Washington · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Stevens County, WA
Stevens County (population 46,445) records real-property documents through the Stevens 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.
Stevens County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Stevens County Auditor - Recording Division
- Mailing address
- Stevens County Auditor, 215 S. Oak Street, Room 106, Colville, WA 99114
- Phone
- 509-684-7512 (toll free 866-513-2741)
- Checks payable to
- Stevens County Auditor
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Stevens County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $203.50 standard deed / $204.50 Deed of Trust (per RCW 36.18.010; WA counties standardized state surcharge fees, exact current schedule should be verified on county fee sheet)
- Additional pages
- $1.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- Non-standard document surcharge (RCW 65.04) may apply
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Stevens County Auditor - Recording Division before you mail a check.
What Stevens County requires
- Page formatting
- First page: 3" top margin, 1" side/bottom margins; return name/address in top-left margin; document title, grantor/grantee names on first page (statewide WA formatting standard)
- Cover sheet
- Not required but recommended; document must have 3-inch top margin on first page (for auditor's recording stamp/return address), 1-inch side/bottom margins per RCW 65.04.045
- Submission & return
- Mail to submitter's return address after recording
- Hours & turnaround
- Typically several business days for mail-in
Can you e-record in Stevens County?
Stevens 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 Stevens County, Washington
- Prepare the document so it meets Stevens 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 Stevens County Auditor - Recording Division.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Stevens County Auditor.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Stevens County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Stevens County property are searchable at Stevens County Assessor - Property Search (TrueAutomation). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
How Jurably helps in Stevens 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 Stevens 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 Stevens County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.