Recording a Deed or Document in Cleveland County, NC

Can you e-record in Cleveland County?

Yes. Cleveland County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.

How to record a document in Cleveland County, North Carolina

1. Prepare the document so it meets Cleveland County formatting rules (legal description, grantee address, signature block, and the blank margin the recorder reserves for its stamp).
2. Notarize it if the instrument requires acknowledgment — most deeds and affidavits do.
3. Submit electronically through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, or by mail to Cleveland County Register of Deeds at PO Box 1210, Shelby, NC 28151-1210 (physical: 311 E. Marion Street, Shelby, NC 28150).
4. Pay the recording fee ($26.00 for first 15 pages (general instruments/deeds); $64.00 for first 35 pages (deeds of trust/mortgages) first / $4.00 per page thereafter; plats $21.00 per sheet add'l (+Excise tax $1.00 per $500 (or fraction) of consideration)).
5. Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.

How Jurably helps in Cleveland County

Jurably isn’t a deed-filing desk — it’s how real-estate investors get the important paperwork done. If you’re under contract on a Cleveland County property, we file a memorandum of contract to secure your equitable interest so the seller can’t sell out from under you. Need it notarized first? We handle online notarization or send a mobile notary to your signer. Then we record it — electronically through the county’s approved network — and return the recorded instrument. It’s a self-help filing service, not legal advice.