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Umatilla County, Oregon public records

In Umatilla County, deeds are recorded by the Umatilla County Records; property values come from the Umatilla County Department of Assessment and Taxation; court files are kept by the Umatilla County Circuit Court.

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On this page
  1. Where to get each record
  2. Deeds and land records
  3. Property values, owners and tax bills
  4. Court records: which clerk keeps which case
  5. Marriage records
  6. Divorce records
  7. Birth certificates
  8. Death certificates
  9. Probate records and wills
  10. Business names (DBA)
  11. Voter records
  12. Historical records
  13. Good to know about Umatilla County records
  14. Office addresses, phones and hours
  15. Records that are not online: public records requests
  16. Questions people ask
  17. Official copies vs look-alike sites
  18. Sources

Where to get each record

RecordOfficeSearch onlineFee
Deeds and land recordsUmatilla County Records3Search deeds225 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 minimum2
Property values and ownersUmatilla County Department of Assessment and Taxation4Property search5—
Property tax billsUmatilla County Department of Assessment and Taxation6Tax bill search6—
Court casesUmatilla County Circuit Court7Umatilla County Circuit Court8Inspection free; paper copies $3 per request + 25 cents per page; certified copy $5 + 25 cents per page (Circuit Court Fee Schedule effective January 1, 2026)9
Marriage recordsCounty Records3Search marriage records10—
Divorce recordsUmatilla County Circuit Court7—OHA certificate: $25 search and first copy, $25 each additional (online VitalChek total $47.50; phone $49.20). Court copies: $3 per request + 25 cents/page; certified $5 + 25 cents/page.11
Birth certificatesUmatilla County Public Health: Vital Records and Statistics5—$25 computer-issued (short form) or $30 full-image (long form) birth certificate from OHA; $25 each additional; VitalChek online total $47.50 for first computer-issued copy (+$5 full image), phone $49.20; in-person $28.12
Death certificatesUmatilla County Public Health: Vital Records and Statistics5—$25 per certificate (short or long form); $25 each additional; VitalChek online $47.50 total for the first; phone $49.20; in person $28. Unknown date: $25 covers 5 years, +$1 per extra year.13
Probate and willsUmatilla County Circuit Court7—Certified copies of letters testamentary/administration: $5 + 25 cents per page if paper (circuit court fee schedule 2026).9
Business names (DBA)Assumed business names (DBAs) are registered with the Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division (not with counties)14——

Deeds and land records

Deeds, mortgages and other land documents for property in Umatilla County are recorded by the Umatilla County Records (Land Records Office; formerly the County Clerk's Office).3

Who runs it
Helion Software (portal linked by the county)15
Indexed through
Documents indexed through 11/07/202615
Copy fee
25 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 minimum2
Certified copy fee
$3.75 per document2
Search fee
$3.75 to locate a record unless a Recording No. or Book/Reel & Page number is provided; computer research for large requests $50.00 per hour2
Recording fee
Deed: $106 first page; each page thereafter an additional $5.0016
How to order
In person at Courthouse Room #116 (cash, check or debit card); by email to [email protected] with a payment link through Point and Pay; by US mail, prepaid FedEx or UPS to County Records, 216 SE 4th St., Pendleton, OR 97801 (check or M/O)2

How deeds work in Oregon

Property values, owners and tax bills

The Umatilla County Department of Assessment and Taxation sets property values4; the Umatilla County Department of Assessment and Taxation (tax collection) bills and collects the tax6.

Property search
public.co.umatilla.or.us/pso (Property Search Online: account, tax account, name, address, map or legal)5
Tax bill search
public.co.umatilla.or.us/pso; card and e-check fees apply when paying online6
Parcel map (GIS)
experience.arcgis.com/… (Umatilla County Interactive Map)17
Appealing a value
Property Value Appeals Board (PVAB): file from the day after tax statements are mailed through December 3118
Tax dates
First-trimester payment due November 15; second February 15; third May 1519

How property tax works in Oregon

Court records: which clerk keeps which case

CourtCasesRecords kept byCase search
Umatilla County Circuit Court (Oregon Judicial Department)Court, criminal, custody, divorce, fines, judgments, parenting plans, probate and traffic records, per the county Records pageUmatilla County Circuit Court (Oregon Judicial Department)webportal.courts.oregon.gov/portal Free OJD Records and Calendar Search; paid OJCIN OnLine subscription; free public access terminal at each circuit court8Free search, fee for copies
Fees
Inspection free; paper copies $3 per request + 25 cents per page; certified copy $5 + 25 cents per page (Circuit Court Fee Schedule effective January 1, 2026)9
Shared with
The Oregon Judicial Department finder sends Morrow County to the same court page20

