Pat has shared with us the Public Law as it relates to what a Courthouse etc can charge. You might want to run this off and take it the next courthouse trip although the actual amount is not stated. Please also keep in mind something Jack told me. He was in Hyde County and they tried to charge him 50 cents a copy and he showed them the law and they backed down to 10 cents. They also told him these fees was the only way they had of making a little money to pay for necessary overhead. Hyde is not exactly a teeming county and I understand what they were saying. Some of the courthouse staff members are real helpful and others have a bad attitude. Some of the nicest and most helpful staff members are in these little poor counties. Jones is a poor county and extremely helpful but personally I think $1.75 for two pages a bit much. Many thanks, Pat, for the information. Martha Martha, Here is the link for the North Carolina Public Records Law. It states the cost in the very first section http://www.ncpress.com/publicrecordslaw.html Pat Armor