Recorder Office
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Bristol City Clerk
About the Bristol Town and City Clerk
Land records in Bristol are recorded by the Town and City Clerk. The office is held by Erica Cabiya.
StatewideEach town provides public access to an electronic indexing system that combines the grantor index and the grantee index of the town's land records (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 7-25a).
The Bristol Town Clerk's office has transitioned to RECORDhub as of May 4, 2026. Subscribers can view the land record images beginning Volume 1, March 22, 1787. A subscription also provides access to the trade name images and the map indexes.
Checked September 2026 against official publications. Sources: Chapter 92 - Town Clerks, General Statutes of Connecticut · Staff Directory • Town Clerk · Land Record Index | Bristol, CT - Official Website
Recording Fees
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| Deeds and other conveyances | $10.00 first page, $5.00 each additional page (statutory fee for recording any document) |
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| Mortgages and deeds of trust | $10.00 first page, $5.00 each additional page (statutory fee for recording any document) |
| Releases and satisfactions | $10.00 first page, $5.00 each additional page (statutory fee for recording any document) |
| Other standard documents | $10.00 first page, $5.00 each additional page (for recording any document) |
Added at recording
| Land records recording fee (historic documents preservation) | $10.00 each document recorded in the land records of the municipality; not applicable to documents recorded by a state or municipal employee in conjunction with official duties (CGS 7-34a(d)) |
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| Land records recording fee (Donald E. Williams, Jr. community investment account) | $50.00 each document recorded in the land records of the municipality; not applicable to documents recorded by a state or municipal employee in conjunction with official duties (CGS 7-34a(e), as amended by PA 25-168) |
| Surcharge on property transfers reportable to the State | $2.00 Property transfers reportable to the State; documents for which data must be submitted to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management under CGS 10-261b, in addition to the regular recording fee (CGS 7-34a(a)(1)) |
Other charges
| Document that does not meet the formatting standards | $1.00 per document when the document fails to have legibly typed, printed or stamped directly beneath the signatures the names of the persons who executed it, the names of any witnesses and the name of the officer before whom it was acknowledged |
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| Copies, per page | $1.00 |
| Certification | $2.00 |
Fee schedule effective July 1, 2025.
StatewideFor each assignment of mortgage, subsequent to the first two assignments, two dollars. Section 7-34a(a)(2) sets separate recording fees for documents recorded by a nominee of a mortgagee. Any town clerk who receives a fee pursuant to section 7-34a may permit the payment of such fee on an Internet web site designated by the clerk, in a manner prescribed by the clerk.
If it is a MERS document there is a flat $160 fee for assignments and releases but for mortgages and modifications the fee is $160 for the first page and $5 for each additional page. Map recording for a subdivision of 3 or more parcels is $30 and any other map is $20. Foreclosure Registration forms are $70 each. Map copy regular size is $2; full size copy is $5.
Paying the office
StatewideThe town clerk is not required to receive any instrument for record unless the fee for recording it is paid to the town clerk in advance, except instruments received from the state or any political subdivision thereof.
The Town Clerk shall accept ACH Credit payment for all recording fees and applicable taxes electronically from the Delivery Agent by means of an approved ACH processing account as determined and established by the Town Clerk.
Transfer tax
Real estate conveyance tax. State portion: three-quarters of one per cent of the consideration; one and one-quarter per cent where the property is used for a purpose other than residential use, except unimproved land; for a residential estate with consideration of $800,000 or more, three-quarters of one per cent up to $800,000, one and one-quarter per cent on the portion over $800,000 up to $2,500,000, and two and one-quarter per cent on the portion over $2,500,000. The tax is collected when the document is recorded. (statewide, Conn. Gen. Stat. § 12-494)
StatewideA municipal portion of the conveyance tax is imposed at the rate of one-fourth of one per cent of the consideration and becomes part of the general revenue of the municipality (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 12-494(a)(2)). Any targeted investment community, as defined in section 32-222, or any municipality in which properties designated as manufacturing plants under section 32-75c are located may impose an additional tax at a rate of up to one-fourth of one per cent of the consideration (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 12-494(c)). Land classified as farm, forest, open space or maritime heritage land that is sold or transferred within ten years of classification is subject to an additional conveyance tax on the total sales price, at ten per cent in the first year following classification, declining by one percentage point each year to one per cent in the tenth year (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 12-504a). No deed, instrument or writing subject to the tax is recorded unless the return prescribed and furnished by the Commissioner of Revenue Services has been filed with the town clerk and the tax reported to be due has been paid (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 12-497).
City of Bristol municipal conveyance tax is one half percent (.005%) (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 12-494).
Checked September 2026 against official publications. Sources: Chapter 92 - Town Clerks, General Statutes of Connecticut · Chapter 92 - Town Clerks (2026 Supplement) · Chapter 223 - Real Estate Conveyance Tax · Fees | Bristol, CT - Official Website · Business Operating Procedures for Electronic Recording by the Bristol Town Clerk
Document Requirements
Confirm current requirements with the recorder's office before submitting documents.
| First page top margin | 0.75 in (statewide, Conn. Gen. Stat. § 7-24(f)) |
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| Other margins | 0.75 in (statewide, Conn. Gen. Stat. § 7-24(f)) |
| Return address required | Yes (statewide, Conn. Gen. Stat. § 7-24(f)) |
StatewideThe blank margin of not less than three-fourths of an inch in width surrounds each page of the instrument.
StatewideThe town clerk shall not refuse to receive an instrument for record that does not conform to the margin and return address requirements of section 7-24(f), and the fact that a nonconforming instrument is recorded does not affect its priority or validity. If the town clerk receives an instrument deemed illegible, the clerk records it, writes thereon that it is being recorded as an illegible instrument and, if a return address appears, notifies the return addressee that a legible instrument should be submitted for rerecording (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 7-24(e)). On and after October 1, 2012, any document being recorded shall contain not more than twenty assignments of a mortgage (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 7-29(b)).
Forms filed along with a transfer
- Form OP-236, Connecticut Real Estate Conveyance Tax Return Statewide Connecticut Department of Revenue ServicesFiled with the town clerk for a deed, instrument or writing subject to the real estate conveyance tax; the return can only be used for conveyance dates on or after 7/1/2020
Submitting documents
| In person | Accepted |
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| Electronic recording | Accepted |
| How recorded documents come back | The fees received by town clerks for recording documents include payment for the return of each document, which is made by the town clerk to the designated addressee. |
| Processing time | Documents submitted electronically prior to 3:00 p.m. on any day the Town Clerk's office is open for business will be processed and recorded on that business day; documents submitted after 3:00 p.m. will be processed and recorded no later than the next business day. |
StatewideAll instruments required by law to be recorded shall be recorded at length by the town clerk within thirty days from the time they are left for record (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 7-24(b)).
Documents that require the payment of a conveyance tax or the filing of a real estate conveyance tax return to the State, and maps, are not accepted electronically. Electronic recording is accepted between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday, except for holidays.
Checked September 2026 against official publications. Sources: Chapter 92 - Town Clerks, General Statutes of Connecticut · Chapter 92 - Town Clerks (2026 Supplement) · Real Estate Conveyance Tax Forms - CT Department of Revenue Services · Business Operating Procedures for Electronic Recording by the Bristol Town Clerk · Land Record Index | Bristol, CT - Official Website
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