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Recording a Deed or Document in Nottoway County, VA
Nottoway County (population 15,796) records real-property documents through the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Nottoway 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.
Nottoway County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Clerk of the Circuit Court of Nottoway County
- Mailing address
- Nottoway County Circuit Court Clerk, 328 West Courthouse Road, P.O. Box 25, Nottoway, VA 23955-3619
- Phone
- (434) 645-9043
- Checks payable to
- Clerk, Nottoway County Circuit Court
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Nottoway County 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
- $17 per plat/map sheet larger than 8.5x14 in.; 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 of Nottoway County before you mail a check.
What Nottoway County requires
- Page formatting
- Statewide VA formatting: 3 in. top margin first page, standard 8.5x11/8.5x14 paper; oversized plats billed extra per sheet
- Submission & return
- Mail or electronic return via e-recording vendor
Can you e-record in Nottoway County?
Nottoway 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 Nottoway County, Virginia
- Prepare the document so it meets Nottoway 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 Nottoway County.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Clerk, Nottoway County Circuit Court.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Nottoway County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Nottoway County property are searchable at Nottoway County Commissioner of the Revenue - GIS/Property Records (Timmons Group). 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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