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Fee Schedule for Real Estate Filings

When a document is presented for registration that consists of multiple instruments, the fee will be $10.00 for each additional instrument. 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.
When corresponding with the Register of Deeds Office, please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope.

All instruments that are probated. $14.00 first page (includes $2.00 verification fee) 
  (excluding Deeds of Trusts and Mortgages)   $ 3.00 each additional page  
Deeds (effective October 1, 2011) $26.00 first 15 pages
      $4.00 each additional page  
Deeds of Trust and Mortgages (effective October 1, 2011) $56.00 first 15 pages
  (and re-recorded Deeds of Trust and Mortgages)   $4.00 each additional page  
Additional Subsequent Instruments Indexed $25.00 each additional instrument
  Non-probated instruments in General   $12.00 first page  
  (affidavits, certified copies)   $3.00 each additional page  
  Non-Standard Document   $25.00  
  Multiple Instruments:   $10.00 for each additional instrument, in addition to regular recording fee  
  Right of way plans:   $21.00 per page  
  UCC-1, UCC-3 amendment:   $38.00 1-2 pages (includes continuations, assignments & terminations)  
      $45.00 3-10 pages
  Map recording:   $21.00 per page  
  Excise tax on deeds:   $2.00 per $1,000.00 based on purchase price  
  Uncertified copies:   $.25 per page  
  Certified copies:   $5.00 first page  
    $2.00 each additional page  
  Cancellations, Certificates of Satisfaction, or Notices of Satisfactions No Fee  


Fee Schedule for Vital Statistics

Marriage License: $60.00 (increased on Sept. 1, 2009)
  Birth Certificate Copies, Certified: $10.00    
    Uncertified: $.25    
  Death Certificate Copies, Certified: $10.00    
    Uncertified: $.25    
  Marriage Certificate Copies, Certified: $10.00    
    Uncertified: $.25    
  Delayed Birth: $10.00 plus $15.00 for NC Vitals Records  
  Preparation of Amendments to Births: $10.00    
  Vital Records fee to expedite: $30.00  
  Vital Records fee to handle by mail: $15.00 (note: may take several months)  
  Notary Fee: $10.00    
  DD-214 (Military Discharge) Recording: NO FEE