Criminal records and background checks

Overview
Court criminal records: state circuit court, 541-278-0341. Sheriff's records: county public records portal.3
State
$33 for another person's record (Open Records); $33 for copy of own record (fingerprints required); OSP fingerprinting at Salem HQ $30; notary $5.21

How Oregon courts keep their files

Marriage records

Kept by the County Records (formerly the County Clerk's Office).3

Marriage license
$67.75, non-refundable, includes one certified copy; apply online and book an appointment (Hermiston needs no appointment); cash or credit card, no personal checks; three-day waiting period; valid 60 days22
Copies
Certified copy at any other time $7.75; each additional certified copy at time of license purchase or after $4.00; replacement memento (unofficial) certificate $1.002
State
County clerk of the issuing county (license records) and the Oregon Center for Health Statistics (state vital records; certified copies).23

Oregon marriage records, statewide

Divorce records

Divorce and custody records: state circuit court, phone 541-278-03413

State
Divorce (dissolution) case files and judgments: the circuit court of the county where filed. Certified dissolution certificates: Oregon Center for Health Statistics (court clerks report each dissolution to CHS).23
Fee
OHA certificate: $25 search and first copy, $25 each additional (online VitalChek total $47.50; phone $49.20). Court copies: $3 per request + 25 cents/page; certified $5 + 25 cents/page.11

Oregon divorce records: decree or state record

Birth certificates

UCo Health: certified copies for children from 0 to 6 months; older records from the State24

State
Oregon Health Authority, Center for Health Statistics (state vital records office, Portland). Most county vital records offices (county health department or county clerk) issue birth certificates only for about six months after the event.25
Fee
$25 computer-issued (short form) or $30 full-image (long form) birth certificate from OHA; $25 each additional; VitalChek online total $47.50 for first computer-issued copy (+$5 full image), phone $49.20; in-person $28.12

Ordering an Oregon birth certificate

Death certificates

Kept by the Umatilla County Public Health (UCo Health): Vital Records and Statistics.5

State
Oregon Health Authority, Center for Health Statistics (records from 1903); county vital records offices for about six months after the death.13
Fee
$25 per certificate (short or long form); $25 each additional; VitalChek online $47.50 total for the first; phone $49.20; in person $28. Unknown date: $25 covers 5 years, +$1 per extra year.13
Recording note
Death certificates can be recorded with County Records to take a deceased owner off title; if the death occurred in Oregon after January 1, 2014 only a short form is accepted26

Probate records and wills

Circuit court holds probate jurisdiction in Umatilla County (not one of the six county-court probate counties)27

Phone
541-278-03413
Fees
Certified copies of letters testamentary/administration: $5 + 25 cents per page if paper (circuit court fee schedule 2026).9

Finding a will or probate case in Oregon

Business names (DBA)

Assumed business names (DBAs) are registered with the Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division (not with counties).14

Voter records

Purchase a Umatilla County voter list with the Voter List Order Form, returned to the Elections Office; check your own registration on My Vote28

State
Voter lists are available to any person: statewide or partial lists electronically from the Secretary of State Elections Division; hard-copy lists from county elections officials. Commercial use prohibited.29
Fee
Statewide list $500; partial list $25 setup + 2.5 cents per 100 records.29

Historical records

Oregon State Archives (Secretary of State, Archives Division), Cecil L. Edwards Archives Building, 800 Summer St. NE, Salem; reading room by appointment; order copies online; Oregon Historical Records Index and Early Oregonians Database; Historical County Records Guide for all 36 counties.30

Commissioners journal
County Records maintains and indexes the County Commissioners' Journal3

Good to know about Umatilla County records

  • Umatilla County calls its recording office County Records, formerly the County Clerk's Office3
  • Free Property Recording Alert Service emails owners when documents are recorded under monitored names31
  • Hermiston satellite office issues marriage licenses without an appointment but takes no recordings or passports32
  • Created September 27, 1862, out of a portion of Wasco County33
  • Current courthouse dates from 1956; the first was completed in 1866 in Umatilla City33
  • Records Office warns its lien searches may not find every lien, because it has no access to judgments filed in court2

