West Virginia · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Kanawha County, WV
Kanawha County (population 180,745) records real-property documents through the Kanawha County Clerk. 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.
Kanawha County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Kanawha County Clerk
- Mailing address
- 409 Virginia Street East, Charleston, WV 25301
- Phone
- 304-357-0130
- Website
- kanawha.us/county-clerk
- Checks payable to
- Kanawha County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Kanawha County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $32.00 for deed of conveyance/deed of trust (1st 5 pages) per WV Code 59-1-10; $12.00 for other instruments (1st 5 pages)
- Additional pages
- $1.00 per page after page 5
- Other fees
- $5.50 per $1,000 excise/transfer tax due at recording
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Kanawha County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Kanawha County requires
- Cover sheet
- No specific cover sheet form published on the office site; standard 2-inch top-margin/stamp space and preparer information expected under WV recording practice
Can you e-record in Kanawha County?
Kanawha 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 Kanawha County, West Virginia
- Prepare the document so it meets Kanawha 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 Kanawha County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Kanawha County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Kanawha County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Kanawha County property are searchable at Kanawha County Assessor. 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.