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Recording a Deed or Document in Norton City, VA
Norton City (population 3,477) records real-property documents through the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Wise County and the City of Norton (shared circuit court clerk). 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.
Norton City recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Clerk of the Circuit Court for Wise County and the City of Norton (shared circuit court clerk)
- Mailing address
- Wise County/City of Norton Circuit Court Clerk, 206 East Main St., Wise, VA 24293
- Phone
- (276) 328-6111
- Website
- courtbar.org
- Checks payable to
- Clerk, Circuit Court of Wise County/City of Norton
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Norton City recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $18 for instrument of 10 or fewer pages (statewide VA Code §17.1-275 schedule)
- Additional pages
- $32 for 11-30 pages; $52 for 31+ pages
- Other fees
- $5.00 per-document efiling fee added by this court; state/local recordation tax on deeds; $5 Technology Trust Fund fee typical statewide
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Wise County and the City of Norton (shared circuit court clerk) before you mail a check.
What Norton City requires
- Page formatting
- Statewide VA formatting: 3 in. top margin first page, standard paper sizes
- Submission & return
- Mail or electronic return via e-recording vendor
Can you e-record in Norton City?
Norton City 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 Norton City, Virginia
- Prepare the document so it meets Norton 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 by mail to Clerk of the Circuit Court for Wise County and the City of Norton (shared circuit court clerk).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Clerk, Circuit Court of Wise County/City of Norton.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Norton City property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Norton City property are searchable at City of Norton Commissioner of the Revenue - Real Estate / GeoDecisions Parcel Viewer property records. 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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