North Carolina · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Martin County, NC
Martin County (population 22,031) records real-property documents through the Martin 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.
Martin County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Martin County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- PO Box 348, Williamston, NC 27892
- Phone
- 252-789-4320
- Checks payable to
- Martin County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Martin County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $26.00 (deeds/other instruments, first 15 pages); Deeds of Trust $64.00 first 35 pages
- Additional pages
- $4.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- $10.00 per additional instrument (multi-instrument); Plat recording $21.00/page (18x24); excise tax $2.00 per $1000 due with deed
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Martin County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Martin County requires
- Page formatting
- Statewide NC standard: 3-inch blank top margin first page for recording stamp, 2-inch margins elsewhere, black ink, min. 9-point font, 8.5x11 or 8.5x14 paper
- Submission & return
- Mailed back to submitter or returned electronically via e-recording vendor
- Hours & turnaround
- Same day to a few business days
Can you e-record in Martin County?
Martin County records documents submitted by mail or in person. Jurably notarizes your document, mails it by certified mail, and tracks it to a recorded instrument number.
How to record a document in Martin County, North Carolina
- Prepare the document so it meets Martin 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 by mail to Martin County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Martin County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Martin County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Martin County property are searchable at Martin County Tax Assessor / Real Property 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.