Office addresses, phones and hours

Umatilla County Records (Land Records Office; formerly the County Clerk's Office)

Address
Umatilla County Courthouse, Room #116, 216 SE 4th St., Pendleton, OR 978012
Mail
County Records, 216 SE 4th St. Pendleton, OR 978012
Hours
Recording: Monday - Friday 8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.; marriage licenses in Pendleton by appointment Monday - Friday 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.34

Umatilla County Department of Assessment and Taxation

Address
Room 143, 216 SE 4th St., Pendleton, OR 978016
Mail
Umatilla County, Attn: Assessment and Tax, 216 SE 4th St., Pendleton, OR 978016
Hours
Monday - Friday 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.34

Umatilla County Department of Assessment and Taxation (tax collection)

Address
Room 143, 216 SE 4th St., Pendleton, OR 978016
Mail
Umatilla County, Attn: Assessment and Tax, 216 SE 4th St., Pendleton, OR 978016
Hours
Monday - Friday 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.34

County Records (formerly the County Clerk's Office)

Address
Umatilla County Courthouse, Room #116, 216 SE 4th St., Pendleton, OR 978012
Mail
County Records, 216 SE 4th St. Pendleton, OR 978012

Umatilla County Circuit Court (Oregon Judicial Department)

Criminal records

Address
Umatilla County Courthouse, 216 SE Fourth Street, Pendleton, OR 97801 (court offices on the 2nd floor); also Stafford Hansell Government Center, 915 SE Columbia Drive, Hermiston, OR 978387
Mail
State Courts, 216 SE Fourth Street, Pendleton, OR 978017
Phone
541-278-0341 (Pendleton); 541-667-3020 (Hermiston)7
Hours
Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM - Noon & 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM, excluding holidays7

Umatilla County Circuit Court (Oregon Judicial Department)

Civil, divorce, probate records

Address
Umatilla County Courthouse, 216 SE Fourth Street, Pendleton, OR 97801 (court offices on the 2nd floor); also Stafford Hansell Government Center, 915 SE Columbia Drive, Hermiston, OR 978387
Mail
State Courts, 216 SE Fourth Street, Pendleton, OR 978017
Phone
541-278-0341 (Pendleton); 541-667-3020 (Hermiston)7
Hours
Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM - Noon & 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM, excluding holidays7

Umatilla County Circuit Court (probate)

Address
Umatilla County Courthouse, 216 SE Fourth Street, Pendleton, OR 97801 (court offices on the 2nd floor); also Stafford Hansell Government Center, 915 SE Columbia Drive, Hermiston, OR 978387
Mail
State Courts, 216 SE Fourth Street, Pendleton, OR 978017
Phone
541-278-0341 (Pendleton); 541-667-3020 (Hermiston)7
Hours
Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM - Noon & 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM, excluding holidays7

Umatilla County Sheriff's Office

Address
4700 NW Pioneer Place, Pendleton, OR 9780135
Hours
Monday - Friday 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.34

Umatilla County Public Health (UCo Health): Vital Records and Statistics

Address
200 SE 3rd St., Pendleton; 180 NE 2nd St., Ste. 23 (Lower level), Hermiston24
Hours
Pendleton Mon-Fri 8AM-5PM; Hermiston Tues-Fri 8AM-5PM24

Umatilla County Elections

Hours
Monday - Friday 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.34

Umatilla County GIS (Assessment & Taxation)

Address
Attn: GIS Department, 216 SE 4th St., Pendleton, OR 9780117
Mail
Umatilla County, Attn: GIS Department, 216 SE 4th St., Pendleton, OR 9780117
Hours
8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.17

Records that are not online: public records requests

Request page
umatillacounty.justfoia.com/… (JustFOIA, linked by the county)35
Where to send it
County Courthouse, 216 SE 4th St., Pendleton, OR 97801; 541-276-711134

How to write a public records request

Questions people ask

How do I get a copy of a deed in Umatilla County?

The Umatilla County Records (Land Records Office; formerly the County Clerk's Office) keeps deed records. To order copies: In person at Courthouse Room #116 (cash, check or debit card); by email to [email protected] with a payment link through Point and Pay; by US mail, prepaid FedEx or UPS to County Records, 216 SE 4th St., Pendleton, OR 97801 (check or M/O). Plain copies: 25 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 minimum. Certified copies: $3.75 per document.32

How much is a birth certificate in Umatilla County?

