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Recording a Deed or Document in Danville City, VA
Danville City (population 41,647) records real-property documents through the Office of the Clerk of Circuit Court, City of Danville. 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.
Danville City recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Office of the Clerk of Circuit Court, City of Danville
- Mailing address
- P.O. Box 3300, Danville, VA 24543 (physical: Municipal Building, 427 Patton Street, Danville, VA 24541)
- Phone
- 434-799-5168
- Checks payable to
- Clerk of Circuit Court
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Danville City recording fees
- First page / base fee
- Per Va. Code §17.1-275 statewide schedule, $18 for instruments of 10 or fewer pages plus $5 Technology Trust Fund fee and $3 VLR fee
- Additional pages
- Per Va. Code §17.1-275 statewide schedule: $32 total for 11-30 pages, $52 total for 31+ pages
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Office of the Clerk of Circuit Court, City of Danville before you mail a check.
Can you e-record in Danville City?
Yes. Danville City 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 Danville City, Virginia
- Prepare the document so it meets Danville City's formatting rules: 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 Office of the Clerk of Circuit Court, City of Danville.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Clerk of Circuit Court.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Danville City property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Danville City property are searchable at City of Danville Commissioner of the Revenue / Real Estate GIS. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
Filing with Jurably in Virginia
Virginia isn't available quite yet — it's coming soon. See the states we file in.