Effective Until Further Notice:
For the health and safety of our staff and visitors, we will be limiting access to our office due to the current COVID-19 health concerns.
Online services remain available:
Record researchHistorical Land RecordsBirth or Death RecordsMarriage Certificate Records
Vital Records / Marriage / Notary
Marriage Licenses: By appointment only at 980-314-4951.
Please note: Applicants must have scheduled their in-person appointment BEFORE initiating and submitting online application. Online application is valid for 30 days.
Applicants must complete
online application in advance.
Marriage Certificates: Must be requested
online onlyBirth Certificates: Must be requested
online onlyNotary Oaths: By appointment only at 980-314-4951
Real Estate Recording
We will have
limited staff available onsite to record real estate documents.
Real Estate Recording: It is suggested that attorneys utilize e-recording with one of our vendors (Simplifile, CSC, and EPN) if possible. Due to limited staffing and observance of public health guidelines, please expect delays if visiting our office.
Assumed Name Registration: Assumed Name Documents will be processed by mail only. Research for assumed names can be conducted
online.
The
Register of Deeds is elected by the people and serves a four-year term. This office records, indexes, and stores all real estate and business related documents that are presented for registration. This office also issues marriage licenses and handles Notary commissions and military discharge recordings. In addition this office provides certified copies of recorded documents including birth and death records in accordance with NC statute.
Honorable Fredrick Smith
About the Register of Deeds Website
The Register of Deeds Office, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina provides their website as a public service. The service is maintained by a third party - not Mecklenburg County Web Services. Information available on their web site is collected, maintained, and provided solely for the convenience of the public users. While every effort is made to assure that this information is accurate the Register of Deeds does not certify the authenticity of the information contained therein. The Register of Deeds shall under no circumstance be responsible for any error or omission which may occur in these records, nor liable for any actions taken as a result of reliance upon any information contained within their web site from whatever source, or any other consequence from such reliance. Images may be unavailable while system backups are in progress.
Search the following indexes online:
Birth Index (Basic Search only - limited details, no images)
Death Index (Basic Search only - limited details, no images)
Marriage Index (Basic Search only - limited details, no images)
Real Estate Grantors and Grantees Index
Historical Real Estate Index
Notary Index
Office Hours:
The Register of Deeds office is open to serve the public from
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each week day.
When the office is open, the
public may search the public records from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the vault area.
We are unable to record documents presented after 4:30 p.m.
Upcoming Closings:
Good Friday
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Annual Staff Development Day
Veteran's Day
Thanksgiving
Christmas
New Year's Day
April 10, 2020
May 25, 2020
July 3, 2020
September 7, 2020
TBD
November 11, 2019
November 26, 27, 2020
December 24, 25, 28, 2020
January 1, 2021
County services are operating at a limited capacity. Questions about COVID-19? Call Public Health Hotline: 980-314-9400