What happens to a document when it is brought to the Register of Deeds?
There are a number of steps taken when a document is brought or mailed in to be recorded before it is mailed back to the concerned party. The document is first evaluated for obvious errors and recordability and the correct fee is ascertained. Then it is temporarily logged and later given a document number after which a book and page number is stamped on each page and checked again. The information for each document recorded is then entered in the computer. From this information the indexes are maintained. Each day the preceding day’s recordings are imaged for the record. A copy is sent to the North Carolina Department of Archives for backup purposes. The recording fees are set by state law. The fee for instruments in general is $12 for the first page, $3 each additional page and $2 for the certification (probate). Section 29.7 of the 2008 Appropriations Act increased the fee for “filing a deed of trust or mortgage” from $12 to $22 for the first page, and $3 for each additional page. Se
