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Recording a Deed or Document in Amelia County, VA
Amelia County (population 13,632) records real-property documents through the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Amelia County. 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.
Amelia County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Clerk of the Circuit Court of Amelia County
- Mailing address
- 16441 Court Street / P.O. Box 237, Amelia, VA 23002
- Phone
- (804) 561-2128
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Amelia County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $18 (10 or fewer pages)
- Additional pages
- $32 total (11-30 pages); $52 total (31+ pages)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Amelia County before you mail a check.
What Amelia County requires
- Page formatting
- White unglazed 8.5x11 in. paper, black ink, min. 9-point font, 1 in. margins top/left/bottom, 0.5 in. right, tax ID upper-left, consideration on first page, surnames underscored/capitalized, pages numbered
- Submission & return
- Recorded instrument returned to grantee unless alternate address listed
Can you e-record in Amelia County?
Amelia County records documents submitted by mail or in person. Jurably notarizes your document, mails it by certified mail, and tracks it to a recorded instrument number.
How to record a document in Amelia County, Virginia
- Prepare the document so it meets Amelia 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 by mail to Clerk of the Circuit Court of Amelia County.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Amelia County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Amelia County property are searchable at Amelia County Commissioner of Revenue - Real Estate Assessment (property card lookup). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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