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How to get a copy of a deed in Oregon

Who holds it: County clerk of the county where the property is located (in Multnomah County the clerk's recording function is the Recording office within the Division of Assessment, Recording and Taxation).1

Last checked against official sources on .

On this page
  1. Fees
  2. Related records in Oregon
  3. How Oregon handles it
  4. Deeds in Oregon counties with a full guide
  5. Official warnings
  6. Official copies vs look-alike sites
  7. Sources

Copy fee

Statutory maximum for copies of county clerk records: not more than $3.75 to locate a record plus 25 cents per page (including electronically delivered images).1

How to search

Search the index of the county clerk/recorder where the land lies (online index where the county provides one, public terminals at the clerk's office, or a written copy request). Example Multnomah: MultcoRecords.com (Digital Research Room, Helion Software, linked from multco.us) searches recorded documents since February 2002 by name, date and document type; index viewing is free and copies are bought through the shopping cart; pre-2002 documents via the Public Research Room or the Combined Copy Request Form.2

Free search

Fees

Certified copy fee
$3.75 for each official certificate (added to the copy charges).1
Recording fee
Base county clerk recording fee $5 per page (minimum $5), plus statewide additional fees of $1, $10 and $60 per instrument under ORS 205.323; counties may add other fees.1
Liens: liens at the county
County clerk records liens and other interests affecting real property (ORS 205.130). Example: Multnomah County's Recorder's Office records liens; ORS 205.127 makes the County Clerk Lien Record the place to record CERCLA liens.3
Maps: state GIS portal
ORMAP (ormap.net), the statewide tax-lot map site, is linked from the Oregon Department of Revenue Property Tax page.4

How Oregon handles it

  • County clerk (not a recorder/register of deeds) records deeds, issues marriage licenses and keeps the voter roll; the clerk is separate from the state-run circuit court1
  • Multnomah County: clerk functions (recording, marriage licenses) sit in the Division of Assessment, Recording and Taxation (DART)5
  • Assumed business names are registered statewide with the Secretary of State, not county clerks6

Deeds in Oregon counties with a full guide

The local office, its official online search and its own fee, for each county with a full guide. Local fees can differ from the statewide figures above.

CountyOfficeSearch onlineFee
Benton CountyBenton County Records & Elections Department - Records & Licenses Division8Search7Fee charged$0.25 per page; records/data search $3.75 per search; in-depth search $40.00 per hour; transmission (email/mail/fax) $3.009
Clackamas CountyCounty Clerk, Recording Division10Search10Search $3.75 plus $0.25 for first page copy = $4; each additional page $0.2511
Deschutes CountyDeschutes County Clerk's Office - Recording13Search12$0.25 per page plus $3.75 location (search) fee; example: one-page regular copy $4; online orders +$2.0014
Douglas CountyDouglas County Clerk, Recording Division16Search15$0.25 per page in office (public terminals or with a reference number); $4.00 first page plus $0.25 each additional page when research or microfilm is needed; $7.00 service fee by mail or email16
Jackson CountyJackson County Clerk / Recording Office18Search17$4.00 first page, $0.25 each additional page, per document19
Josephine CountyCounty Clerk's Office21Search20Fee chargedState maximum: not more than $3.75 to locate a record plus 25 cents per page22
Lane CountyCounty Clerk: Deeds & Records23Search23Fee chargedRegular copies $0.25/page; search fee $3.75 per search plus $0.25 per copy needed; research fee $44/hour24
Linn CountyLinn County Clerk - Property Recording Department25—First page $4.00, each additional page $0.25; microfilm access fee $5.00-$12.00 by time plus copy charge25
Marion CountyMarion County Clerk – Licensing and Recording27Search26$0.25 per page photocopies28
Multnomah CountyMultnomah County Recorder30Search29Emailed copies: $3.75 per document / set of mylars; staff made copies: $3.75 location fee31
Polk CountyPolk County Clerk - Recording33Search32$4.00 first page, $.25 after (copy fee increase announced on Recording Fees page)34
Umatilla CountyUmatilla County Records36Search3525 cents per page for 8.5 x 11 and 8.5 x 14; 50 cents per page for 11 x 17; emailed copies 25 cents per page with $1.00 minimum35
Washington CountyWashington County Recording Office37—Staff-made copies $4.00 first page + $.25 each additional page; self-made in lobby $.50/page38
Yamhill CountyYamhill County Clerk, Records & Elections40Search39Staff-made copies $4.00 for the first page and $.25 each additional page; self-made copies in the lobby $.25 per page41

For any other county, see the county list on the Oregon guide.

