Washington · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Clark County, WA
Clark County (population 503,311) records real-property documents through the Clark County Auditor's Office - Recording Department. 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.
Clark County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Clark County Auditor's Office - Recording Department
- Mailing address
- Clark County Auditor's Office, Attn: Recording Department, PO Box 5000, Vancouver, WA 98666 (physical: 1300 Franklin St, 2nd Floor, Vancouver, WA 98660)
- Phone
- 564-397-2208
- Checks payable to
- Clark County Auditor's Office
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, Indecomm
Clark County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $303.50 standard document; $304.50 Deed of Trust (statewide schedule eff. 7/27/2025, per RCW 36.18)
- Additional pages
- $1.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- Nonstandard document surcharge for missing 3-inch margin/cover sheet (per Document Standardization Guide)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Clark County Auditor's Office - Recording Department before you mail a check.
What Clark County requires
- Page formatting
- Must conform to state law on margins, page size, font size, color, legibility, and attachments (see Document Standardization Guide)
- Cover sheet
- Mandatory cover sheet if first page lacks required index fields or 3-inch top margin
- Submission & return
- Self-addressed stamped envelope required for mail submissions; original returned by mail after recording
Can you e-record in Clark County?
Yes. Clark County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, Indecomm, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Clark County, Washington
- Prepare the document so it meets Clark 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, Indecomm, or by mail to Clark County Auditor's Office - Recording Department.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Clark County Auditor's Office.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Clark County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Clark County property are searchable at Clark County Assessor - Property Information Center. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
How Jurably helps in Clark County
Jurably isn’t a deed-filing desk. It’s how real-estate investors get the important paperwork done. If you’re under contract on a Clark County property, we file a memorandum of contract to put your equitable interest on the public record, where every title search will find it. The online notary session is included: you sign it alone, and the seller is notified by certified mail. Then we record it (electronically through the county’s approved network) and return the recorded instrument. It’s a self-help filing service, not legal advice.
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Under contract in Clark County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.