Virginia · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Louisa County, VA
Louisa County (population 42,924) records real-property documents through the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Louisa 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.
Louisa County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Clerk of the Circuit Court, Louisa County
- Mailing address
- Clerk of the Circuit Court, Louisa County, Main St., Louisa, VA
- Phone
- (540) 967-5312
- Website
- louisacounty.gov/460/Records
- Checks payable to
- Clerk of the Circuit Court
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Louisa County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $18 (≤10 pages) VA statutory recordation/indexing fee
- Additional pages
- $32 (11-30 pages); $52 (31+ pages)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Louisa County before you mail a check.
What Louisa County requires
- Hours & turnaround
- Office hours 8:30 AM-5:00 PM weekdays
Can you e-record in Louisa County?
Louisa 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 Louisa County, Virginia
- Prepare the document so it meets Louisa 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, Louisa 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 Louisa County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Louisa County property are searchable at County of Louisa Commissioner of Revenue — Property Records 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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