Register of Deeds, Forsyth County, North Carolina

Personal Checks and Credit/Debit cards are not accepted. Payment accepted in our office is CASH only. Payment by mail must be money order.

Click on tabs below to calculate costs for copies and recording. When presenting a document for recording by mail or in person, send or bring a Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope for prompt return. If presenting in person without a self-addressed stamped envelope you may take the original recorded document with you for a fee of .50 cents per page.

Register or File Instruments in General

Fee	Pages	Type of Instrument	Description
$26 $4	First 15 Pages Each Add'l Page	Corporation Charters, Partnerships & Other Instruments	Pages larger than 8 ½" x 14" are treated as two pages
$26 $4	First 15 Pages Each Add'l Page	Deeds	Pages larger than 8 ½" x 14" are treated as two pages
$56 $4	First 15 Pages Each Add'l Page	Deeds of Trust or Mortgages	Pages larger than 8 ½" x 14" are treated as two pages
$64 $4	First 35 Pages Each Add'l Page	EFFECTIVE 10/1/16: Deeds of Trust or Mortgages	Pages larger than 8 ½" x 14" are treated as two pages
None		Cancellation of Deeds of Trust	There is no fee to register a cancellation.
$10	Each	Add'l subsequent instrument index reference on Assignments only	Fee incurred at the second index and each additional index.
$2	Each party	All documents	For each party to be indexed when it exceeds 20
$10	Each Add'l Instrument	Each Add'l Instrument	With indication on first page it contains two or more instruments that could be recorded separately (i.e. Deed of Trust and Request for Notice) Note: Register is not required to index multiple instrument whose title does not appear on first page.
$25	Each	Non-Standard Documents	Fee in addition to other applicable recording fees (see GS 161-14b for recording standards).
$5	Each Instrument	Comparing Copy for Certification	Comparing and certifying copy of instrument filed for registration when copy is furnished by party filing instrument at time of recording.
$5	Each	Acknowledgement	For taking acknowledgment, oath or affirmation, or for performance of any notarial act, done in conjunction with any official action performed within the Register of Deeds office.
$26 $4	First 15 Pages Each Add'l Page	Removal of Graves Certificate	Pages larger than 8 ½" x 14" are treated as two pages
$26 $4	First 15 Pages Each Add'l Page	Notice of Foreclosure	Pages larger than 8 ½" x 14" are treated as two pages
$21	Each Page	Plats/Condos	Each original or revised plat/condo recorded. The standard size of plats/condo for recording in Forsyth County is 18" x 24," although the accepted size includes 24" x 36".
$21 $5	First Page Each Add'l Page	Highway Right of Way Plans	Each original or amended plan recorded
$5	Each Page	Transportation Corridor Maps	Each original or amended map recorded

Real Estate Copies

Fee	Pages	Type of Instrument	Description
25¢	Per Page	Uncertified Copies	Information only
$5 $2	First Page Each Add'l Page	Deed, Deed of Trust, Plat, Easements, Covenants	Certified copies are good for any legal purpose
$3	Each	Extra Large Plats - Uncertified	Uncertified copies of plats larger than 24" x 36"
$2	Each	Large Plats - Uncertified	Uncertified copies of plats larger than 8 ½" x 11"
25¢	Each	Small Plats - Uncertified	Uncertified copies of 8 ½" x 11" plats
75¢	Mailing Fee	n/a	To avoid this fee, you can provide a self addressed and stamped envelope.

Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)

Fee	Pages	Type of Instrument	Description
$38 $45 $2	1-2 Pages 3-10 Pages Each Add'l Page Over 10	UCC	Original Financing Statement, Amendment, Collateral Release, Assignment, Termination or Continuation effective 7/1/2001, only original financing statements and amendments whose collateral include fixtures, timber to be cut, or as-extracted collateral should be filed in the local office.