North Carolina · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Sampson County, NC
Sampson County (population 59,036) records real-property documents through the Sampson 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.
Sampson County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Sampson County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Sampson County Register of Deeds, 126-A W. Elizabeth St., Clinton, NC 28328
- Phone
- 910-592-8026
- Website
- sampsonrod.org
- Checks payable to
- Sampson County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Sampson 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
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Sampson County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Sampson County requires
- 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
- Hours & turnaround
- Business-day (8:00am-4:30pm) recording; turnaround not separately published
Can you e-record in Sampson County?
Yes. Sampson County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Sampson County, North Carolina
- Prepare the document so it meets Sampson 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, or by mail to Sampson County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Sampson County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Sampson County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Sampson County property are searchable at Sampson County Land Records / 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.