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Recording a Deed or Document in Wise County, VA
Wise County (population 34,824) records real-property documents through the Clerk of the 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.
Wise County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Clerk of the Circuit Court
- Mailing address
- Wise County Circuit Court Clerk, 206 East Main Street, Wise, VA 24293
- Phone
- (276) 328-2321 (Circuit Court general); (276) 328-6111 (alt. Clerk line found in search)
- Website
- wisecounty.org/241/Courts
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm
Wise County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $18 for instrument of 10 or fewer pages (statewide statutory tier, Va. Code §17.1-275)
- Additional pages
- $32 for 11-30 pages; $52 for 31+ pages (statewide statutory tiers); $17/sheet for oversized plat/map sheets larger than 8.5x14in
- Other fees
- $3.50 of base fee earmarked for records preservation; separate consideration-based grantor's/recordation taxes apply - use VA Circuit Court deed calculator
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Clerk of the Circuit Court before you mail a check.
What Wise County requires
- Page formatting
- White unglazed 8.5x11in paper; black ink, min. 9-pt font; original signatures acknowledged/proved by two witnesses and notarized; names typed beneath signatures; 1in margins top/left/bottom, 0.5in right; consideration amount on first page; tax ID on instrument and cover page; surnames underscored/capitalized; pages numbered
- Submission & return
- Instruments returned to the grantee unless another address is listed
Can you e-record in Wise County?
Yes. Wise County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Wise County, Virginia
- Prepare the document so it meets Wise 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 electronically through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm, or by mail to Clerk of the Circuit Court.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Wise County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Wise County property are searchable at Wise County Commissioner of the Revenue - Real Estate Assessment (EagleWeb). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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