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Recording a Deed or Document in Halifax County, VA
Halifax County (population 33,447) records real-property documents through the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Halifax 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.
Halifax County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Clerk of the Circuit Court, Halifax County
- Mailing address
- P.O. Box 729, Halifax, VA 24558 (physical: 8 S Main Street, Halifax, VA 24558)
- Phone
- 434-476-6211
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Halifax County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $18 for instruments of 10 or fewer pages (statewide fee per Va. Code §17.1-275)
- Additional pages
- $32 total for 11-30 pages; $52 total for 31+ pages (statewide bracket fee); plus $3.50 Library of Virginia records preservation fee
- Other fees
- Use VA Circuit Court deed calculator for exact total incl. state recordation tax
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Halifax County before you mail a check.
What Halifax County requires
- Page formatting
- Statewide VA requirements: 8.5x11 or 8.5x14 paper, minimum 1-inch margins, legible print
Can you e-record in Halifax County?
Halifax 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 Halifax County, Virginia
- Prepare the document so it meets Halifax 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, Halifax County.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Halifax County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Halifax County property are searchable at Halifax County GIS/Mapping & E-911 Addressing (Commissioner of the Revenue real estate/GIS parcel search). 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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