Virginia · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Richmond County, VA
Richmond County (population 9,294) records real-property documents through the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Richmond 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.
Richmond County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Clerk of the Circuit Court of Richmond County
- Mailing address
- P.O. Box 1000, 101 Court Circle, Warsaw, VA 22572-0956
- Phone
- (804) 333-3781
- Checks payable to
- Clerk of the Circuit Court, Richmond County (Clerk: Cheryl B. Pierson)
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Richmond County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $18 (instrument of 10 or fewer pages) per Va. Code §17.1-275
- Additional pages
- $32 for 11-30 pages; $52 for 31+ pages
- Other fees
- Additional statutory recordation tax/technology fees apply - use VA Circuit Court Deed Calculator for total
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Richmond County before you mail a check.
What Richmond County requires
- Submission & return
- Mail or eRecording
- Hours & turnaround
- Several business days for mailed submissions
Can you e-record in Richmond County?
Richmond 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 Richmond County, Virginia
- Prepare the document so it meets Richmond 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 Richmond County.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Clerk of the Circuit Court, Richmond County (Clerk: Cheryl B. Pierson).
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Richmond County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Richmond County property are searchable at Richmond County Commissioner of the Revenue's Office (real estate assessment/GIS mapping). 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.