| All documents pertaining to Land Evidence, which are required by state statute to be
recorded, are filed in this department.
ALL DOCUMENTS
MUST BE ON RECORD BY 3:45 pm
*Please note: no maps will be
recorded after 3:00 pm
COMPUTER INDEX:
cannot print from the computer
HISTORY in computer -begins 1941
CURRENT - varies but ALWAYS the current month
**The computer is shut down at 3:30 pm daily**
HARD COPY: GRANTOR & GRANTEE INDEXED from 1600 to present _______________________________________________________________
TAX STAMPS
7/1/2002
$4.00
7/1/2002 Mobile Homes - $2.80
7/1/1980 - 6/30/2002 $2.80
7/1/1978 - 6/30/1989 $2.20
UP TO 6/30/78 $1.10
EFFECTIVE 4/1/2007 - all
deeds must have the sale price on the document or language to the effect that it
is not a sale.
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Old recordings check both Grantee & Grantor books
Exceptions:
UCC - in computer from January 1983
UCC before 1983 are indexed
RI Inheritance Tax Liens from 5/15/1986 - 1/91 in grantee..
Before that they are in the gray book which goes to 1990..
Release of RI Inheritance tax from 1991 - present in grantor..
Up to 1988 all D/mtg, A/mtg, Tax Liens, Liens in grantee....
Discharges/Assignments/Tax Liens etc: NO cross-index beginning January 1988 (before
1988 check Grantee for property owners)_______________________________________________________________
MAPS:
Recorded Maps & Condo Maps are either in Plat Books or Hanging Files...
Indexed either by Recorded Plat Number or Plat Name...
State Highway maps are in hanging files...
Highway petitions & abandonments on file...
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MILITARY DISCHARGES:
Filed and in book form...
NOT A PUBLIC RECORD
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MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION:
First Town Hall 1807
Division of NK & SK - 1723 - (Book 1 Page 58)
"Shift Marriage" (Book 1 Page 79)
Slaves (Book 1 Page 202 & 205)
Probate 10/158 or so bottom - slaves in inventory
Fires: 12/16/1870 (TC BK 36/277) & 12/11/1920 (TC BK 46/498)
Original deed from Indians 1686-1709 (Book 1 Page 20/21)
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RECORDING FEES
Recording
Fees
ADD *$4.00 RIHRT
RIGL 34-13-7
Assignment of
Mortgage 45.00*
Bill of
Sale 45.00*
Business
certificate 45.00*
Deed of executor, administrator, trustees,
conservator 80.00*
receiver or commissioner
Discharge of attachment or
execution 45.00*
Discharge of federal tax
lien 7.25*
Discharge of
mortgage 45.00*
Easement 80.00*
Foreclosure deed under power of sale with
affidavit 80.00*
Federal tax
lien 7.25*
General
assignment 45.00*
Lease
60.00*
Lis pendens 80.00*
Maps, plats, surveys, drawings (not
attached to or a 45.00*
part of another recordable instrument)
Mortgage 60.00*
Partial release of
mortgage 45.00*
Power of
attorney 45.00*
Quitclaim
deed 80.00*
Warranty
deed 80.00*
Any other instrument not otherwise
expressly provided 45.00*
Additional pages per instrument per
page
1.00
Account under mechanics lien
law 10.00
RIGL 34-13-8
Mechanic’s
lien 10.00
Writ of attachment or execution affecting
title to RE 10.00
Writ of attachment or lien affecting title
to Mobile 2.00
Home
Tax certificate RIGL
44-7-11 8.00
Notice of Lien or
Release of RI Employment & Training (28-40-14) $4.00
Uniform Commercial Code RIGL 6A-9-525
All documents (1 or 2
pages) 16.00
(3 or more
pages) 32.00
Certification of instruments RIGL
34-13-9
3.00
Copies of instruments: photostatic per
page
1.50
*RI Historical Records Trust RIGL
42-8.1-20
4.00
Copies of recorded
maps $2.00/per map
IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND ALL LAND EVIDENCE RECORDS ARE RECORDED IN THE
CITY/TOWN WHERE THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED (NO WASHINGTON COUNTY RECORDER)
CANNOT SEARCH ON-LINE FOR NORTH KINGSTOWN RECORDS
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