Washington · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Douglas County, WA
Douglas County (population 42,938) records real-property documents through the Douglas County Auditor - 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.
Douglas County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Douglas County Auditor - Recording Division
- Mailing address
- Douglas County Auditor, Attn: Recording, PO Box 456, 213 S Rainier St, Waterville, WA 98858-0456
- Phone
- (509) 745-8527
- Checks payable to
- Douglas County Auditor
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Douglas County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $303.50 (standard document, 1st page); $304.50 for Deed of Trust 1st page
- Additional pages
- $1.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- Non-standard document surcharge $50.00; multiple-transaction documents $303.50 per additional transaction title plus $1.00/page; certain liens/assignments $15-$18 first page
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Douglas County Auditor - Recording Division before you mail a check.
What Douglas County requires
- Page formatting
- RCW 65.04.045/047 standard: 8.5x14 in max paper, black ink, min 8-pt font, 3-inch top margin page 1 (return address upper-left), 1-inch margins other sides/pages; no photocopies, staples/tape discouraged
- Cover sheet
- Required only if first page lacks mandated indexing info (title, grantor/grantee, legal description, parcel no., 3-inch top margin) - adds $1 page fee
- Submission & return
- Recorded original returned by mail to name/address in top-left margin of page 1
- Hours & turnaround
- Walk-in/mail: typically next business day to a few days; eRecording via Simplifile received by 3:30pm records same day
Can you e-record in Douglas County?
Yes. Douglas 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 Douglas County, Washington
- Prepare the document so it meets Douglas 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 Douglas County Auditor - Recording Division.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Douglas County Auditor.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Douglas County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Douglas County property are searchable at Douglas County Assessor. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
How Jurably helps in Douglas 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 Douglas 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 Douglas County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.