North Carolina · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Wayne County, NC
Wayne County (population 117,333) records real-property documents through the Wayne 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.
Wayne County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Wayne County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 224-226 E Walnut Street, Suite 100, Goldsboro, NC 27533
- Phone
- 919-731-1449
- Checks payable to
- Wayne County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN
Wayne County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $26.00 first 15 pages (general instruments); Deeds of Trust/Mortgages $64.00 first 35 pages
- Additional pages
- $4.00 each additional page
- Other fees
- $10.00 each additional multi-instrument document; $25.00 non-standard document fee; Plats $21/sheet; excise tax $1 per $500 of consideration on deeds
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Wayne County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Wayne County requires
- Page formatting
- Standard NC 3in top margin page 1 / 24pt font grantor-grantee names; excise stamps $1/$500
- Cover sheet
- NC statewide standard formatting (margins/font); office cannot provide legal forms/advice
- Submission & return
- Mail or e-recording
Can you e-record in Wayne County?
Yes. Wayne 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 Wayne County, North Carolina
- Prepare the document so it meets Wayne 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 Wayne County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Wayne County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Wayne County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Wayne County property are searchable at Wayne County Real Estate/Tax Basic Search (Tax Administration). 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.