North Carolina · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Randolph County, NC
Randolph County (population 144,171) records real-property documents through the Randolph 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.
Randolph County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Randolph County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- P.O. Box 4458, Asheboro, NC 27204 (physical: 158 Worth Street, Asheboro, NC 27203)
- Phone
- 336-318-6960
- Website
- randrod.com
- Checks payable to
- Randolph County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN
Randolph County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $26 for first 15 pages (general instruments); Deeds of Trust/Mortgages $64 for first 35 pages; Plats $21/sheet
- Additional pages
- $4.00 per page thereafter
- Other fees
- $35 returned-check processing fee; excise tax $1 per $500 of consideration on deeds
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Randolph County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Randolph County requires
- Page formatting
- Standard NC recording margin/font requirements apply statewide (GS 161-14)
- Cover sheet
- No state-mandated cover sheet; NC GS 161-14 margin/format standards apply or non-standard fee applies
- Submission & return
- Recorded original returned by mail to submitter (or electronically if eRecorded)
- Hours & turnaround
- Same day to a few business days for mailed documents; immediate for eRecording
Can you e-record in Randolph County?
Yes. Randolph 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 Randolph County, North Carolina
- Prepare the document so it meets Randolph 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 Randolph County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Randolph County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Randolph County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Randolph County property are searchable at Randolph County Tax Property Search (CAMA). 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.