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Recording a Deed or Document in Henrico County, VA
Henrico County (population 342,775) records real-property documents through the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Henrico County (Land Records Recording / Record Room). 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.
Henrico County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Clerk of the Circuit Court, Henrico County (Land Records Recording / Record Room)
- Mailing address
- P.O. Box 90775, Henrico, VA 23273-0775
- Phone
- 804-501-4249 (Record Room); 804-501-4300 (Real Estate Assessment)
- Checks payable to
- Clerk of Circuit Court, Henrico County
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Henrico County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- VA statewide tiered clerk fee ($14.50 for 1-10 pages per state Deed Calculation Tool)
- Additional pages
- Tier increases to $28.50 (11-30 pages), $48.50 (31+ pages)
- Other fees
- Additional $5.00 per instrument fee for every land record filed by paper (effective since Jan 1, 2020)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Henrico County (Land Records Recording / Record Room) before you mail a check.
What Henrico County requires
- Submission & return
- Filer must include a self-addressed, stamped envelope (SASE) or the document will be held for in-person pickup rather than mailed
- Hours & turnaround
- Documents received by Records Room before ~2:00-3:30 p.m. recorded same day; after cutoff, recorded next business day
Can you e-record in Henrico County?
Yes. Henrico 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 Henrico County, Virginia
- Prepare the document so it meets Henrico 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, Henrico County (Land Records Recording / Record Room).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Clerk of Circuit Court, Henrico County.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Henrico County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Henrico County property are searchable at Henrico County Real Estate Assessment Division. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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