Virginia · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Franklin County, VA
Franklin County (population 55,526) records real-property documents through the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Franklin 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.
Franklin County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Clerk of the Circuit Court, Franklin County
- Mailing address
- PO Box 567, Rocky Mount, VA 24151 (physical: 275 S Main St, Suite 212, Rocky Mount, VA 24151)
- Phone
- (540) 483-3065
- Checks payable to
- Clerk of the Circuit Court
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Franklin County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $18 (statutory VA fee, instrument of 10 pages or fewer, per VA Code 17.1-275)
- Additional pages
- $32 for 11-30 pages; $52 for 31+ pages (statewide statutory tiers, not per-page)
- Other fees
- State Technology Trust Fund/Library of VA preservation portion ($3.50 of base fee) plus statutory grantor recordation tax under Title 58.1 Ch.8
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Franklin County before you mail a check.
What Franklin County requires
- Page formatting
- White unglazed 8.5x11in paper, black ink, min 9-pt font, 1in margins top/left/bottom, 0.5in right margin, original signatures/notarization, surnames underscored/capitalized at first use, pages numbered, tax ID and consideration amount on first page
- Submission & return
- Standard VA practice is mail-back to submitter or self-addressed stamped envelope
Can you e-record in Franklin County?
Franklin 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 Franklin County, Virginia
- Prepare the document so it meets Franklin 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, Franklin County.
- 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 County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Franklin County property are searchable at Franklin County Commissioner of Revenue - Real Estate/GIS (Franklin County Tax Search / 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
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