A:      Please Mail Documents to: 
                 Attn: Recording Department
                 Fauquier County Clerk of the Circuit Court
                 29 Ashby Street, 1st Floor
                 Warrenton, VA 20186

A:  For assistance with Circuit Court filing fees please visit: http://ccdeedcalc.courts.state.va.us/  

A: We accept payment in the form of Cash and Checks.  We do not accept credit card payments.

*We have very limited ability to provide change. Please make sure to review the fees for your document prior to submittal.  

A: Please make all checks payable to: Clerk of the Circuit Court of Fauquier County

A: Unfortunately, we cannot offer guidance regarding legal aspects of property transfers and the associated documents.  When preparing a legal document, we recommend seeking an attorney. The Virginia State Bar provides a lawyer referral service at 1-800-552-7977.

A: All documents submitted for recording are required to be either Originals or Certified True Copies. 

A: All recorded documents must be signed and appropriately notarized. Stamps should be clearly legible and reproducible. Most documents are required to have the signatures of all record owners of the involved properties. All signatures and notaries must be Originals or Certified True Copies.  

     Information about the requirements for Virginia Notaries can be found at:

     https://www.commonwealth.virginia.gov/official-documents/notary-commissions/

A: Our office does not actually keep the original deeds. We record them, scan a digital copy, and return them to the person indicated on the document. Normally this is the title company, the lender, or attorney who prepared the document.

A: Please first review the document provided to be recorded to verify that the information on the document matches the information indexed. All indexing is taken from the information on the documents provided as our office acts only as the recorder of land record documents.

• If you find that there is an error in the indexing based on the information provided on the document:

  Please contact our office at recording@fauquiercounty.gov. Please provide the Deed Book and Page Number of the document in question and the specific information requiring correction.

   

• If you feel that the information on the document provided is incorrect:

Unfortunately, we cannot offer guidance regarding legal aspects of property transfers and the associated documents. For all legal questions, we recommend seeking an attorney. The Virginia State Bar provides a lawyer referral service at 1-800-552-7977. You can also contact the preparer of the document or the title company. In the case of Deeds, the name of the preparer is required to be listed on the document.

A: Please contact the Commissioner of Revenue at 540-422-8140 if you need assistance with this information.

A: Documents will be returned to the address provided for this purpose approximately 1 week after they have been recorded. Please provide a self-addressed stamped envelope for return of your document.

A: Unfortunately, due to time constraints we do not review documents until they are submitted for recording.

A: Our office does not require coversheets.

A: All documents submitted for recording must be originals.

             We do not accept documents by e-mail.

A: Information regarding obtaining a copy of documents that have been recorded can be found at: https://www.fauquiercounty.gov/government/departments-a-g/circuit-court-clerk/records-room

A: For any additional questions please contact us at: recording@fauquiercounty.gov.