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Recording a Deed or Document in Rowan County, NC
Rowan County (population 146,875) records real-property documents through the Rowan 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.
Rowan County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Rowan County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Rowan County Register of Deeds, PO Box 2568, Salisbury, NC 28144 (physical: 402 N. Main Street, Suite 102, Salisbury, NC 28144)
- Phone
- 704-216-8626
- Checks payable to
- Rowan County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN
Rowan County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $26 for first 15 pages (general instruments); Deeds of Trust/Mortgages $64 for first 35 pages
- Additional pages
- $4 per page after the base page threshold
- Other fees
- $25 non-standard document fee; $21 per plat sheet; $10 per additional indexed instrument
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Rowan County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Rowan County requires
- Page formatting
- 8.5x11 white paper, black ink, 10-point minimum font per NC recording standards
- Cover sheet
- Not statutorily mandatory; NC-standard 3-inch blank top margin required on page 1, 1/2-inch elsewhere
- Submission & return
- Self-addressed stamped envelope for mail submissions; e-recording vendor returns electronically
- Hours & turnaround
- E-recording accepting since Aug 2010, same/next business day typical
Can you e-record in Rowan County?
Yes. Rowan 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 Rowan County, North Carolina
- Prepare the document so it meets Rowan 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 Rowan County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Rowan County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Rowan County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Rowan County property are searchable at Rowan County Tax Assessor - Property (Real/PP/UT) 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.