North Carolina · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Currituck County, NC
Currituck County (population 28,100) records real-property documents through the Currituck 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.
Currituck County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Currituck County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 153 Courthouse Road, Suite 600, Currituck, NC 27929
- Phone
- 252-232-3297
- Website
- currituckcountync.gov/rod
- Checks payable to
- Currituck County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Currituck County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $26.00 for first 15 pages (deeds/general instruments); $64.00 for first 35 pages (deeds of trust)
- Additional pages
- $4.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- Excise tax $1.00 per $500 of consideration; multi-instrument rider fee $10.00
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Currituck County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Currituck 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 Currituck County?
Yes. Currituck 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 Currituck County, North Carolina
- Prepare the document so it meets Currituck 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 Currituck County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Currituck County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Currituck County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Currituck County property are searchable at Currituck County GIS / Interactive Online Mapping (property/tax assessment 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.