Bucks County Recorder Information

Land records in Bucks County are recorded by the Recorder of Deeds. The office is held by Robin Robinson.

Records date from 1684. Online LANDEX searching is fee-based. Military discharge papers are not public. Staff do not conduct title or historic research. Copies of deeds or mortgages are $1 per page by phone or mail request, certification is $1.50 more, and plans are $5 per sheet. The office emails property owners a complimentary copy of their deed.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: Realty Transfer Tax - PA Department of Revenue · Staff Directory • Recorder of Deeds · Property Records | Bucks County, PA

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

Other charges

Fee schedule effective January 1, 2026.

StatewideEach county sets its own recording fees, and the totals counties publish include the state charges collected with every deed, mortgage and similar filing: a $20.00 judicial computer system and access to justice fee and a temporary $21.25 surcharge that runs until December 31, 2027 (204 Pa. Code 29.351). Counties also add their own records improvement, affordable housing and demolition fees.

Base fees in Bucks County include up to 4 pages, 4 names and 1 tax parcel number; additional tax parcel numbers are $10.00 each. Plans and plan exhibits are $65.00, covering 1 page, plus $25.00 per additional page; highway plans are $15.00 plus $3.00 per additional page. A $2.00 note fee may be applied to a deed agreement with no property transfer. Documents rejected for any reason incur a $10.00 rejection fee. Electronic deeds sent with a Statement of Value and attached pages such as a trust agreement add a $1.00 per page copy fee.

Paying the office

Effective January 2026, personal checks are not accepted for Realty Transfer Tax payments; transfer tax is accepted by cash (in office only), cashier's check, money order, or credit card. Checks for recording fees should include the account holder's address.

Transfer tax

Realty Transfer Tax. 1 percent on the value of real estate (including contracted-for improvements to property) transferred by deed, instrument, long-term lease or other writing. The tax is collected when the document is recorded. (statewide, 72 P.S. § 8101-C et seq.)

StatewideCounty Recorders of Deeds collect the state realty transfer tax, often together with an additional local realty transfer tax levied by municipalities and school districts (Tax Reform Code of 1971, Article XI-D, 72 P.S. § 8101-D et seq.). The Department of Revenue describes the rate as one percent for the state and usually one percent for the local portion; local rates vary by place.

Bucks County Recorder of Deeds collects a 2% transfer tax at recording: 1% to the state and 1% to the municipality and school district, on the value of the property or interest conveyed. Where the property lies in two or more municipalities, the deed must show the percentage in each municipality for local realty transfer tax purposes. Relocation deeds need two sets (four total) of original Statement of Value forms.

Checked October 2026 against the sources below. Some of them are not official publications, so confirm with the recorder's office. Sources: Realty Transfer Tax - PA Department of Revenue · Bucks County Recorder of Deeds Fee Schedule Effective January 1, 2026 · Transfer Tax | Bucks County, PA · Recording Requirements and Other Important Information About Recording Documents · Recorder of Deeds - Pennsylvania Department of Revenue (Answer Center)

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

The left side of the first-page top margin holds the "Prepared By" and "Return To" party name, address and telephone number, followed by the typed county parcel number; the right side is reserved for the Recorder. All other first-page margins are one inch.

StatewideRecorders refuse a mortgage, assignment, or agreement given to secure payment of money unless a certificate signed by the mortgagee, assignee, or person entitled to interest, or an authorized attorney or agent, setting forth that person's precise residence is attached and recorded with it (21 P.S. § 625).

Bucks County adopted the PRIA Document Standards in July 2005. Documents must carry original wet-ink signatures unless they meet the requirements for electronic signatures and notarization. Real estate documents are submitted to the Board of Assessment before recording. The numerical amount must match the written amount on deeds and mortgages. Re-recorded documents must be re-acknowledged. Blanket documents are not accepted. The grantee's address should be typed.

Forms filed along with a transfer

• Realty Transfer Tax Statement of Value (REV-183) Statewide Pennsylvania Department of Revenue, Bureau of Individual Taxes
  Filed in duplicate with the Recorder of Deeds when (1) the full value/consideration is not set forth in the deed, (2) the deed is without consideration or by gift, or (3) a tax exemption is claimed

Submitting documents

Deeds conveying property in Buckingham Township, Doylestown Township and Borough, Durham Township, Lower Southampton Township, Morrisville Borough, New Britain Township and Borough, Perkasie Borough, Sellersville Borough, Warwick Township and Wrightstown Township must be registered with that municipality within 72 hours after recording. Multiple documents in one transaction must show the order of recording. Documents are assigned an instrument number only (since July 1, 2012).

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: 1979-1980 Regular Session HB 946 PN 3432 Bill Text · REV-183 Realty Transfer Tax Statement of Value and Instructions · Staff Directory • Recorder of Deeds · Recorder of Deeds | Bucks County, PA · Recording Requirements and Other Important Information About Recording Documents · Bucks County Recorder of Deeds Document Standards · Recording Requirements | Bucks County, PA · Pennsylvania Statutes Title 21 P.S. Deeds and Mortgages § 625