Washington · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Grant County, WA
Grant County (population 99,123) records real-property documents through the Grant 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.
Grant County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Grant County Auditor - Recording Department
- Mailing address
- Grant County Auditor, 35 C St NW (Courthouse Annex, PO Box 37), Ephrata, WA 98823
- Phone
- (509) 754-2011 ext. 2705/2732/2736
- Checks payable to
- Grant County Auditor
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Grant County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $303.50 (standard, 1st page); $304.50 Deed of Trust 1st page
- Additional pages
- $1.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- Non-standard document $50 surcharge; certain liens $18 first page; certified copy $3, regular copy $1, map copy $5
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Grant County Auditor - Recording Department before you mail a check.
What Grant County requires
- Page formatting
- 8.5x14in max paper, min 8-pt font, 3in top margin/1in other margins per RCW 65.04.045; original documents only
- Submission & return
- Return address required in top-left margin of page 1
- Hours & turnaround
- Office notes in-person, mail, or eRecording partner submission accepted, M-F 8am-5pm
Can you e-record in Grant County?
Yes. Grant 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 Grant County, Washington
- Prepare the document so it meets Grant 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 Grant County Auditor - Recording Department.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Grant County Auditor.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Grant County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Grant County property are searchable at Grant County Assessor (Property 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 Grant 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 Grant 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 Grant County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.