|
THE
REGISTER OF DEEDS for
Washington County, North Carolina
|
|
Fee Page
|
Category |
Charge |
Specific Requirements |
|
Map |
$21.00
|
Map Requirement |
Birth, Death & Marriage Certificate
copies |
$10.00 – Certified Copy
$11.00 – Wallet-size
Copy
$.25 – Uncertified copies
|
Birth, Death, Marriage Certificate Requirement |
|
Deeds |
$14.00 for the 1st page (includes $2.00
probate fee)
$3.00 for each additional page
|
Deeds Requirement |
|
Deeds of Trust |
$14.00 for the 1st page (includes $2.00
probate fee)
$3.00 for each additional page
|
|
|
Instruments in
general |
$12.00 for 1st page
$3.00 for each additional page PLUS
$2.00 probate fee for certification of Notary acknowledgement
|
|
| Cancellations or Certificates
of
Satisfaction |
No Charge
Non-standard document fee does not
apply to any form of cancellation.
|
|
Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)
Financing
Statements |
$30.00 up to 2 pages
$45.00 3-10 pages
Add $2 for each
additional page. The non-standard document fee does not apply to the UCC
National Standard Form. The fee will be charged to any other UCC form that does
not comply with the formatting standards.
|
UCC Requirement |
|
Marriage License |
$50.00
|
Marriage License Requirement |
|
Nonstandard
Documents |
$25.00
|
Standard Document Requirement |
| Excise Tax |
$1.00 on each $500.00 or
$2.00 of each $1,000.00 of the
consideration or value
|
|
|
Map Requirements
All
maps must be 18x24 and must be presented to the GIS (mapping)
department to be assigned a parcel identifier number. All
maps must be approved by the county review officer (located
in GIS department). The only exception to this is that the
map contain one of the following statements:
- That the survey is of an existing
parcel or parcels of land and does not create a new street
or change in an existing street;
- That the survey is of an existing
building or other structure, or natural feature, such as a
watercourse; or
- That the survey is a control survey.
|
|
|
Deeds Requirements
|
Prior to recording, all deeds must be presented to the GIS (mapping) department
to be assigned a parcel identifier number. All deeds must contain the grantee's
address. |
|
|
Marriage License Requirement
|
A marriage license may be
obtained from any Register of Deed's office in the state of
North Carolina. The ceremony may take place in any county in
the state; however, the marriage license must be returned to
the county where the license was purchased to be filed.
A driver's license and Social
Security card are required for each applicant. If you do not
have a Social Security card, you must provide proof of the
number with a W–2 form, payroll stub, insurance card or
printout from Social Security. If the applicant is between
the ages of 16–18, a certified copy of his/her birth
certificate is required. The consent of parent or guardian is
required for applicants under the age of 18. Applicants under
the age of 16 must call the Register's office for further
information. Blood tests and physicals are no longer
required. The license is valid for 60 days. |
|
|
Uniform Commercial Code financing Statement
| Effective July 1,
2001, all original UCC's and amended UCC's will be filed at
the Secretary of State's office in Raleigh, unless the
UCC or amendment form indicates that the document is to be
filed in the real estate records of the local filing office
and meets all requirements to Revised Article 9. Only
financing statements or amendments whose collateral includes
fixtures, timber to be cut, or as-extracted minerals should
be filed in the local filing office.
Local filing offices will no longer
perform searches on UCC's filed after June 30, 2001.
No searches available for liens
filed after June 30, 2001.
Real estate related filings only. For
information about non real property filings including
additional information and National Standard Forms, see
NC Secretary
of State web site. |
|
|
Birth, Death and Marriage Certificate Requirement
| Certified copies of vital records are issued
only to the applicant or immediate family members. You may apply in person
or by writing to our office. Proof of identity is required when applying in
person. Fax requests are not accepted. |
|
|
Instrument Recording Standards
Effective July 1, 2002,
all instruments presented for registration, for which a fee
is collected under North Carolina General Statutes (NCGS)
161–10(a), shall meet all of the
following requirements
- Be on paper 8 1/2 inches by
11 inches or 8 1/2 inches by 14 inches.
- Have a blank margin
of three inches at the top of the first page and blank
margins of 1/2 inches on the remaining sides of the first
page and on all sides of subsequent pages. All exhibits and
attachments to documents must also comply.
- Be typed or printed in
black and white paper in a legible font. A font size no
smaller than 10 points shall be considered legible. Blanks
in an instrument may be completed in pen (printed) and
corrections to an instrument may be made in pen.
- Have text typed or printed
on one side of a page only.
- State the type of
instrument at the top of the first page.
If an instrument does not meet
these requirements, the register of deeds shall register the
instrument after collecting the fee of $25.00 for
nonstandard documents as required by GS 161-101(a)
(19) in addition to all other applicable recording fees. |
|
|
|