Oregon · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Douglas County, OR
Douglas County (population 111,951) records real-property documents through the Douglas 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.
Douglas County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Douglas County Clerk – Recording
- Mailing address
- Douglas County Clerk, Recording Division, 1036 SE Douglas Ave, Room 124 / PO Box 10, Roseburg, OR 97470
- Phone
- (541) 440-4320 / (541) 957-4634
- Checks payable to
- Douglas County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN
Douglas County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $91.00 (covers Recording Certificate + first page of document)
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per additional page after the first two pages
- Other fees
- Non-Standard Document fee $20 if required info missing from first page
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Douglas County Clerk – Recording before you mail a check.
What Douglas County requires
- Submission & return
- Returned by mail or picked up at counter per submitter's Return To instructions on first page
Can you e-record in Douglas County?
Yes. Douglas County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Douglas County, Oregon
- Prepare the document so it meets Douglas 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, or by mail to Douglas County Clerk – Recording.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Douglas County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Douglas County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Douglas County property are searchable at Douglas County Assessor. 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.