North Carolina · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Pasquotank County, NC
Pasquotank County (population 40,568) records real-property documents through the Pasquotank 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.
Pasquotank County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Pasquotank County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- P.O. Box 154, Elizabeth City, NC 27907-0154 (physical: 206 E. Main St., Elizabeth City, NC 27909)
- Phone
- 252-335-4367
- Checks payable to
- Pasquotank County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN
Pasquotank County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $26 for first 15 pages (deeds/general documents); Deeds of Trust $64 for first 35 pages
- Additional pages
- $4.00 per page thereafter
- Other fees
- $25 non-standard document fee if not compliant with NC recording standards; $2/party over 20 parties (effective 10/1/15); excise tax $1 per $500 of consideration on deeds
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Pasquotank County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Pasquotank County requires
- Page formatting
- Standard NC recording margin/font requirements apply statewide (GS 161-14)
- Cover sheet
- No state-mandated cover sheet; document must meet NC GS 161-14 margin/format standards (3-inch blank space top of first page for recording stamp, 2-inch margins elsewhere, legible black print min. 9pt, 8.5x11 or 8.5x14 paper) or $25 non-standard fee applies
- Submission & return
- Recorded original returned by mail to submitter (or electronically if eRecorded)
- Hours & turnaround
- Typically same-day to few business days for mailed documents; immediate for eRecording
Can you e-record in Pasquotank County?
Yes. Pasquotank County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Pasquotank County, North Carolina
- Prepare the document so it meets Pasquotank 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, or by mail to Pasquotank County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Pasquotank County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Pasquotank County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Pasquotank County property are searchable at Pasquotank County Tax/GIS Parcel 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.