A certified copy of your deed or copies of other land documents may be obtained from the Registry of Deeds Customer Service Center at 649 High Street in Dedham, Monday through Friday, 8:30AM to 4:30PM. The cost for a copy of a document is $1.00 per page.
If you cannot come to the Registry, you can send a request by mail to:
Norfolk County Registry of Deeds
Copy of Document Request
649 High Street
Dedham, MA 02026.
The cost by mail is $2.00 for the first page, $1.00 for each additional page, per document. Please state in your request if you want your deed or land documents certified.
You may also obtain a copy of your deed at no cost directly from our Records Database BUT the words “Not An Official Copy” will appear as an overlay across the top of the document. In order to view and print your deed or other land documents you must click on the openface book icon, the Document Image List page will appear, click on View the image All Pg or just click on the page within the document that you want to print. A PDF of the whole document or the single page you requested will open, which can then be printed for free.
Further assistance is available by calling our Customer Service Center at 781-461-6101
The Registry of Deeds is closed today, Thursday, November 27th in observance of Thanksgiving. The Registry will be open on Friday, November 28th.
The Registry of Deeds will be closed in observance of Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 27th. The Registry will be open on Friday, November 28th.
Click here to read an article about the closing of the Registry of Deeds Disaster Recovery Office in Dedham, published in December 2024 by The Quincy Sun. Click here to read an article about the lack of an occupancy permit to use the relocated Disaster Recovery Office published in October 2025 by The Dedham Times.
Click here to see: An IT Rebuttal that Aired on Quincy Access Television. Click this link to view: An Extended Registry IT Technology Rebuttal to County Commissioners-December 8, 2021
Click here to watch a five-minute video of the Plymouth County and Norfolk County Registers of Deeds testifying on HB3971. Or click here for Written Testimony and Reasons to Support HB3971 (An Act directing a study on the feasibility of placing registries of deeds for county government that have not been abolished under the oversight of the secretary of the commonwealth).
The Norfolk County Registry of Deeds is closed today, Thursday, January 1, 2025, in observance of New Year's Day. Happy New Year's Everyone!
The Norfolk County Registry of Deeds will be closed Thursday, January 1, 2026, in observance of New Year's Day.
The Norfolk County Registry of Deeds is closed, Today, December 25, 2025, in observance of the Christmas holiday.
Out of an abundance of caution for the wellbeing of Registry Staff and Patrons, the Norfolk County Registry of Deeds is closed today, Monday, January 26, 2026, due to a severe winter storm.