$25 computer-issued (short form) or $30 full-image (long form) birth certificate from OHA; $25 each additional; VitalChek online total $47.50 for first computer-issued copy (+$5 full image), phone $49.20; in-person $28.12

Where do I get a divorce decree in Umatilla County?

Divorce and custody records: state circuit court, phone 541-278-0341.3

How do I look up who owns a property in Umatilla County?

Use the property search of the Umatilla County Department of Assessment and Taxation: public.co.umatilla.or.us/pso5

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 Umatilla County office. How to tell an official record source from a paid look-alike.

Other counties in Oregon with a full guide: Benton County, Clackamas County, Deschutes County, Douglas County, Jackson County, Josephine County, Lane County, Linn County, Marion County, Multnomah County, Polk County, Washington County, Yamhill County. Every county in the state: Oregon county list.

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. Government Units List 2026US Census Bureauchecked November 4, 2026
  2. Recording a DocumentUmatilla County, Oregonchecked November 7, 2026
  3. Records (Land Records Office)Umatilla County, Oregonchecked November 7, 2026
  4. Assessment & TaxationUmatilla County, Oregonchecked November 7, 2026
  5. How Do I menuUmatilla County, Oregonchecked November 7, 2026
  6. Pay Your Property TaxesUmatilla County, Oregonchecked November 7, 2026
  7. Umatilla County Circuit CourtOregon Judicial Departmentchecked November 7, 2026
  8. OJD Records and Calendar SearchOregon Judicial Departmentchecked November 7, 2026
  9. Circuit Court Fee Schedule (Public Version) effective January 1, 2026Oregon Judicial Departmentchecked November 7, 2026
  10. Digital Research Room: Search Marriage LicensesUmatilla County, Oregonchecked November 7, 2026
  11. Vital Records FeesOregon Health Authority, Center for Health Statisticschecked November 7, 2026
  12. Order a Birth CertificateOregon Health Authority, Center for Health Statisticschecked November 7, 2026
  13. Order a Death CertificateOregon Health Authority, Center for Health Statisticschecked November 7, 2026
  14. ORS Chapter 648 Assumed Business NamesOregon State Legislaturechecked November 7, 2026
  15. Digital Research Room (Records Lookup)Umatilla County, Oregonchecked November 7, 2026
  16. Umatilla County 1st Page Recording FeesUmatilla County, Oregonchecked November 7, 2026
  17. GISUmatilla County, Oregonchecked November 7, 2026
  18. Property Value Appeals BoardUmatilla County, Oregonchecked November 7, 2026
  19. Important Dates (Assessment & Taxation)Umatilla County, Oregonchecked November 7, 2026
  20. Find a Case or Court RecordOregon Judicial Departmentchecked November 7, 2026
  21. Criminal History Record Checks – Public AccessOregon State Policechecked November 7, 2026
  22. Marriage LicensesUmatilla County, Oregonchecked November 7, 2026
  23. ORS Chapter 432 Vital StatisticsOregon State Legislaturechecked November 7, 2026
  24. Vital Records (Umatilla County Public Health)Umatilla County, Oregonchecked November 7, 2026
  25. Oregon Vital Records and CertificatesOregon Health Authority, Center for Health Statisticschecked November 7, 2026
  26. FAQ About DeedsUmatilla County, Oregonchecked November 7, 2026
  27. ORS Chapter 111 Probate Law: JurisdictionOregon State Legislaturechecked November 7, 2026
  28. ElectionsUmatilla County, Oregonchecked November 7, 2026
  29. Get Voter ListOregon Secretary of State, Elections Divisionchecked November 7, 2026
  30. State ArchivesOregon Secretary of State, Archives Divisionchecked November 7, 2026
  31. Property Recording Alert ServiceUmatilla County, Oregonchecked November 7, 2026
  32. Records Office Hours and LocationsUmatilla County, Oregonchecked November 7, 2026
  33. Umatilla County HistoryUmatilla County, Oregonchecked November 7, 2026
  34. Contact Us: Business Hours and LocationsUmatilla County, Oregonchecked November 7, 2026
  35. Sheriff's OfficeUmatilla County, Oregonchecked November 7, 2026
  36. County population totals: Vintage 2025 (July 1, 2025)US Census Bureauchecked November 4, 2026