Wake County Register of Deeds | Tammy Brunner
Recording and Document Fees
| Document Type |
Fee Details |
| Deeds of Trust and Mortgages |
$64 first 35 pages
$4 each additional page |
| Amendment to Deed of Trust |
$26 first 15 pages
$4 each additional page |
| All other Documents / Instruments / Assumed Name (DBA) |
$26 first 15 pages
$4 each additional page |
| Additional Deed of Trust references on assignments |
Free first reference
$10 each additional reference |
Excessive Recording Data
N.C.G.S. § 161-10(a)(1) |
$2 each additional party name in excess of 20 |
| Non-standard document fee |
$25 in addition to standard recording fee |
Standard Document Criteria
A standard document meets the following criteria. If a document fails to meet any one of these criteria, the non-standard document fee* will be added.
- Paper size is 8.5" x 11" or 8.5" x 14"
- Blank margin of 3" at top of first page.
- Blank margin of at least 1/2" on remaining sides of first page and on all sides of subsequent pages.
- Typed or printed in black on white paper in a legible font.
- A font size no smaller than 9 point shall be considered legible.
- Blanks in an instrument may be completed in pen and corrections to an instrument may be made in pen.
- One-sided only.
- Instrument type is stated at center of first page.
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| * Non-standard document fee |
$25 in addition to standard recording fee |
Multiple Instruments
| A document consists of multiple instruments when it contains two or more instruments with different legal consequences or intent, each of which is separately executed and acknowledged and could be recorded alone. |
$10 for each additional instrument, in addition to recording fee |
Right-of-Way Plans/Highway Maps
| Right-of-Way Plans/Highway Maps |
$21 first page
$5 each additional page |
Satisfactions
Satisfaction of Security Instruments,
Affidavit of Satisfaction,
Trustee's Satisfaction of Deed of Trust |
Free no fee |
Certified Copy
Certified Copy
We do not charge for the Wake County trailer page. |
$5 first page
$2 each additional page |
Maps
| Map (Plat) recording |
$21 per page |
| Condominium Map recording |
$21 per page |
| Certified Copy |
$5 per page |
Uniform Commercial Code, or UCC
| UCC-1 |
$38 ($45 if greater than 2 pages + $2 per page exceeding 10 pages.)
Example: a 13-page filing would cost $51 |
| UCC-3 |
$38 ($45 if greater than 2 pages + $2 per page exceeding 10 pages.)
Example: a 13-page filing would cost $51 |
Excise Tax Calculation on Deeds
| August 1, 1991, to present |
$2 per thousand |
| 1969 to July 1991 |
$1 per thousand |
| Prior to 1969 |
$1.10 per thousand |
* Online Vital Record Request: There is a $10 County charge per certified copy, plus a nominal vendor convenience fee, which varies.
