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Recording a Deed or Document in Norfolk City, VA
Norfolk City (population 231,013) records real-property documents through the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the City of Norfolk. 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.
Norfolk City recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Clerk of the Circuit Court of the City of Norfolk
- Mailing address
- Norfolk Circuit Court Clerk's Office, 150 St. Paul's Boulevard, 7th Floor, Norfolk, VA 23510
- Phone
- (757) 664-4646
- Website
- norfolkcircuitcourt.us/deeds
- Checks payable to
- Clerk of the Circuit Court, City of Norfolk
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Norfolk City recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $18 recording/indexing fee for 10 or fewer pages (statewide schedule); deed of bargain and sale/deed of trust foreclosure fee $48 for up to 10 pages per court's published fee list (includes additional local riders)
- Additional pages
- $32 (11-30 pp) / $52 (31+ pp) base schedule; $62 (11-30 pp) / $82 (31+ pp) for deed of bargain & sale/foreclosure deed per court fee list
- Other fees
- $5 Technology Trust Fund fee; $1.00 Virginia Outdoors Foundation/Hermitage easement fee per deed; $5 paper-format fee (effective 2017); state recordation tax $0.25/$100 + local tax $0.085/$100 of consideration
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the City of Norfolk before you mail a check.
What Norfolk City requires
- Page formatting
- Statewide VA formatting: 3 in. top margin first page, legible typeface, standard paper sizes
- Submission & return
- Mail or electronic return via e-recording vendor
- Hours & turnaround
- Documents received by 3:30 p.m. recorded same day; after 3:30 p.m. recorded next business day
Can you e-record in Norfolk City?
Yes. Norfolk City 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 Norfolk City, Virginia
- Prepare the document so it meets Norfolk City'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 of the City of Norfolk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Clerk of the Circuit Court, City of Norfolk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Norfolk City property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Norfolk City property are searchable at City of Norfolk Office of the Real Estate Assessor - Property Search / Norfolk AIR (Assessment Information Resource). 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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