Register of Deeds/Passports

  The Honorable Betsy S. Harnage  
Cleveland County Register of Deeds
P.O. Box 1210, Shelby, NC 28151-1210
311 E. Marion St. Rm 151, Shelby, NC 28150
O: (704) 484-4834, F: (704) 484-4909


The Honorable Betsy S. Harnage is the Cleveland County Register of Deeds, a position to which she was elected in 2016. Harnage earned a B.S. degree in 1983 from the University of South Florida. She married her husband, Tony Harnage, in 1986 and they have two children. Harnage moved to Shelby in 1987 with her husband to purchase Badcock Home Furniture & More.

Harnage is actively involved in the community.  She is a founding board member of Pinnacle Classical Academy.  Harnage currently serves as Treasurer for NC Register of Deeds District II, is Vice Chair of the Certification Committee as well as serving on the NCARD Education Committee. Harnage is a board member with The Cleveland County Commission for Women and current on the Advisory Board for Foothills Public Shooting Complex of Cleveland County.

Harnage has previously served on the Pinnacle Classical Academy board of advisors, she is a past Chair of PCA Education Foundation, a girl scout leader, Civitan Board Member (Sergeant at Arms)  and a YMCA and Shelby City Park baseball coach.  Harnage is proud to call Cleveland County home.

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Register of Deeds Services

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Vital Records

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• Certified copies: Birth, Death and Marriage Certificates
• Funeral Homes' requests
• DD214
• Marriage Licenses (by appointment only)
• Thank-A-Vet

Email Here or call 704-484-4834 for more information regarding vital records.

Land Records Recordings 

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• Assumed Business Names (for link to forms click here) for Power Point on Filing ABN's CLICK HERE
  • It is the responsibility of the document submitter and NOT the Cleveland County Register of Deeds to ensure that all information (including the Secretary of State Identification Number) is correct on any assumed name filings at the time of submission.  Any errors in the information presented by the submitter may result in additional fees and charges to correct information with the Secretary of State.
  • **NEW** FILE YOUR ASSUMED BUSINESS NAME ELECTRONICALLY
    ABN's can now be electronically filed through our Get Certificate Now vendor Courthouse Computer Systems.  This feature does not replace eRecording for eRecording submitters.  This is a way for the general public to electronically submit Assumed Business Name Certificates from their bank or the convenience of their home or business.   Withdrawals or Amendments must be filed in person, through the mail or through an eRecording account.  The Vendor charges a $15.00 convenience fee to electronically file and it costs $26.00 to record an Assumed Business Name Certificate.  The total charge would be  $41.00 to file through Get Certificate Now.  If you would like to file your assumed business through Courthouse Computer Systems portal please go to 

    Cleveland.filemybusinessname.com

• Deeds
• Deeds of Trust
• Easements
• Notary Public Oaths  (by appointment)
• Plats
• Power of Attorney
• Satisfactions
• Many more types of documents are recorded in our office.  Wills are recorded at the Clerk of Court.

Email Here or call 704-484-4834 for more information regarding land records.

We e-record through Simplifile, CSC & ePN. 

In 2019 we began accepting Plats by E-recording, please call for more information on how to obtain review officer signatures and administrator signatures  for the e-recording process.

If you are sending your recordings overnight and a pre-paid envelope is provided, the recording will be returned in it. 
If you  send it via FedEx there is no additional charge for scheduling a pickup.

The physical address for overnight request is:

• Register of Deeds, 311 E Marion St,  Rm 151, Shelby, NC 28150

** Information regarding redaction of personal information from Land Record Recordings Click Here

Passports

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• Accept Applications
• Photos

 Email passports@clevelandcounty.com or call 704-484-4780 for more information regarding passports.