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Recording a Deed or Document in Giles County, VA
Giles County (population 16,564) records real-property documents through the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Giles 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.
Giles County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Clerk of the Circuit Court, Giles County
- Mailing address
- PO Box 502, Pearisburg, VA 24134
- Phone
- (540) 921-1722
- Checks payable to
- Clerk of the Circuit Court
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Giles County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $18 (statutory VA fee, instrument of 10 pages or fewer, cover sheet counted in page total)
- Additional pages
- $32 for 11-30 pages; $52 for 31+ pages; $0.50 per page for copies of records
- Other fees
- State Technology Trust Fund portion ($3.50) plus statutory recordation tax; use the Supreme Court's deed calculator via vacourts.gov (Case Information > Deed Calculation > Giles Circuit Court)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Giles County before you mail a check.
What Giles County requires
- Page formatting
- White unglazed 8.5x11in paper, black ink, min 9-pt font, 1in margins top/left/bottom, 0.5in right, original signatures notarized or acknowledged with two witnesses, names printed beneath signatures, surnames underscored/capitalized, pages numbered, tax ID upper-left corner, consideration amount on first page, title insurance disclosure for residential (<=4 units)
- Submission & return
- Self-addressed stamped envelope
- Hours & turnaround
- Office hours Mon-Fri 8:30am-5:00pm; recording accepted until 4:00pm
Can you e-record in Giles County?
Yes. Giles 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 Giles County, Virginia
- Prepare the document so it meets Giles 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 Clerk of the Circuit Court, Giles 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 Giles County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Giles County property are searchable at Giles County Commissioner of the Revenue - Real Estate Assessment Portal (Concise Systems CAMA). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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