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Recording a Deed or Document in Gloucester County, VA
Gloucester County (population 40,097) records real-property documents through the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Gloucester 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.
Gloucester County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Clerk of the Circuit Court, Gloucester County
- Mailing address
- 7400 Justice Dr, Room/Suite 327, Gloucester, VA 23061
- Phone
- 804-693-2502 (Clerk main line); 804-693-1356 (recording)
- Checks payable to
- Clerk of the Circuit Court
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Gloucester County 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; copies $0.50/page, certified copies +$2/document
- Other fees
- State Technology Trust Fund portion ($3.50) plus statutory recordation tax; use Supreme Court of Virginia deed fee calculator
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Gloucester County before you mail a check.
What Gloucester County requires
- Page formatting
- Original white unglazed 8.5x11in paper, black ink, min 9-pt font, names printed/typed beneath signatures, 1in margins top/left/bottom, 0.5in right, consideration amount on first page, tax ID upper-left corner (preferred), surnames underscored/capitalized, pages numbered; documents rejected if not in proper form
- Hours & turnaround
- Office hours Mon-Fri 8am-4:15pm
Can you e-record in Gloucester County?
Gloucester 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 Gloucester County, Virginia
- Prepare the document so it meets Gloucester 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, Gloucester 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 Gloucester County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Gloucester County property are searchable at Gloucester County Real Estate Assessment Department (Vision Government Solutions GIS). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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