Warren County Recorder Information

Office locations, recording fees, and document requirements in New Jersey

Recorder Office

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Warren County Clerk
Warren County Courthouse, 413 Second Street, Belvidere, New Jersey 07823
Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
908-475-6211 fax 908-475-6208
Checked October 2026 against the office's own page.

About the Warren County Clerk

Land records in Warren County are recorded by the County Clerk. The office is held by Holly Mackey.

Major subdivision maps are searchable through the Public Access Records Search - Maps; full-sized large maps may be requested with the Map Request Form.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: Warren County Clerk's Office · Contact Us | Warren County, NJ · Public Land Records | Warren County, NJ

Recording Fees

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Deeds and other conveyances$30.00 first page, $10.00 each additional page (for recording any instrument)
Mortgages and deeds of trust$30.00 first page, $10.00 each additional page (Mortgage/Extension/Supplemental/Subordination)
Releases and satisfactions$30.00 first page, $10.00 each additional page (for recording any instrument)
Other standard documents$30.00 first page, $10.00 each additional page (for recording any instrument)

Added at recording

Data Recording Page$10.00 All paper documents; Data Recording Page required (N.J.S.A. 46:26A-5)
Tax Abstract$10.00 May apply to some documents (deeds, court orders, easements, etc.)

Other charges

Document that does not meet the formatting standards$20.00 per document when Document submitted without a cover sheet or electronic synopsis
Additional names indexed$6.00 each beyond the 5 included (per each name in excess of 5)
Additional references or marginal notations$10.00 each (per marginal notation of a discharge, assignment, postponement or release of a mortgage)
Copies, per page$2.00
Certification$5.00

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).

No fee is charged for the homeless fund in Warren County. Large map prints are $9 per sheet.

Paying the office

A charge account may be opened for document recording, certified copy requests, and copies of filed maps.

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 · Warren County Clerk - State of New Jersey Fee Schedule · Public Land Records | Warren County, NJ

Document Requirements

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

Paper sizeno larger than 8½ inches by 14 inches (statewide, N.J.S.A. 46:26A-5(a))
Prepared-by statement requiredYes (statewide, N.J.S.A. 46:26A-3(a)(5)(c))
Grantee address requiredYes (statewide, N.J.S.A. 46:26A-3(a)(5)(d))
Parcel number requiredYes (statewide, N.J.S.A. 46:26A-3(a)(5)(b))
Printed names under signatures requiredYes (statewide, N.J.S.A. 46:26A-3(a)(4))
Cover sheetOptional (statewide, N.J.S.A. 46:26A-5(b),(c))

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.

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

In personAccepted
By mailAccepted
Electronic recordingAccepted
eRecording through Deeds.comAvailable for this office

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.

All land recordings filed by paper, and electronically recorded deeds, must include the Warren County Data Recording Page; otherwise a $20.00 indexing charge applies. For e-filed documents the Data Recording Page is required for deeds only.

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 · Recording Services | Warren County, NJ

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Recorder Office

Contact the recorder's office directly for its records, copies, and recording requirements.

Warren County Clerk
Warren County Courthouse, 413 Second Street, Belvidere, New Jersey 07823
Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
908-475-6211 fax 908-475-6208
Checked October 2026 against the office's own page.

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