Recording a Document

How to record a document

• Provide a legible original document.
• The first page must have a 3-inch x 3-inch space in the top right-hand corner for recording information. If there's not enough space you will be charged an extra page fee of $5.00.
• You can bring your document to our office or mail it with the appropriate fee included. Please contact us to verify the amount.

Fees

• A typical recording fee is $81.00 for the first page and $5.00 for each additional page. Special cases may have different fees.
• All recording fees are required to be paid at the time of recording.

Payment

• We accept cash, checks, money order, debit & most credit cards.
• Debit & credit cards will be processed with an additional fee of 2.45% (minimum $1.50).

Electronic signatures

Per ORS 93.804, as of January 1, 2020 the Washington County Recording office will accept electronic signatures & notaries on documents submitted for recording. By submitting documents with electronic signatures for recording, you are certifying that the document contains the original signatures.