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Recording a Deed or Document in Rockbridge County, VA
Rockbridge County (population 22,663) records real-property documents through the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Rockbridge 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.
Rockbridge County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Rockbridge County
- Mailing address
- Clerk of Circuit Court, Rockbridge County Courthouse, 20 S. Randolph St., Suite 101, Lexington, VA 24450
- Phone
- 540-463-2232
- Checks payable to
- Clerk of the Circuit Court
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Rockbridge County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $18 for instrument of 10 or fewer pages (statewide VA fee per Va. Code §17.1-275)
- Additional pages
- $32 total for 11-30 pages; $52 total for 31+ pages (VA statewide tiered schedule)
- Other fees
- Grantor/recordation tax and per-name indexing fees per state Deed Calculator
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Rockbridge County before you mail a check.
Can you e-record in Rockbridge County?
Yes. Rockbridge County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Rockbridge County, Virginia
- Prepare the document so it meets Rockbridge County's formatting rules: 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 electronically through Simplifile, CSC, or by mail to Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Rockbridge County.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Clerk of the Circuit Court.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Rockbridge County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Rockbridge County property are searchable at Rockbridge County Commissioner of the Revenue / County GIS (parcel & owner lookup). 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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