Oregon · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Josephine County, OR
Josephine County (population 87,867) records real-property documents through the Josephine County Clerk & 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.
Josephine County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Josephine County Clerk & Recorder
- Mailing address
- Josephine County Clerk, P.O. Box 69, Grants Pass, OR 97528 (in-person: 500 NW 6th St, Room 170, Grants Pass, OR 97526)
- Phone
- 541-474-5240 (fax 541-474-5246)
- Checks payable to
- Josephine County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm
Josephine County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $91 first page
- Additional pages
- $5 per additional page
- Other fees
- $5 per additional title/transaction; non-standard document surcharge $20
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Josephine County Clerk & Recorder before you mail a check.
What Josephine County requires
- Page formatting
- Max paper size 8.5 x 14 in; minimum 10-point font; paper heavy enough to prevent show-through
- Cover sheet
- Blank space required in upper right corner of first page at least 3 inches wide x 2 inches tall for recording info; non-conforming docs incur $20 non-standard fee
- Submission & return
- Mail (include self-addressed stamped envelope to expedite return) or in-person pickup
- Hours & turnaround
- Same-day recording when submitted during office hours (8:30am-noon, 1-4pm M-F); eRecording typically faster
Can you e-record in Josephine County?
Yes. Josephine 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 Josephine County, Oregon
- Prepare the document so it meets Josephine 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 Josephine County Clerk & Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Josephine County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Josephine County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Josephine County property are searchable at Josephine County Assessor / Josephine County Public Access (JCPA) property search. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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