Recording Fees

Recording Fees

Deeds And General Instruments

Includes deeds, trustee deeds, releases, assignments, power of attorneys

• 26 for the first 15 pages
• $4 for each additional page
• No verification fee

Excise Stamps

​A fee of $2 per $1,000 of the purchase price is mandated by State law. For example, if you pay $50,000 for the property, then $100 is added to the recording fee ($50,000 /1,000 x $2 = $100). The fee is split equally between Cabarrus County and the State of NC.

Deeds Of Trust/Mortgages

• $64 for the first 35 pages
• $4 for each additional page
• No verification fee

Subsequent Instruments

When a subsequent instrument refers to more than one original instrument for which recording data is required to be indexed, the fee is $25 for each additional reference.