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NORTH CAROLINA
DOCUMENT RECORDING STANDARDS
(Effective 7-1-2005)
Documents recorded on or after July 1, 2005 must meet GS 161-14(b) as follows:
Be 8 1/2 x 11 or 8 1/2 x 14 inches. Have a 3 inch blank margin at the top of the first page and 1/2 inch blank margin on remaining sides of first page and on all sides of subsequent pages. Black type on white paper. Font size no smaller than 10 points (Blanks in an instrument may be completed in pen and corrections to an instrument may be made in pen.) Only one sided typed or printed text. Type of instrument at top of first page below blank margin.
If instrument does not meet requirement outlined above, Register of Deeds shall register the instrument after collecting a $25.00 fee for non-standard documents as required by GS 161-10(a)(19). If an instrument fails to meet the requirement of font size (less than 10 points), but is determined by the Registrar that the instrument is legible, the Register of Deeds may record without collecting the non-standard fee charge.
State excise tax is required to be paid on deed transactions conveying an interest. This tax is calculated at $2 per $1000 of the sales price.
NOTICE
Effective January 1, 2005 the fees charged by the Register of Deeds Office will increase as required by the N.C. General Statute 161-10.
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Birth/Death/Marriage
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Certified Copies
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$10.00
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Marriage License
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$60.00
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Notary Oath
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$10.00
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Plat Recording
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$21.00
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UCC Filings
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1-2 Pages
3-10 Pages
All Terminations
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$38.00
$45.00
$38.00
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Certified Copies of Documents
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1st Page
Each Additional Page
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$ 5.00
$ 2.00
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FEE INCREASES EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2009
DEEDS
$19 first page *
$ 3 each additional page
DEEDS OF TRUST
$30 first page *
$ 3 each additional page
ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS
$14 first page *
$ 3 each additional page
* includes $2 verification fee
NO CHARGE for recording cancellations.
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