Real Estate & Passport Services

Fraud Guard Registration - To sign-up for email notifications when documents are recorded in your name and help avoid being a victim of property fraud click here: Self-Service (dconc.gov)

Passports - Applications are currently being accepted at this location on Wednesdays by appointment only.

All appointments should be scheduled here Passport Appointment Calendar

If there are no times displayed, there are no available appointments. Please try again later or select a different passport agency Passport Agency Locator

 

Vital Record Services 

Birth/Marriage/Death Certificates: Can be obtained via online request or by mail. To submit a request online click "Online Vital Records Request". Certified copies are $10.00 per copy; payable by cash, money order, debit or credit card. You will need to provide a photocopy of your ID and proof of relationship (if applicable). 

Marriage License:  To obtain a marriage license, please click "Apply On-Line for Marriage License" to complete application and schedule an appointment.

Notary Oaths:  Those who have successfully completed the notary class and received notification of appointment from the Secretary of State, should click "Booking an In-Person Appointment". This office does not notarize outside documents. 

Military Documents (DD-214): To obtain a copy of your DD-214, please click "Booking an In-person Appointment".

Out-of-County Birth/Death: Births or Deaths that occurred in the state of North Carolina, but in a county other than Durham, must be requested in person.  No online services are available for out-of-county births and deaths. Click "Booking an In-Person Appointment".                                      

Sharon A. Davis Register of Deeds 201 East Main Street Administration Bldg. II Durham, NC 27701 Phone: 919-560-0480 FAX: 919-560-0497 Hours: 8:30 AM-5:00 PM regdeeds@dconc.gov

Hours of Operation Real Estate 8:30-5:00 (Recording ends at 4:45 pm) Vital Records 8:30-5:00 (No Amendments processed after 4:00 pm)   (No Marriage Licenses issued after 3:30 pm)   (No Certified Copies of Vital Records: Births, Deaths, Marriages issued after 4:45 pm).

The mission of the Register of Deeds is to act as legal custodian of all land titles and all land transaction documents in Durham County. We will provide a level of service to the citizens, legal professionals, and other office users that is exemplary and state of the art for the industry. As legal custodian of land transactions and other miscellaneous documents, the Register of Deeds office files and records deeds, deeds of trust, uniform commercial codes (UCCs), corporations, assumed names, military records, and other legal papers; registers delayed birth records and issues marriage licenses; and administers the oath to notaries public. The Register of Deeds has the responsibility of indexing and cross indexing all documents filed.