North Carolina · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Gates County, NC
Gates County (population 10,478) records real-property documents through the Gates 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.
Gates County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Gates County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Gates County Register of Deeds, PO Box 471, Gatesville, NC 27937 (physical: 202 Court Street, Gatesville, NC 27938)
- Phone
- 252.357.0850
- Checks payable to
- Gates County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Gates County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $26 first 15 pages (deeds/general instruments); $64 first 35 pages (deeds of trust)
- Additional pages
- $4 per additional page
- Other fees
- Multi-instrument $10; excise tax $1 per $500 of consideration
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Gates County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Gates County requires
- Submission & return
- Mail return of original after recording; e-recording returns electronically
Can you e-record in Gates County?
Yes. Gates 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 Gates County, North Carolina
- Prepare the document so it meets Gates 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 Gates County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Gates County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Gates County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Gates County property are searchable at Gates County GIS/Parcel Viewer (Tax Administration). 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.