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Recording a Deed or Document in Deschutes County, OR
Deschutes County (population 213,072) records real-property documents through the Deschutes County Clerk – Recording. 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.
Deschutes County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Deschutes County Clerk – Recording
- Mailing address
- Deschutes County Clerk's Office, Deschutes Services Building, 1300 NW Wall St., Bend, OR 97703
- Phone
- (541) 388-6549
- Checks payable to
- Deschutes County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm
Deschutes County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $102.00 for deeds/mortgages first page (increased from $97 effective July 1, 2026)
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- Additional $5 per additional transaction referenced in a single document; Non-Standard Document fee $20 if first page lacks required info; separate schedules for liens ($77 first page), satisfactions ($5 first page), mining claims ($16 first page), certified copies ($16 first page)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Deschutes County Clerk – Recording before you mail a check.
What Deschutes County requires
- Page formatting
- Must be legible; see First Page Requirements page
- Cover sheet
- Not explicitly required if first page contains statutory info; office will reject illegible/non-conforming documents
- Submission & return
- Non-compliant documents returned to sender with explanation of deficiency; free online copies available at recordings.deschutes.org; in-office copies $4 first page/$0.25 additional
- Hours & turnaround
- ERecording is same-day/near-real-time
Can you e-record in Deschutes County?
Yes. Deschutes County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Deschutes County, Oregon
- Prepare the document so it meets Deschutes 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, ePN, Indecomm, or by mail to Deschutes County Clerk – Recording.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Deschutes County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Deschutes County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Deschutes County property are searchable at Deschutes County Assessor's Office – DIAL (Deschutes Interactive Access Library). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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