Virginia · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Orange County, VA
Orange County (population 40,083) records real-property documents through the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Orange 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.
Orange County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Clerk of the Circuit Court of Orange County
- Mailing address
- Orange County Circuit Court Clerk, 110 North Madison Road, Suite 300, P.O. Box 230, Orange, VA 22960
- Phone
- (540) 672-4030 (Clerk's Office); (540) 672-6162 (general Circuit Court line)
- Checks payable to
- Clerk, Orange County Circuit Court
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Orange 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
- State/local recordation tax on deeds; $5 Technology Trust Fund fee typical statewide; copy fees $0.50/page + $2.00 certification + $2.50 triple seal
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Orange County before you mail a check.
What Orange County requires
- Page formatting
- Statewide VA formatting: 3 in. top margin first page, standard paper sizes; recordings stop daily at 4:00 p.m. though office open until 4:30 p.m.
- Submission & return
- Mail or electronic return via e-recording vendor
- Hours & turnaround
- Same-day if submitted before 4:00 p.m. daily recording cutoff
Can you e-record in Orange County?
Orange 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 Orange County, Virginia
- Prepare the document so it meets Orange 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 Orange County.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Clerk, Orange County Circuit Court.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Orange County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Orange County property are searchable at Orange County Real Estate Assessment Department / Commissioner of the Revenue Property Cards (Concise Systems / Timmons GIS). 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
Virginia isn't available quite yet — it's coming soon. See the states we file in.