Richmond Recording Information

Land records in Richmond are recorded by the Town Clerk. The office is held by Kendra Tanguay.

Records go back to the Town of Richmond’s incorporation in 1747. Documents recorded July 1, 1985 and forward are electronically indexed. Documents recorded July 1, 2005 and forward are digitally scanned.

Checked September 2026 against official publications. Sources: Directory - Town Clerk · Land Evidence Records & Recordings

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

Added at recording

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.

A copy of a non-recorded instrument, or a section of an Assessor’s Plat Map, is 15 cents. The entire map can be copied in the Assessor’s office for a fee of $5.00. Reduced maps on 11 x 17 are available in the Town Clerk’s Office for $1.00 per page.

Paying the office

For recording by mail, do not send cash.

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 · Land Evidence Records & Recordings · R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-8.1-20 · Town Clerk FAQs

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

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)).

Maps and surveys must be stamped by the Town Planner or Planning Board, as it is required to record in Richmond. All recorded plans and surveys require the Town Clerk stamp plus a Planning Board or Administrative Officer stamp.

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.

In-person recording weekdays 9 am - 3:30 pm (except legal holidays). If possible, call in advance to confirm that someone will be available to record maps or surveys.

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 · Land Evidence Records & Recordings · Recording Stamps (PDF)