North Carolina · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Carteret County, NC
Carteret County (population 67,686) records real-property documents through the Carteret 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.
Carteret County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Carteret County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Carteret County Register of Deeds, 302 Courthouse Square, Beaufort, NC 28516
- Phone
- (252) 728-8474
- Recording hours
- Mon–Fri 8:00 AM–5:00 PM
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Carteret County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $26.00 for the first 15 pages (deeds of trust: $64.00 for the first 35 pages)
- Additional pages
- $4.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- Nonstandard document $25.00; each extra instrument $10.00; plats $21.00 per sheet; certified copies $5.00 first page, $2.00 each additional
- Transfer tax on deeds
- Excise tax of $1.00 per $500 of value (rounded up), paid by the seller to the Register of Deeds at recording
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Carteret County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Carteret County requires
- Page formatting
- 8.5 x 11 or 8.5 x 14 inch paper; 3-inch blank top margin on page 1; 0.5-inch margins on all other sides and pages; black print on white paper; font 9 point or larger; one side only; instrument type stated at top of page 1
- Cover sheet
- Not required
Checked against official Carteret County and North Carolina sources on October 6, 2026: carteretcountync.gov, ncleg.gov. Part of Jurably’s open recording-fee dataset.
Can you e-record in Carteret County?
Carteret 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 Carteret County, North Carolina
- Prepare the document so it meets Carteret 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 Carteret County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Carteret County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Carteret County property are searchable at Carteret County Tax Office / Property Search & Analysis (Assessor). 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.