Plymouth County Recorder Information

Land records in Plymouth County are recorded by the Registry of Deeds. The office is held by John R. Buckley, Jr., Esq..

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: Massachusetts Deed Indexing Standards, January 1, 2025 · County Registry of Deeds

These government fees are separate from any Deeds.com service fees. Confirm current charges with the recorder's office.

Added at recording

Other charges

Fee schedule effective January 1, 2024.

Fees apply to registered (Land Court) and unregistered land. Declaration of Trust $255; Foreclosure Deed with Affidavit $155; Recording Decree in Land Court $130; Registered Land Decree, Plan, and Notice of Disposal: call department; Declaration of Homestead $35; Betterment Assessments (Land Court) $105 plus $5 for each additional affected Certificate; Municipal Lien Certificate $80; Plans $105 per sheet; UCC Financing Statement, Amendment or Continuation, Assignment, Termination or Partial Release Statement $75 plus $20 for each debtor over 2. A document that accomplishes more than one function is treated as a multiple document, with a separate recording fee for each function. Imprinting duplicate copies supplied by the customer at recording: $1.00 per instrument. Certified copies made at the counter at the time of recording: $1.00 per page.

Paying the office

Recording fees: attorney's checks, personal checks for amounts under $500, money orders, cashier's checks, credit cards, and cash. All checks must include a name, address, and phone number; starter checks and blank checks are not accepted. Deed excise stamps: attorney trust account checks (IOLTA, conveyancing accounts, clients' funds accounts), money orders, cashier's checks, credit cards, and cash; personal checks are not accepted for stamps.

Transfer tax

Deeds excise. $2.00 for each $500 or fractional part of consideration over $100, plus a 14% surtax ($2.28 per $500). The tax is collected when the document is recorded. (statewide, G.L. c. 64D §1)

StatewideThe deeds excise is levied on deeds conveying realty sold when the consideration, exclusive of liens or encumbrances remaining, exceeds $100. Per G.L. c. 64D §1, the chapter does not apply to instruments given to secure a debt, or to instruments to which the Commonwealth, a city or town, or the United States or their agencies are a party. Stamps are prepared by the Department of Revenue and sold through the registries of deeds (G.L. c. 64D §3).

Checked September 2026 against the sources below. Some of them are not official publications, so confirm with the recorder's office. Sources: G.L. c. 262 §38 · G.L. c. 64D §1 · Massachusetts registries of deeds recording fee schedule · Fee Schedule | Plymouth County Deeds, MA

Confirm current requirements with the recorder's office before submitting documents.

StatewideA deed shall not be accepted for recording unless it contains the address of the property being conveyed, clearly labeled "property address." All printing and writing must be of sufficient size to be legibly reproduced on standard registry scanners. A register of deeds may refuse an instrument that cannot be properly duplicated.

Submitting documents

Mail recordings go to 50 Obery Street, Plymouth, MA 02360 with a check per the fee schedule. Brockton and Rockland offices record unregistered land only; all registered land (Land Court) recordings are handled only at the Plymouth office. Electronic recording requires a Submitter Agreement filed with the Register's Office; e-recorded documents are reviewed in the order received with no priority over in-person recordings.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: Massachusetts Deed Indexing Standards, January 1, 2025 · County Registry of Deeds · Registry Guide | Plymouth County Deeds, MA · Electronic Recording | Plymouth County Deeds, MA · Brockton Satellite Office | Plymouth County Deeds, MA