We would like to welcome you to the Register of Deeds website for Madison County located in Marshall, North Carolina. We encourage all of you to visit our offices at 5707 Highway 25/70 and explore our wonderful county.

This website contains general information, fees, recording requirements, Real Property Indexes, Real Property Documents, and much more. We are always interested in your personal requirements, so let us know what we can do to improve this site for you.

You may call us with questions regarding anything to do with our preservation of records for your use.


Vital Records
The following types of records are maintained
by the Madison County Register of Deeds office:
-Marriage records
-Birth and Death records
-Delayed births

The only persons by law that may request a certified copy of a vital record are:
-Yourself
-Your spouse
-Your mother/father
-Your brother/sister
-Your child/grandchildren
-Your grandmother/grandfather
-A person seeking information for legal determination of
personal or property rights (proof required)
-An authorized agent, attorney, or legal representative of
the person named on the vital record

Send check or money order to the address to your left. 
Self-addressed, stamped envelopes are appreciated. For further information, call 828-733-8265.

Fee Schedule
When a document is presented for registration that consists of multiple instruments, the fee will be ten dollars ($10.00) for each additional instrument. A document consists of multiple instruments when it contains two or more instruments with different legal consequences or intent, each of which is separately executed and acknowledged and could be recorded alone.

Disclaimer : Fees subject to change

Checks should be made payable to: Madison County Register of Deeds 
All instruments that are probated: $ 14.00
$ 3.00 first page
each additional
Instruments being re-recorded and not probated: $ 12.00
$ 3.00 first page
each additional
Deed of Trust: $14.00
$ 3.00 first page
each additional
Re-recording Deed of Trust: $12.00
$ 3.00 first page
each additional
State Hwy Right-of-Way Plans $21.00
$ 5.00 first page
each additional
Cancellations, Certificates of Satisfaction or Notice of Satisfactions: No Fee  
Certified Copies of Vital Records: $10.00 each
Certified Copies: $5.00
$2.00  first page
each additional
Uncertified Copies: $ .50 per page
Certified Plat Copies: $ 5.00 per page
Map Recording: $21.00 per page
Excise Tax on Deeds: $ 2.00 per $1000.00
(based on purchase price)
Notary Oath: $ 10.00  
Notary Authentication: $ 2.00 per notary per page
DD-214 (Military Discharge) Recording: No Fee  
DD-214 (Certified copy) No Fee   

UCC Fees (after July 1, 2001): Filing fees for initial financing statements, correction statements, and all amendments, including terminations (UCC-1, UCC-3 per debtor, UCC-11, and terminations for fixtures):
$38.00, per one or two pages   
$45.00, per three to ten pages 
$45.00, first ten pages, plus  
$ 2.00, each page over ten 
All electronically filed statements $30.00 regardless of page number
Fees for providing information on UCC'S filed before July 1, 2001:
$30.00 
per name searched
UCC Copy $ 1.00 per copy provided  Disclaimer : Fees subject to change


Marriages
The premarital physical is no longer required.

Both bride and groom must present picture identification.

Applicants 16 or 17 years of age must have written parental consent and certified copies of their birth certificate in order to acquire a license. Please contact the Register of Deeds office at 828-649-3131 for further information.

Both bride and groom must provide their Social Security numbers and verification of the number. Applicants may present a Social Security card, W-2 form, or pay stub with the number as verification. Note: An alien admitted to the United States for permanent residence or to engage in employment must be issued a Social Security number.

Applicants who are not eligible for a Social Security number may obtain a marriage license by signing an affidavit attesting to this fact. The affidavit is available in the Register of Deeds office or can be printed out here.

Divorced applicants must provide the month and year of their last divorce. There is no waiting period between the divorce and applying for the new license.

The license is good immediately upon issuance and is valid for 60 days.

The fee for the license is $50.00. Cash only is accepted.

Marriage licenses are issued between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding Holidays.

Applicants should be in our office prior to 4:30 p.m. if possible - Marshall, NC 28753.

If you plan to be married by the magistrate after obtaining a license, please call 828-649-3131 for information regarding the office hours and other information regarding the ceremony and fees.

If you need a copy of your marriage license, you may acquire it at our office in person or you may request it by mail at P. O. Box 66, Marshall, NC 28753. Please be sure to sign your request.

To speed up the application processing time, you may print out the application and bring the completed form with you to the Register of Deeds office. Download the form by clicking the link to Parker-Lowe's website for ROD at the top left of this page.