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Recording a Deed or Document in Bedford County, VA
Bedford County (population 83,059) records real-property documents through the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Bedford County (Register of Deeds function). 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.
Bedford County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Clerk of the Circuit Court of Bedford County (Register of Deeds function)
- Mailing address
- Bedford County Circuit Court Clerk, 123 East Main Street, Suite 201, Bedford, VA 24523
- Phone
- (540) 586-7632
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Bedford County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $18 for instrument/document of 10 or fewer pages (statewide statutory clerk recording fee, Va. Code §17.1-275)
- Additional pages
- $32 for 11-30 pages; $52 for 31+ pages, plus applicable state recordation/grantor tax based on consideration
- Other fees
- Copies are $0.50/page plus $2.00 per certification (per county Deeds and Land Recordings page)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Bedford County (Register of Deeds function) before you mail a check.
What Bedford County requires
- Page formatting
- White unglazed paper, 8.5x11 in.; black ink, min. 9-pt font; margins min. 1 in. top/left/bottom, min. 0.5 in. right; names printed/typed beneath signatures
- Submission & return
- Contact clerk
- Hours & turnaround
- Contact clerk
Can you e-record in Bedford County?
Bedford 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 Bedford County, Virginia
- Prepare the document so it meets Bedford 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 Bedford County (Register of Deeds function).
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Bedford County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Bedford County property are searchable at Bedford County Real Estate Search (Commissioner of the Revenue / Real Estate 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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