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Recording a Deed or Document in Halifax County, NC
Halifax County (population 48,622) records real-property documents through the Halifax 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.
Halifax County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Halifax County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- P.O. Box 67, Halifax, NC 27839 (office: Court Services Building, 357 Ferrell Lane, Halifax, NC 27839)
- Phone
- 252-583-2101
- Checks payable to
- Halifax County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via CSC
Halifax County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $26.00 for first 15 pages (deeds/other documents)
- Additional pages
- $4.00 per additional page ($64 first 35 pages for deeds of trust)
- Other fees
- $10.00 multi-instrument/additional; $25 non-standard document fee; $10 notary oath; $5 first page/$2 addl for certified copies
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Halifax County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Halifax County requires
- Cover sheet
- Not mandatory; statewide 3-inch top margin / 0.25-inch other margins rule applies (G.S. 161-14)
- Submission & return
- Mail return of recorded original or pickup
- Hours & turnaround
- Same day for e-recording; several business days for mail
Can you e-record in Halifax County?
Yes. Halifax County accepts electronic recording through CSC, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Halifax County, North Carolina
- Prepare the document so it meets Halifax 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 CSC, or by mail to Halifax County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Halifax County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Halifax County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Halifax County property are searchable at Halifax County Tax Administration - GIS/Property Search (qPublic). 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.