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Recording a Deed or Document in Franklin City, VA
Franklin City (population 8,478) records real-property documents through the Clerk of the Circuit Court, City of Franklin. 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.
Franklin City recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Clerk of the Circuit Court, City of Franklin
- Mailing address
- 275 S Main St, Suite 212 / PO Box 567, Rocky Mount, VA 24151
- Phone
- (540) 483-3065
- Checks payable to
- Clerk of the Circuit Court
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Franklin City recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $18 (statutory VA fee, instrument of 10 pages or fewer)
- Additional pages
- $32 for 11-30 pages; $52 for 31+ pages (statewide statutory tiers)
- Other fees
- State Technology Trust Fund portion ($3.50) plus statutory recordation tax
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Clerk of the Circuit Court, City of Franklin before you mail a check.
What Franklin City requires
- Page formatting
- White unglazed 8.5x11in paper, black ink, min 9-pt font, 1in margins top/left/bottom, 0.5in right, original signatures/notarization, surnames underscored/capitalized at first use, pages numbered, tax ID in upper-left corner, consideration amount on first page
Can you e-record in Franklin City?
Franklin City 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 Franklin City, Virginia
- Prepare the document so it meets Franklin City'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, City of Franklin.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Clerk of the Circuit Court.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Franklin City property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Franklin City property are searchable at City of Franklin Commissioner of Revenue (real estate assessments) / Vision Government Solutions GIS parcel search. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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