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Recording a Deed or Document in New Kent County, VA
New Kent County (population 28,022) records real-property documents through the Clerk of the Circuit Court of New Kent 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.
New Kent County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Clerk of the Circuit Court of New Kent County
- Mailing address
- New Kent County Circuit Court Clerk, 12001 Courthouse Circle, P.O. Box 98, New Kent, VA 23124-0098
- Phone
- (804) 966-9520
- Checks payable to
- Clerk, New Kent County Circuit Court
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
New Kent County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $18 (recording/indexing, instrument of 10 or fewer pages, per statewide VA Code §17.1-275 schedule) plus applicable state/local recordation (grantor's) tax and $5 Technology Trust Fund fee
- Additional pages
- $32 total for 11-30 pages; $52 total for 31+ pages (statewide fee schedule)
- Other fees
- $5 Technology Trust Fund Fee per instrument; VA recordation/grantor's tax calculated per $100 of consideration/value (state + local shares) applies to deeds
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Clerk of the Circuit Court of New Kent County before you mail a check.
What New Kent County requires
- Page formatting
- Follow statewide VA formatting: 3 in. top margin first page/1 in. others, legible typeface, 8.5x11 or 8.5x14 paper, grantor/grantee index data and tax map/parcel ID on face or cover sheet
- Cover sheet
- Yes - Virginia statewide requirement (VA Code §17.1-227.1 cover sheet / Virginia deed calculation cover sheet from the Circuit Court fee calculator) required on all land record instruments; standard VA statewide 3-inch top margin on first page for clerk's recording stamp (§17.1-223)
- Submission & return
- Original recorded document returned by mail to submitter (self-addressed stamped envelope) or via e-recording vendor
- Hours & turnaround
- Same-day if received before ~4:00 PM cutoff (recordation cutoff 4:00 PM); mail turnaround varies
Can you e-record in New Kent County?
New Kent 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 New Kent County, Virginia
- Prepare the document so it meets New Kent 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 of New Kent County.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Clerk, New Kent County Circuit Court.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a New Kent County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for New Kent County property are searchable at New Kent County Commissioner of the Revenue / Real Estate Assessment (Vision Government Solutions 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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