Moore County Recorder Information

Land records in Moore County are recorded by the Register of Deeds. The office is held by William Britton.

The office is back-filing index records from 1/1/1888 to 6/30/1988; as parties are being added, all entries may not be present, and the index books in the office remain available for searching. All condos, maps and plats are online from Book 1 to the current. A free Recording Notification Service sends an email when a monitored name is recorded, for up to 10 names per email address.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: G.S. 161-10 Uniform fees of registers of deeds · Staff Directory • Register of Deeds · Office of the Register of Deeds | Moore County, NC

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

Other charges

StatewideFees are uniform throughout the State and are complete and exclusive. A document consisting of multiple instruments is charged an additional $10.00 for each additional instrument; a deed of trust or mortgage containing additional instruments is charged $10.00 for each additional instrument. Certified copies are $5.00 for the first page plus $2.00 for each additional page. Plats are $21.00 per sheet or page. Uncertified copy fees are set by each register of deeds and must be uniform and prominently posted. Fees are collected prior to filing or registration.

Copies of maps and plats, 11x17 size: $1.00 per page. Map scanner copies, sizes 18x24, 21x30 and 24x36: $3.00, $4.00 and $5.00. Certified copies of plats: $5.00. Postage fees for mailing recorded documents vary with size.

Transfer tax

Excise tax on instruments conveying real property. One dollar ($1.00) on each five hundred dollars ($500.00) or fractional part thereof of the consideration or value of the interest conveyed. The tax is collected when the document is recorded. (statewide, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-228.30(a))

StatewideThe excise tax is paid to the register of deeds of the county in which the real estate is located before recording the instrument of conveyance; for a parcel lying in two or more counties, it is paid in the county in which the greater part of the real estate with respect to value lies. The tax applies to timber deeds and contracts for the sale of standing timber. Some counties levy their own land transfer tax under local acts; those are stated on the local office's page.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: G.S. 161-10 Uniform fees of registers of deeds · G.S. 105-228.30 Imposition of excise tax · Moore County, NC Adopted Departmental Fee Schedules FY 2024-2025

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

StatewideThe type of instrument must be stated at the top of the first page. Instruments presented on paper that do not meet the standards are registered after collection of the nonstandard document fee; a register of deeds may waive that fee for print smaller than 9 points if the instrument is legible. The standards do not apply to instruments conforming to G.S. 25-9-521 or certified copies of court-filed documents.

If the acknowledgment date in the notary certificate is before July 1, 2002, no additional non-standard fee is charged. UCCs prepared on the standard National form are exempt from the recording standards. Satisfactions are also exempt from the recording standards. The excise or revenue stamp must be reflected on the front of a deed.

Submitting documents

Electronic recording is for attorneys, title companies and financial institutions; submitters sign up with an electronic recording vendor and then send the completed Memorandum of Understanding to the Register of Deeds by email for approval. A map with an electronic signature must be submitted electronically; electronic and wet signatures may not be combined on maps.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: G.S. 161-14 Registration of instruments · Recording Requirements | Moore County, NC