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Recording a Deed or Document in Surry County, NC
Surry County (population 71,359) records real-property documents through the Surry 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.
Surry County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Surry County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- PO Box 303, Dobson, NC 27017
- Phone
- 336-401-8150
- Checks payable to
- Surry County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Surry County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $26 (first 15 pages, deeds/general instruments)
- Additional pages
- $4 per additional page
- Other fees
- Deeds of Trust/Mortgages: $64 for first 35 pages, $4/add'l page; Non-standard document fee: $25; Multi-instrument: $10; Plats: $21/sheet
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Surry County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Surry County requires
- Page formatting
- Follows NCGS Ch. 161 statewide recording standards (margin/paper/legibility); no state-mandated cover sheet page
- Cover sheet
- No statutory cover sheet form required under NC recording standards; 3-inch blank margin on top of first page reserved for recording stamp, standard 8.5x11 or 8.5x14 paper, black ink, legible font
- Submission & return
- Original returned by mail to submitter (or per e-recording provider) after recording
- Hours & turnaround
- Same-day to a few business days depending on volume and e-recording vs. mail submission
Can you e-record in Surry County?
Yes. Surry 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 Surry County, North Carolina
- Prepare the document so it meets Surry 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 Surry County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Surry County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Surry County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Surry County property are searchable at Surry County GIS/Tax Office Real Estate 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.