Washington · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Franklin County, WA
Franklin County (population 96,749) records real-property documents through the Franklin County Auditor - 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.
Franklin County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Franklin County Auditor - Recording Department
- Mailing address
- Franklin County Auditor, 1016 N 4th Ave (PO Box 1451), Pasco, WA 99301
- Phone
- (509) 545-3502, ext. 4
- Recording hours
- Mon–Fri 8:30–5:00
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Franklin County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $303.50 for the first page; deed of trust $304.50
- Additional pages
- $1.00 per page
- Other fees
- Each additional document title $303.50; non-standard format $50.00; certified copy $3.00 first page, $1.00 each additional; copies $1.00 per page
- Transfer tax on deeds
- State REET 1.1% up to $525,000, 1.28% to $1,525,000, 2.75% to $3,025,000 and 3.0% above, plus local REET of 0.25%–0.50% (Pasco 0.50%); paid to the Franklin County Treasurer
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Franklin County Auditor - Recording Department before you mail a check.
What Franklin County requires
- Page formatting
- Max 8.5 x 14 in.; page 1 needs a 3-inch top margin and 1-inch side and bottom margins; other pages 1-inch margins; 8-point type or larger; imageable ink; nothing taped, stapled or glued to pages
- Cover sheet
- Required only if page 1 lacks the 3-inch top margin or indexing data; use the county Recording Cover Sheet and add $1.00
- Submission & return
- Mailed to the return address in the upper left corner of page 1
Checked against official Franklin County and Washington sources on October 6, 2026: franklincountywa.gov, dor.wa.gov. Part of Jurably’s open recording-fee dataset.
Can you e-record in Franklin County?
Franklin County records documents submitted by mail or in person. Jurably notarizes your document, mails it by certified mail, and tracks it to a recorded instrument number.
How to record a document in Franklin County, Washington
- Prepare the document so it meets Franklin 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 by mail to Franklin County Auditor - Recording Department.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Franklin County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Franklin County property are searchable at Franklin County Assessor (TaxSifter property/parcel search). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
How Jurably helps in Franklin 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 Franklin 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 (by certified mail) and return the recorded instrument. It’s a self-help filing service, not legal advice.
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Under contract in Franklin County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.