Rockingham County| Recording Requirements

Rockingham County, NH

Cathy Ann Stacey, Register
Becky Burns, Deputy Register

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                                                                                               Kingston, NH 03848                                          10 Route 125                                                                                                 
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Recording Requirements

DOCUMENTS MUST CONFORM TO THE FOLLOWING:

A.    ORIGINAL
document on material with markings and of a size to insure suitable permanent recording thereof.
(NH RSA 478:4 Recording requirement.
Also see RSA 477 for additional form of records requirements.)

B.     1. The latest mailing address of the grantees named in the deed or instrument.
         2. The names of all municipalities in which the property is located in the first descriptive sentence.
         3. The names of each person signing the deed or instrument as party to the transaction, printed or typed under the signature.
(Blue ink is preferred for the signature in Rockingham County.)
(NH RSA 478:4a Form of Recording)
This statute does not allow the recording of deeds and instruments if the above information is not included within the deed or instrument.

C.    Transfer tax applied to all deeds of conveyance unless exemption is stated on deed.

D.     Name of Justice printed under signature (eff. 1/2000)

PLANS MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING:

Plans must be on Mylar if drawn after April 18, 1977 and must meet statutory requirements.

Plans must conform to the plat standards as of January 1, 2005

All plans must be drawn on one of the following standard sizes:
        8 ½ x 11″
        11 x 17″
        17 x 22″
        22 x 34″
All plats shall have a minimum of ½ inch margin on all sides

Upper left hand corner
will be for the exclusive use of the Registry of Deeds for recording data. (4″ x 2″ block works best)

Plans must be signed and sealed by a licensed land surveyor and have original signatures in permanent black ink.

Original signatures and proper approvals as required.

Title block shall be located in the lower right hand corner and should include :
        a.     Owner of record
        b.    Title of plat or development
        c.    Plat and Revision dates
        d.     Name of the town in which property is located

No shading or colors allowed.