Pennsylvania · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Perry County, PA
Perry County (population 46,806) records real-property documents through the Perry County Register and Recorder. 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.
Perry County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Perry County Register and Recorder
- Mailing address
- Perry County Courthouse, 2 East Main Street, P.O. Box 223, New Bloomfield, PA 17068
- Phone
- 717-582-2131
- Checks payable to
- Perry County Register and Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Perry County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- Deed: $68.75 (includes 4 pages, 4 names, 1 UPI)
- Additional pages
- $2.00 per additional page; $0.50 per additional name
- Other fees
- Mortgage $68.75; Mortgage Satisfaction/Release/Assignment $60.75; Power of Attorney $18.50
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Perry County Register and Recorder before you mail a check.
What Perry County requires
- Page formatting
- Standard PA recording format: 8.5x11 paper, top margin, min. 10pt font
- Submission & return
- Self-addressed stamped envelope for mailed documents
- Hours & turnaround
- Office hours 8:00am-4:00pm Mon-Fri
Can you e-record in Perry County?
Yes. Perry 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 Perry County, Pennsylvania
- Prepare the document so it meets Perry 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 Perry County Register and Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Perry County Register and Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Perry County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Perry County property are searchable at Perry County Tax Assessment Office. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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