Official warnings

  • Deed fraud (forged deeds) and free recording-alert service (Multnomah County Division of Assessment, Recording and Taxation)42

Official copies vs look-alike sites

A certified copy comes only from the office that holds the record; reports and "research copies" sold by commercial sites are not issued by any Oregon office. How to tell an official record source from a paid look-alike.

Rules in other states: deeds and land records in every state. Everything else in Oregon: Oregon public records guide.

Sources

Every fact above links to the official page it comes from. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.

  1. ORS Chapter 205 County ClerksOregon State Legislaturechecked November 4, 2026
  2. Recorded Documents WebsiteMultnomah Countychecked November 4, 2026
  3. Recording DocumentsMultnomah Countychecked November 4, 2026
  4. Property TaxOregon Department of Revenuechecked November 4, 2026
  5. Get a Marriage LicenseMultnomah Countychecked November 4, 2026
  6. ORS Chapter 648 Assumed Business NamesOregon State Legislaturechecked November 4, 2026
  7. Property RecordsBenton County Records & Electionschecked November 7, 2026
  8. Benton County Records and Elections (home)Benton County Records & Electionschecked November 7, 2026
  9. Records & Elections Copy Requests & FeesBenton County Records & Electionschecked November 7, 2026
  10. Recording | Clackamas CountyClackamas County, Oregonchecked November 4, 2026
  11. Recording Schedule of Fees | Clackamas CountyClackamas County, Oregonchecked November 4, 2026
  12. Records ResearchDeschutes County Clerk's Officechecked November 4, 2026
  13. Clerk's OfficeDeschutes County Clerk's Officechecked November 4, 2026
  14. Ordering CopiesDeschutes County Clerk's Officechecked November 4, 2026
  15. Recording InquiryDouglas County, Oregonchecked November 7, 2026
  16. RecordingDouglas County, Oregonchecked November 7, 2026
  17. Digital Research RoomJackson Countychecked November 4, 2026
  18. RecordingJackson Countychecked November 4, 2026
  19. Recorded Document Research and CopiesJackson Countychecked November 4, 2026
  20. Digital ResearchJosephine Countychecked November 7, 2026
  21. Josephine County homepageJosephine Countychecked November 7, 2026
  22. ORS Chapter 205 County ClerksOregon State Legislaturechecked November 7, 2026
  23. Real Property RecordingLane County, Oregonchecked November 4, 2026
  24. Recording FeesLane County, Oregonchecked November 4, 2026
  25. RecordingLinn County Clerkchecked November 4, 2026
  26. Records Center and ArchivesMarion Countyarchived copychecked November 4, 2026
  27. Licensing and RecordingMarion Countyarchived copychecked November 4, 2026
  28. Recording FeesMarion Countyarchived copychecked November 4, 2026
  29. Recorded Documents WebsiteMultnomah Countychecked November 4, 2026
  30. Recording DocumentsMultnomah Countychecked November 4, 2026
  31. Recording FeesMultnomah Countychecked November 4, 2026
  32. Search ToolsPolk County, Oregonchecked November 7, 2026
  33. DepartmentsPolk County, Oregonchecked November 7, 2026
  34. Recording FeesPolk County, Oregonchecked November 7, 2026
  35. Recording a DocumentUmatilla County, Oregonchecked November 7, 2026
  36. Records (Land Records Office)Umatilla County, Oregonchecked November 7, 2026
  37. RecordingWashington County, Oregonchecked November 4, 2026
  38. Copies of DocumentsWashington County, Oregonchecked November 4, 2026
  39. Clerk, Records & ElectionsYamhill County Clerkchecked November 4, 2026
  40. Yamhill County homeYamhill County, Oregonchecked November 4, 2026
  41. RecordingYamhill County Clerkchecked November 4, 2026
  42. Multnomah County and Deed FraudMultnomah Countychecked November 4, 2026