Salem County Recorder Information

Land records in Salem County are recorded by the County Clerk. The office is held by Dale A. Cross.

The online search holds deed information from January 1, 1941 to the present and mortgage information from 2003 (partial) to the present. Copies of all land transactions from 1786 to the present are in the Record Room. Title searches must be made in person at the County Clerk's Office in Salem.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: About - Salem County Clerk · Public Records Search - Salem County Clerk

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 July 1, 2003.

StatewideStatutory fees also include: lis pendens foreclosure filing $30.00; cancellation of any mortgage $20.00; notice of settlement $20.00; federal tax lien or discharge $25.00; each map, plat, plan or chart $55.00; tax sale certificate, lien, deed or related instrument recorded by a municipality $8.00; veteran's discharge papers, no fee. Part of the fee increase is paid to the New Jersey Public Records Preservation Account (N.J.S.A. 22A:4-4.2).

The required cover sheet counts as an additional page per document at $10.00; flat-fee documents need no additional payment. Corrective or re-recorded deed: original deed notation $10.00. Notice of settlement (3 party) $40.00 flat fee. Inheritance tax waivers $15.00 flat fee. Construction lien $15.00 flat fee. Tax sale certificate (front and back) $40.00. Notary fee $5. The office does not accept $3.00 Homeless Fees at this time.

Paying the office

Debit and credit cards are not accepted. Any check over $5,000 must be a certified check. No more than 10 documents are accepted per check for recording services. Trade name filings are cash or money order only.

Transfer tax

Realty Transfer Fee. For total consideration not in excess of $350,000: $2.00/$500 of consideration not in excess of $150,000; $3.35/$500 in excess of $150,000 but not in excess of $200,000; $3.90/$500 in excess of $200,000 but not in excess of $350,000. For total consideration in excess of $350,000: $2.90/$500 not in excess of $150,000; $4.25/$500 to $200,000; $4.80/$500 to $550,000; $5.30/$500 to $850,000; $5.80/$500 to $1,000,000; $6.05/$500 of consideration in excess of $1,000,000. The tax is collected when the document is recorded. (statewide)

StatewideGraduated Percent Fee (N.J.S.A. 46:15-7.2, as amended by P.L.2025, c.69, for deeds submitted on or after July 10, 2025): a supplemental fee to the RTF on deeds with consideration over $1,000,000 for Class 2, qualifying Class 3A, Class 4A and Class 4C property. It is 1% of total consideration over $1,000,000 up to $2,000,000; 2% over $2,000,000 up to $2,500,000; 2.5% over $2,500,000 up to $3,000,000; 3% over $3,000,000 up to $3,500,000; and 3.5% over $3,500,000. Partial-exemption RTF rates apply to qualifying senior citizens, blind persons, disabled persons and low and moderate income housing. Under N.J.S.A. 54A:8-9, a deed for the sale or transfer of real property is recorded only with the appropriate GIT/REP form and payment of any estimated gross income tax due. That payment is not less than 2% of the seller's consideration.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: P.L.2011, c.217 (A2565 1R), N.J.S. 46:26A-5 · P.L.2003, c.117, sections 38-40 (NJ Division of Archives) · NJ Division of Taxation - Realty Transfer Fee · CLERK

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

StatewideA document must be in English or accompanied by a translation into English, bear a signature, and be acknowledged or proved. An assignment, release or satisfaction of a mortgage, or an agreement respecting a mortgage, states the book and page number or document identifying number of the mortgage. The cover sheet or electronic synopsis includes the nature and date of the document, the names of the parties, and, for deeds, the lot and block, the consideration and the grantee's mailing address.

The office's own Document Summary Sheet is required. After March 31, 2020, improper Document Summary Sheets are rejected, and documents received with an outdated Document Summary Sheet are rejected.

Forms filed along with a transfer

• Affidavit of Consideration for Use by Seller (RTF-1) Statewide NJ Division of Taxation
  Filed with any deed in which a full or partial exemption is claimed from the RTF
• Affidavit of Consideration for Graduated Percent Fee (RTF-1EE) Statewide NJ Division of Taxation
  Annexed to every deed for consideration over $1,000,000 and with every commercial property transfer
• GIT/REP form (GIT/REP-1, -2, -3, -4 or -4A) Statewide NJ Division of Taxation
  Accompanies any deed for the sale or transfer of real property; not needed for sheriff's foreclosure deeds or bankruptcy trustee deeds

Submitting documents

StatewideEvery document or map is to be recorded and indexed not later than two business days after its receipt; a rejected document is returned with a statement of all grounds for rejection within three business days after its receipt.

Documents must be mailed in or e-filed. All cancellations must be mailed; they cannot be filed electronically. Municipal recordings must be sent in by the township's solicitor or the township. Two Mylars of each map are required.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: P.L.2011, c.217 (A2565 1R), N.J.S. 46:26A-5 · NJ Division of Taxation - Realty Transfer Fee · CLERK