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Recording a Deed or Document in Rutherford County, NC
Rutherford County (population 64,444) records real-property documents through the Rutherford 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.
Rutherford County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Rutherford County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Rutherford County Register of Deeds, PO Box 551, Rutherfordton, NC 28139 (physical: 229 N. Main St., Suite 202A, Rutherfordton, NC 28139)
- Phone
- 828-287-6155
- Checks payable to
- Rutherford County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Rutherford 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; $10 per additional indexed instrument; plats accepted via eRecording since Feb 2022
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Rutherford County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Rutherford 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
- Same/next business day for e-recording typical
Can you e-record in Rutherford County?
Yes. Rutherford County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Rutherford County, North Carolina
- Prepare the document so it meets Rutherford 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, or by mail to Rutherford County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Rutherford County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Rutherford County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Rutherford County property are searchable at Rutherford County Tax Search (Property Records). 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.