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Recording a Deed or Document in Augusta County, VA
Augusta County (population 78,940) records real-property documents through the Augusta County Circuit Court Clerk. 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.
Augusta County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Augusta County Circuit Court Clerk
- Mailing address
- P.O. Box 689, Staunton, VA 24402-0689 (physical: Augusta County Courthouse, 1 East Johnson Street, Staunton, VA 24401)
- Phone
- (540) 245-5321
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Augusta County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $18.00 base statutory Virginia circuit court recording fee for instruments of 10 or fewer pages (per Va. Code §17.1-275/§58.1-801 general schedule)
- Additional pages
- Additional per-page fee applies for documents over 10 pages per Va. Code §17.1-275
- Other fees
- Grantor/recordation tax (state and local) applies to deeds per Va. Code Ch. 8 (§58.1-801/802/812); amounts vary by consideration/value and must be calculated via VJS Deed Calculator
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Augusta County Circuit Court Clerk before you mail a check.
What Augusta County requires
- Page formatting
- White unglazed paper 8.5 x 11 in.; black ink, minimum 9-point font; original signatures, notarized; margins minimum 1 inch top/left/bottom, 0.5 inch right; consideration/property value stated on first page; tax ID/parcel number on instrument and cover page; surnames underscored or capitalized at first appearance
- Submission & return
- Mail or pickup; e-recording returns electronically
Can you e-record in Augusta County?
Yes. Augusta 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 Augusta County, Virginia
- Prepare the document so it meets Augusta 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 Augusta County Circuit Court Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Augusta County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Augusta County property are searchable at Augusta County Real Estate Assessment (Commissioner of the Revenue) — online database hosted by Vision Government Solutions (VGSI). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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