.1, 1/4in other margins, 8.5x11 or 8.5x14, 10pt+ font, one-sided, black on white)
- Submission & return
- Mail return of recorded original unless picked up in person; eRecorded documents returned electronically
Can you e-record in Camden County?
Camden 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 Camden County, North Carolina
- Prepare the document so it meets Camden 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 Camden County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Camden County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Camden County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Camden County property are searchable at Camden County GIS / Tax Office property/owner 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.