West Virginia · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Berkeley County, WV
Berkeley County (population 122,076) records real-property documents through the Berkeley County Clerk (County Commission of Berkeley County) — recording/land records division. 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.
Berkeley County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Berkeley County Clerk (County Commission of Berkeley County) — recording/land records division
- Mailing address
- Berkeley County Courthouse, County Clerk's Office, 400 W. Stephen Street, Suite 201, Martinsburg, WV 25401
- Phone
- (304) 264-1927
- Checks payable to
- Berkeley County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Berkeley County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $32 for first 5 pages (deed, deed of trust, or memorandum of deed of trust) per WV Code 59-1-10
- Additional pages
- $1 per additional page
- Other fees
- Additional $1 fee for documents under 10 pages plus $1 per each additional 10 pages (WV statutory records-management fee); excise/transfer tax based on consideration also applies to deeds
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Berkeley County Clerk (County Commission of Berkeley County) — recording/land records division before you mail a check.
What Berkeley County requires
- Page formatting
- Standard WV county-clerk recording requirements: legible document, original signatures/notarization, legal description; no statewide standardized margin/font rule confirmed for this office
Can you e-record in Berkeley County?
Berkeley 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 Berkeley County, West Virginia
- Prepare the document so it meets Berkeley 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 Berkeley County Clerk (County Commission of Berkeley County) — recording/land records division.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Berkeley County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Berkeley County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Berkeley County property are searchable at Berkeley County Assessor's Office. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
Filing with Jurably in West Virginia
West Virginia isn't available quite yet — it's coming soon. See the states we file in.