Use the Richmond portal to identify the actual instrument
An executor tracing a Richmond property’s title can use owner-name, book/page and sequence-number searches in the Richmond Land Records Portal. It states that some records include digitized record images available for purchase.
A result identifying an instrument is not the same as having its full terms. Ask an attorney whether the deed, a later release or another recorded document is needed to resolve the ownership question.
For records in the Richmond probate file, the portal lists $2.50 per page for printing or downloading an available digitized record image. If the probate attorney requires official copies, Richmond directs the requester to the Clerk’s Office at 203 Bridge Street. Confirm whether an institution or proceeding needs a certified or official copy before assuming a downloaded image is sufficient for that purpose.
Plan a Richmond records visit around the published office hours
The Clerk page lists 802-434-2221, extensions 2 or 3, and a Monday-through-Thursday office schedule; Friday is listed as closed. Its published duties include recording deeds, mortgages, liens and surveys, as well as filing vital records. Check current hours before traveling to obtain a document for a probate or trust deadline.
A hypothetical six-page download would total $15 at the portal’s stated rate. That is a document-access illustration, not an estimate of an attorney’s time, probate costs or a property transfer. Ask the lawyer which pages and record form are required so a limited records request can be made before the meeting.
Richmond’s search identifiers and official-copy route
Richmond’s official Land Records Portal supports searches by name, book and page, and sequence number. Give the attorney the identifier used for a result so the instrument can be retrieved again. A sequence-number match and the deed’s full text are different parts of the search; the portal says only some records include digitized images.
The Clerk’s office is in the Town Center Building at 203 Bridge Street. Richmond publishes 802-434-2221, extensions 2 or 3, and lists Friday as closed.
Its records page links Richmond’s residential lister-card search separately from the land portal. If an estate inquiry needs both an ownership document and assessment information, name both requests rather than assuming the deed download includes the card.
At the Richmond portal’s listed $2.50-per-page rate, a six-page document produces a $15 download charge. Confirm with the lawyer whether that downloaded image will serve the matter; the portal directs requests for official copies to the in-person Clerk’s Office. The document-access fee does not establish a legal fee or an amount due for probate administration.
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