North Carolina · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Davidson County, NC
Davidson County (population 168,930) records real-property documents through the Davidson 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.
Davidson County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Davidson County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 203 W Second Street, P.O. Box 464, Lexington, NC 27293
- Phone
- 336-242-2150
- Checks payable to
- Davidson County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Davidson 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; $35.00 fee for returned checks
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Davidson County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Davidson 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 Davidson County?
Yes. Davidson County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Davidson County, North Carolina
- Prepare the document so it meets Davidson 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, or by mail to Davidson County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Davidson County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Davidson County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Davidson County property are searchable at Davidson County Tax Assessor Real Estate Search (taxsearch.co.davidson.nc.us). 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.