North Carolina · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Dare County, NC
Dare County (population 36,915) records real-property documents through the Dare 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.
Dare County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Dare County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- PO Box 70, Manteo, NC 27954 (physical: 962 Marshall Collins Dr., Manteo, NC 27954)
- Phone
- 252-475-5970
- Checks payable to
- Dare County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN
Dare County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $26.00 for first 15 pages (deeds/instruments); $64.00 for first 35 pages (deeds of trust/mortgages)
- Additional pages
- $4.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- Excise tax $1.00 per $500 of consideration PLUS Dare County Land Transfer Tax of 1% of consideration (unique to Dare among this list)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Dare County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Dare 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 Dare County?
Yes. Dare County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Dare County, North Carolina
- Prepare the document so it meets Dare 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, ePN, or by mail to Dare County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Dare County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Dare County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Dare County property are searchable at Dare County Tax Department Real Estate/Parcel Search (Spatialest / Munis). 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.