North Carolina · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Craven County, NC
Craven County (population 100,720) records real-property documents through the Craven 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.
Craven County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Craven County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 226 Pollock St., New Bern, NC 28560
- Phone
- 252-636-6617
- Checks payable to
- Craven County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Craven County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $26.00 for first 15 pages (general instruments); $64.00 for first 35 pages (deeds of trust/mortgages)
- Additional pages
- $4.00 per page thereafter; plats $21.00/sheet
- Other fees
- Excise tax $1.00 per $500 of consideration; non-standard document fee $25.00; multiple instruments as one $10.00 per additional instrument
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Craven County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Craven County requires
- Submission & return
- Recorded original returned by mail or via e-recording vendor
- Hours & turnaround
- Same-day to few business days e-recording; mail-in allow 1-2 weeks
Can you e-record in Craven County?
Yes. Craven County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Craven County, North Carolina
- Prepare the document so it meets Craven 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, or by mail to Craven County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Craven County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Craven County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Craven County property are searchable at Craven County Property Card Search / GIS. 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.