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Recording a Deed or Document in Harney County, OR
Harney County (population 7,380) records real-property documents through the Harney County Clerk and Recorder. 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.
Harney County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Harney County Clerk and Recorder
- Mailing address
- Harney County Clerk, 450 North Buena Vista #14, Burns, OR 97720
- Phone
- (541) 573-6641
- Checks payable to
- Harney County Clerk (assumed; not explicitly published)
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Harney County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $81.00 (deed first page)
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- Non-Standard fee $20; copies $0.50/page; certified copy $3.75/document + $0.50/page
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Harney County Clerk and Recorder before you mail a check.
What Harney County requires
- Page formatting
- 20-lb opaque bond paper, 8.5x14 max / 8.5x11 min; min 8-point font; first page needs 2.5x3-inch blank space + 1.5-inch margins; English only; original signatures/notary stamps; no highlighting; seals must not cover text
- Submission & return
- Returned to the address specified in the 'Return To' block on the first page
Can you e-record in Harney County?
Yes. Harney 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 Harney County, Oregon
- Prepare the document so it meets Harney 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 Harney County Clerk and Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Harney County Clerk (assumed; not explicitly published).
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Harney County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Harney County property are searchable at Harney County Assessment (Property Web Query). 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.