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Recording a Deed or Document in Forsyth County, NC
Forsyth County (population 382,590) records real-property documents through the Forsyth 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.
Forsyth County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Forsyth County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Forsyth County Register of Deeds, 201 N Chestnut St., Winston-Salem, NC 27101-4120
- Phone
- 336.703.2700
- Checks payable to
- Forsyth County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm
Forsyth County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $26 first 15 pages (general instruments); $64 first 35 pages (deeds of trust/mortgages)
- Additional pages
- $4 per additional page
- Other fees
- Plats $21/sheet; non-standard document $25
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Forsyth County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Forsyth County requires
- Cover sheet
- Follow NC statutory recording standards (instrument type at top, margins/font per statute)
- Submission & return
- Mail return of original after recording; electronic return for e-recorded documents
- Hours & turnaround
- Electronic recordings received by 4:30pm on business days are processed same day
Can you e-record in Forsyth County?
Yes. Forsyth County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Forsyth County, North Carolina
- Prepare the document so it meets Forsyth 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, Indecomm, or by mail to Forsyth County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Forsyth County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Forsyth County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Forsyth County property are searchable at Forsyth County Tax Administration - Detailed Property Information 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.