Virginia · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Richmond City, VA
Richmond City (population 237,257) records real-property documents through the Clerk of the Richmond Circuit Court. 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.
Richmond City recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Clerk of the Richmond Circuit Court
- Mailing address
- Clerk of the Richmond Circuit Court, John Marshall Courts Building, 400 North 9th Street, Richmond, VA 23219
- Phone
- (804) 646-6505 (general); (804) 646-6530 (Record Room)
- Recording hours
- Mon-Fri 8:30-4:30; documents recorded 8:30-3:30, later ones the next business day
- Checks payable to
- Edward F. Jewett, Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Richmond City recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $26.00 for up to 10 pages ($18.00 clerk's fee plus $8.00 Technology Trust Fund fee)
- Additional pages
- $40.00 for 11-30 pages; $60.00 for 31 or more pages (flat tiers, including the $8.00 Technology Trust Fund fee)
- Other fees
- $17.00 per plat sheet larger than 8.5 x 14 in
- Transfer tax on deeds
- State recordation tax $0.25 per $100 of value (Va. Code 58.1-801) and grantor tax $0.50 per $500 (58.1-802), plus city recordation tax of one-third of the state tax; paid to the Clerk at recording
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Clerk of the Richmond Circuit Court before you mail a check.
What Richmond City requires
- Page formatting
- White paper 8.5 x 11 to 8.5 x 14 in (20 lb minimum); top margin at least 1-1/4 in, other margins 3/4 in; black print, 9-point or larger; single-sided; no Social Security numbers; 11-digit Tax ID number in the upper-left corner of the first page
- Submission & return
- Mailed to the return address shown on the document or cover sheet; otherwise to the grantee
Checked against official Richmond City and Virginia sources on October 6, 2026: rva.gov, law.lis.virginia.gov, library.municode.com. Part of Jurably’s open recording-fee dataset.
Can you e-record in Richmond City?
Richmond 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 Richmond City, Virginia
- Prepare the document so it meets Richmond 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 Richmond Circuit Court.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Edward F. Jewett, Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Richmond City property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Richmond City property are searchable at City of Richmond Assessor of Real Estate (Property Search). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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