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Recording a Deed or Document in Davie County, NC
Davie County (population 42,712) records real-property documents through the Davie 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.
Davie County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Davie County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Davie County Register of Deeds, 123 South Main Street, County Administration Building - 1st Floor, Mocksville, NC 27028
- Phone
- (336) 753-6080
- Checks payable to
- Davie County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Davie County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $26 first 15 pages (deeds/general instruments); $64 first 35 pages (deeds of trust/mortgages)
- Additional pages
- $4 per additional page beyond the base page count (both instrument types)
- Other fees
- Multi-instrument (additional index reference) $10 each; non-standard document surcharge $25; excise tax $1 per $500 of consideration
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Davie County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Davie County requires
- Cover sheet
- Follow NC statutory recording standards (NCGS 161-14); state instrument type at top of first page; 3-inch top margin on page 1, 1/2-inch other margins, 9pt+ font, white 8.5x11 or 8.5x14 paper
- Submission & return
- Original returned by mail to submitter (or electronically via e-recording vendor) after recording
- Hours & turnaround
- Same-day to next-business-day for e-recorded documents received during business hours; mailed documents processed within a few business days
Can you e-record in Davie County?
Yes. Davie 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 Davie County, North Carolina
- Prepare the document so it meets Davie 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 Davie County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Davie County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Davie County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Davie County property are searchable at Davie County Tax Administration - Real Estate/GIS 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.