Recording a Deed or Document in Rutherford County, NC

Can you e-record in Rutherford County?

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

How to record a document in Rutherford County, North Carolina

1. Prepare the document so it meets Rutherford 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, or by mail to Rutherford County Register of Deeds at Rutherford County Register of Deeds, PO Box 551, Rutherfordton, NC 28139 (physical: 229 N. Main St., Suite 202A, Rutherfordton, NC 28139).
4. Pay the recording fee ($26 for first 15 pages (general instruments); Deeds of Trust/Mortgages $64 for first 35 pages first / $4 per page after the base page threshold add'l (+$25 non-standard document fee; $10 per additional indexed instrument; plats accepted via eRecording since Feb 2022)).
5. Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.

How Jurably helps in Rutherford 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 Rutherford 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.