Smithfield Recording Information

Land records in Smithfield are recorded by the Town Clerk. The office is held by Lyn Antonuccio.

Recorded Land index and images are available from January 1965 to present. Plans index and images are available from January 1871 to present. Searching and document viewing is provided as a free service; printing and/or downloading incurs charges.

Checked September 2026 against official publications. Sources: Town Clerk | Smithfield, RI · Property Records | Smithfield, RI

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

Other charges

StatewideRecording officers may charge $1.00 for each additional page or fraction over. Ten percent (10%) of the recording fees is used by each city or town for document preservation and technological upgrades. Other statutory fees include: lease $60.00; assignment of mortgage $45.00; lis pendens $80.00; power of attorney $45.00; maps, plats, surveys, drawings (not attached to another instrument) $45.00; federal tax lien and its discharge $7.25 each. The fee to record or discharge lis pendens and/or bail property liens recorded by bailbondsmen is $10.00.

The Town's schedule states its fees include an amount toward the RI Historical Records Trust (RIGL 42-8.1-20). Maps, plats, surveys, drawings and major/minor subdivisions: $49.00 first page, $45.00 additional page. Leases $64.00; LIS Pendens $84.00; Bailbondsmen $10.00. UCC filings: $16.00 for 1 or 2 pages, $32.00 for more than 2 pages.

Transfer tax

Real Estate Conveyance Tax. Three dollars and seventy-five cents ($3.75) for each five hundred dollars ($500), or fractional part of it, that is paid for the purchase of property, when the consideration paid exceeds one hundred dollars ($100). The tax is collected when the document is recorded. (statewide, R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-25-1(a))

StatewideIn addition to the tax imposed by § 44-25-1(a), a tax of $3.75 for each $500, or fractional part of it, is imposed on the consideration in excess of the threshold paid for residential real property (R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-25-1(b)). The statute sets the threshold at $800,000 and adjusts it by CPI-U for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026. The Division of Taxation gives the Tier 2 threshold for calendar year 2026 as $824,000. Where no consideration is paid, the instrument of conveyance must contain a statement that the consideration is such that no documentary stamps are required (§ 44-25-1(c)).

Checked September 2026 against official publications. Sources: R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-13-7. General recording fees · R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-11-1.1. Signing and printing names · R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-13-9. Fees for copies of record · R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-25-1. Tax imposed — Payment — Burden · RI Division of Taxation Advisory 2026-01, Real Estate Conveyance Tax Indexed for Inflation · Recording Fees | Smithfield, RI

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

A 2 x 2 inch space on the last page of the document and a 1 x 1 space at the top of each document must be provided for recording purposes

StatewideEvery deed presented for recording due to the sale of property shall contain or have endorsed upon it the total dollar amount of the actual sale (§ 34-11-1.4). Every mortgage deed shall contain or have endorsed upon it the name and address of the mortgagor and mortgagee (§ 34-11-1.3). Survey plans shall be drawn on archival mylar or linen not exceeding 24″ x 36″ (§ 34-13-1(14)).

All documents must be originals with original signatures or a certified copy. Deeds must be notarized, with a raised seal if notarized out of state. A reference to R.I.G.L. 23-28.35-1 (Smoke Detector Law) must be incorporated in the deed. Assignments and discharges of mortgage must reference the Mortgagor, the original Mortgage Book & Page, and the Property Address.

Submitting documents

StatewideAny instrument presented for recording whose original is to be returned to the person recording or to an address previously indicated shall be forwarded within one hundred eighty (180) days of the date it was actually recorded.

Checked September 2026 against official publications. Sources: R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-11-1.1. Signing and printing names · R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-11-1.2. Name and address of grantee — Recording · R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-11-1.4. Sale price recording · R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-13-10. Return of recorded documents · Property Records | Smithfield, RI · Frequently Asked Questions | Smithfield, RI