North Carolina · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Franklin County, NC
Franklin County (population 68,573) records real-property documents through the Franklin 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.
Franklin County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Franklin County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Franklin County Register of Deeds, PO Box 545, Louisburg, NC 27549 (physical: 113 S. Main Street, Louisburg, NC 27549)
- Phone
- 919.496.3500
- Checks payable to
- Franklin County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Franklin County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $26 first 15 pages (general instruments); $64 first 35 pages (deeds of trust)
- Additional pages
- $4 per additional page
- Other fees
- Multi-instrument $10; non-standard document $25
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Franklin County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Franklin County requires
- Submission & return
- eRecording lets customers file/record without mailing; mailed submissions returned by mail
Can you e-record in Franklin County?
Yes. Franklin 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 Franklin County, North Carolina
- Prepare the document so it meets Franklin 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 Franklin County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Franklin County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Franklin County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Franklin County property are searchable at Franklin County Public Access - Property Address/Owner 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.