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The Recording Department of the County Auditor is responsible for recording and maintaining real property records in Thurston County.
Recording Fees
Standard Fee:
First Page ..........................$303.50
Each Additional Page ........ $1.00
Deed of Trust:
First Page ......................... $304.50
Each Additional Page ........$1.00
Multiple Transaction Documents:
First Transaction (except exceptions listed below) ..... $303.50
Each Additional Transaction Title .......303.50
Each Additional Page ........ $1.00
UCC Filings (National Form Accepted)
First Page ........................... $303.50
Multiple Transaction Filings (for each transaction) ....... $303.50
Termination Filings ............ $303.50
Each Additional Page ...........$1.00
Exceptions to First Page Normal Fee:
Employment Security Liens & Releases ...$15.00
Federal Liens and Releases ............ $16.00
Assignment of Deed of Trust ...... $18.00
Resignation & Appointment of Successor Trustee ....... $18.00
Appointment of Trustee and Substitution of Trustee ....... $18.00
Wage Liens & Releases .............. $18.00
Water-Sewer District Liens & Releases ...... $18.00
State, County & City Liens & Releases ... $18.00
Each Additional Page to any of these documents .... $1.00
Copy Requests and Miscellaneous Fees:
Certified Copy 1st Page .............. $3.00
Regular Copy 1st Page ................ $1.00
Each Additional Page ................. $1.00
Map Copy 1st Page ..................... $5.00
Each Additional Page .................. $3.00
Search of Records (Per Hour -- 1 hour minimum) .... $8.00
Administering Oath .......... $2.00
Taking Affidavit (With or without Seal) ...$2.00
Non-Standard Document has an additional fee to normal recording fees ............. $ 50.00. A signed Cover Sheet is required
Fees are subject to change without notice.
Document Formatting Requirements
A document should consist of one or more individual pages not permanently bound or in a continuous form. White paper measuring no larger than 8.5x14 inches and no smaller than 8.5x11 inches is required.
On the top of the first page, provide a 3-inch top margin. The return address can be placed in the left side of this margin, but the right side is reserved for the County Auditor. Side and bottom margins on the first page should be 1 inch. All margins on subsequent pages should be at least 1 inch.
Below the 3-inch top margin, the following information should be given: the document title; reference number of documents assigned or released (if applicable); names of grantors and grantees with a reference to pages where additional names can be found (if applicable); an abbreviated legal description (i.e. lot, block, and subdivision name/case number, or quarter, quarter, section, township, and range); and the assessor's property tax parcel number (11 digits).
A cover page may be used to meet the first page margin and indexing requirements. One dollar will be added to the recording fees when a cover page is used.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
* No attachments should be stapled, glued, or otherwise affixed to any page.
* The font size must be at least 8 point.
* All pages must be legible and capable of being imaged.
* Paper must be of a weight and color capable of producing an image.
* Ink must be a color capable of producing an image. Black ink on white 20# paper will work best for this.
* All seals must be legible and capable of being imaged. Pressure seals must be darkened.
* The grantor must sign the document and must have his signature notarized.
* Deeds, contracts, and mortgages of real estate described by lot and block or addition and plat will not be filed or recorded until the plat of such addition has been filed and made a matter of record.
* Names appearing on documents are to be hand printed, printed, or typewritten below signatures so as to be legible.
No instrument of sale or conveyance evidencing a sale subject to the tax shall be accepted by the county auditor for filing or recording until the tax shall have been paid and the verification of payment affixed thereto; in case the tax is not due on the transfer, the instrument shall not be so accepted until suitable notation of such fact has been made on the instrument by the treasurer.