North Carolina · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Stanly County, NC
Stanly County (population 62,504) records real-property documents through the Stanly 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.
Stanly County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Stanly County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Stanly County Register of Deeds, PO Box 97, Albemarle, NC 28002 (physical: 201 S. Second Street, Albemarle, NC 28001)
- Phone
- 704-986-3640
- Website
- stanlyrod.net
- Checks payable to
- Stanly County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Stanly 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 Stanly County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Stanly County requires
- Page formatting
- 8.5x11 white paper, black ink, 10-point minimum font per NC recording standards (see office Recording Standards page)
- Cover sheet
- Not statutorily mandatory; NC-standard 3-inch blank top margin required on page 1, 1/2-inch elsewhere; deeds must be tax-stamped by Tax Assessor before recording
- Submission & return
- Self-addressed stamped envelope for mail submissions
- Hours & turnaround
- Not separately published
Can you e-record in Stanly County?
Yes. Stanly 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 Stanly County, North Carolina
- Prepare the document so it meets Stanly 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 Stanly County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Stanly County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Stanly County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Stanly County property are searchable at Stanly County Tax Administrator (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.