RECORDING FEES AND TAXES

RECORDING SURCHARGE:  In addition to the fees listed below, a surcharge of $40.00 is charged for every instrument recorded in the land records, other than:
Power of Attorney;
Request for Notice of (Foreclosure) Sale;
Plats;
Homeowners’ Association Disclosures.

RECORDING FEES:

Land Record Fees:
Real Property Article, §3-601 provides, in part, as follows:

(a) In general – (1) In this subsection, “page” means one side of a leaf not larger than 8½ inches wide by 14 inches long, or any portion of it. (2) Before recording an instrument among 
the land or financing records, a clerk shall collect:
i.$10.00 for a release nine (9) pages or less in length; [this does not apply to a termination of a 
financing statement]
ii.$20.00 for any other instrument nine (9) pages or less in length;
iii.Except as provided in item 1 above, $20.00 for an instrument,regardless of length, involving 
solely a principal residence; and
iv.$75 any other instrument ten (10) pages or more in length;

Fees for Other Land Related Documents:

$15.00 for a Request for Notice of (Foreclosure) Sale
$5.00 per page for plats subdivision Plats
$4.00 per page for survey Plats
$50.00 for Homeowner’s Association Disclosures initial filing
$5.00 per page up to $25.00 for amendments to Homeowner’s Association Disclosures.

RECORDING TAXES IN WICOMICO COUNTY

State Recordation Tax:

Recordation Tax is applied to any instrument that transfers an interest in real property or that creates a security interest in real or personal property. The recordation tax rate for Wicomico County is $3.50 for every $500 or fraction of $500 of consideration. (See Tax Property Article, §12-108, for exemption from tax.)

State Transfer Tax:

The tax is applied to instruments that transfer an interest in real property, e.g. deed, lease, easements, contract, etc. The tax is one half of 1% (0.5%) of the consideration, except for deeds to a first time MARYLAND home buyer*, in which case the tax is one fourth of 1% (0.25%). (See Tax Property Article, §13-207 for exemptions from tax)

PAYMENT

All recording fees, surcharges and taxes are collected by the Clerk of the Circuit Court at the time of recording. Make checks payable to Mark S. Bowen, Clerk.

PLEASE CALL THE LAND RECORD DEPARTMENT IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT AT 410-543-1427 IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS