Oregon · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Union County, OR
Union County (population 25,900) records real-property documents through the Union County Clerk and Recorder's Office. 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.
Union County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Union County Clerk and Recorder's Office
- Mailing address
- Union County Clerk, 1001 Fourth Street, Suite D, La Grande, OR 97850
- Phone
- 541-963-1006
- Checks payable to
- Union County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Union County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $90
- Additional pages
- $5/page
- Other fees
- Non-standard fee $20 in addition to other fees for non-compliant instruments; certified copy $3.75; location fee $3.75
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Union County Clerk and Recorder's Office before you mail a check.
What Union County requires
- Page formatting
- 10-point minimum font per statewide standard
- Submission & return
- Mail, over-the-counter, or via title company/attorney for e-recording (B2B process)
Can you e-record in Union County?
Yes. Union 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 Union County, Oregon
- Prepare the document so it meets Union 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 Union County Clerk and Recorder's Office.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Union County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Union County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Union County property are searchable at Union County Property Search Online (Assessor/Tax Collector). 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.