Oregon · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Benton County, OR
Benton County (population 97,728) records real-property documents through the Benton County Clerk / Records & Elections. Below is what it costs and how to submit. Filing a memorandum of contract? We record it with the county for $199, notary included — no trip to the courthouse.
Benton County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Benton County Clerk / Records & Elections
- Mailing address
- Benton County Records & Elections, P.O. Box 888, Corvallis, OR 97339 (physical: 4500 SW Research Way, 2nd Floor, Suite 200, Corvallis, OR 97333)
- Phone
- 541-766-6756
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Benton County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $128.00
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per page
- Other fees
- Includes Oregon Housing Alliance tax and other statutory riders bundled into first-page fee per statewide OR fee structure; itemization not broken out on official page
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Benton County Clerk / Records & Elections before you mail a check.
What Benton County requires
- Submission & return
- Mail return to party named on document; include return name/address
- Hours & turnaround
- Documents held up to 10 business days for quality assurance review before finalized
Can you e-record in Benton County?
Yes. Benton County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Benton County, Oregon
- Prepare the document so it meets Benton County's formatting rules (above): legal description, grantee address, signature block, and the blank space the recorder reserves for its stamp.
- Notarize it if the instrument requires acknowledgment. Most deeds and affidavits do.
- Submit electronically through Simplifile, CSC, or by mail to Benton County Clerk / Records & Elections.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Benton County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Benton County property are searchable at Benton County Assessment (Property Account Search). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
Filing with Jurably in Oregon
Oregon isn't available quite yet — it's coming soon. See the states we file in.