Oregon · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Marion County, OR
Marion County (population 355,777) records real-property documents through the Marion County Clerk's Office, Licensing & Recording Division. 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.
Marion County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Marion County Clerk's Office, Licensing & Recording Division
- Mailing address
- Marion County Clerk, PO Box 14500, Salem, OR 97309 (physical: 555 Court St NE, Suite 2130, Salem, OR 97301)
- Phone
- 503-588-5225
- Website
- co.marion.or.us/CO/records
- Checks payable to
- Marion County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Marion County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $86
- Additional pages
- $5/page
- Other fees
- Liens $76 first page; multi-transaction instruments $5/additional transaction; non-standard/cover-sheet-required documents +$20; cover sheet (if first-page requirements not met) $5
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Marion County Clerk's Office, Licensing & Recording Division before you mail a check.
What Marion County requires
- Submission & return
- Mail or over-the-counter
- Hours & turnaround
- E-recorded documents typically same/next business day
Can you e-record in Marion County?
Yes. Marion County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Marion County, Oregon
- Prepare the document so it meets Marion 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, or by mail to Marion County Clerk's Office, Licensing & Recording Division.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Marion County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Marion County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Marion County property are searchable at Marion County Assessor's Property Records. 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.