Deed recording fee changes, 2025–2026

Missouri · effective August 28, 2026

First-page recording fee up $2.00

Senate Bill 938 raised the statutory recording fee by $2.00. Most counties now charge $26.00 for the first page (was $24.00). The charter counties that set their own schedule moved by the same amount: Jackson and St. Charles now charge $23.00 (was $21.00).

Greene County $26.00 · Clay County $26.00 · Jefferson County $26.00 · Jackson County $23.00 · St. Charles County $23.00

Source: RSMo 59.319, Greene County fee schedule, Jackson County recording fees

Utah · effective May 6, 2026

Per-document recording fee $40 → $45, except first-class counties

Utah’s flat per-document recording fee rose from $40.00 to $45.00. The extra $5.00 applies to second- through sixth-class counties; first-class counties, such as Salt Lake County, stay at $40.00.

Salt Lake County $40.00 · Carbon County $45.00 · Beaver County $45.00 · Wasatch County $45.00

Source: Salt Lake County recording requirements, Carbon County recorder

Virginia · effective July 1, 2026

Technology Trust Fund fee $5 → $8 per instrument

The Technology Trust Fund fee that clerks collect on every recorded instrument rose from $5.00 to $8.00. Recording a deed of up to 10 pages now costs $26.00 ($18.00 clerk’s fee plus $8.00); 11–30 pages $40.00; 31 or more $60.00.

Richmond City $26.00 · Roanoke City $26.00 · Stafford County $26.00

Source: Va. Code §17.1-279, Prince William County land-records fees

Nebraska · effective July 18, 2026

Documentary stamp tax now $3.32 per $1,000 of value

Nebraska’s documentary stamp tax on deeds is $3.32 for each $1,000 of value, paid by the grantor to the Register of Deeds before recording. The statute schedules a drop to $2.32 in 2032.

Source: Neb. Rev. Stat. 76-901

New Jersey · effective July 10, 2025

Graduated fee on sales over $1 million, paid by the seller

On sales over $1,000,000, New Jersey’s realty transfer fee now includes a graduated percentage fee paid by the seller to the County Clerk at recording.

Source: NJ Division of Taxation: realty transfer fee