Recorder Office
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Baker County Clerk
About the Baker County County Clerk
Land records in Baker County are recorded by the County Clerk. The office is held by Stefanie Kirby.
Checked September 2026 against official publications. Sources: Baker County-Clerks · ORS 205.130 Recording duties of county clerk
Recording Fees
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| Deeds and other conveyances | $5.00 per page (Deeds; the first-page line items are listed separately as surcharges) |
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| Mortgages and deeds of trust | $5.00 per page (Mortgages; the first-page line items are listed separately as surcharges) |
| Releases and satisfactions | $5.00 per page |
| Other standard documents | $5.00 per page |
Added at recording
| PLCP – Public Land Corner Preservation Fund | $4.00 First page of deeds, easements and mortgages (ORS 203.148; ORS 205.320(1)(j)) |
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| A&T – Assessment & Taxation Fund | $10.00 First page of deeds, easements, mortgages, liens, mining documents and affidavits of annual assessment (ORS 205.323) |
| OLIS – Oregon Land Information System | $1.00 First page of deeds, easements, mortgages, liens, mining documents and affidavits of annual assessment (ORS 205.323) |
| HAT – Housing Alliance Tax | $60.00 First page of deeds, easements, mortgages, liens and mining documents; HB 4007 (2018), ORS 205.323 |
| GIS – Geographic Information System | $5.00 First page of deeds, easements, mortgages, mining documents and affidavits of annual assessment |
| CAF – County Administration Fee | $1.00 First page of deeds, easements and mortgages |
Other charges
| Document that does not meet the formatting standards | $20.00 per document when The instrument does not comply with the requirements of ORS 205.232 or 205.234 |
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| Copies, per page | $0.25 |
| Certification | $3.75 |
Fee schedule effective June 4, 2018.
StatewideA page is one side of a sheet 14 inches or less long and 8-1/2 inches or less wide. Each additional transaction in a multi-transaction instrument under ORS 205.236, each additional municipal assessment lien, and each additional lien under ORS 311.675 is $5. A county may require a Public Land Corner Preservation Fund fee by ordinance under ORS 203.148 (ORS 205.320(1)(j)). Up to $3.75 may be charged for locating a record for copies.
Liens: $5.00 per page, with a one-page, single-transaction total of $76.00. Mines/location documents: $81.00 for one page. Affidavits of annual assessment: $21.00 for one page. Records search: $3.75 per document. Fax: $2.50 for the first page and $.50 for each additional page. Documents submitted with insufficient fees will be returned unrecorded.
Transfer tax
No transfer tax. None is collected when a document is recorded. (statewide, Or. Const. Art. IX, §15)
StatewideNo state real estate transfer tax. ORS 306.815 bars cities, counties, and other political subdivisions from imposing a tax or fee on the transfer of a fee estate in real property, but does not apply to a tax in effect and operative on March 31, 1997, or to Public Land Corner Preservation Fund fees under ORS 203.148; local offices where a grandfathered tax exists collect their own.
Checked September 2026 against official publications. Sources: HJR 203 (2020), reprinting Or. Const. Art. IX §15 · Increased Recording Fees Effective June 04, 2018 · ORS 205.320 Fees collected by county clerk · ORS 205.327 Penalty for presenting nonstandard instruments for recording · ORS 306.815 Tax on transfer of real property prohibited; exceptions
Document Requirements
Confirm current requirements with the recorder's office before submitting documents.
| Paper size | Not larger than 14 inches long and 8-1/2 inches wide (statewide, ORS 205.232) |
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| Minimum type size | 10 pt (statewide, ORS 205.232) |
| Ink and paper | Paper of sufficient quality for recording photographically (statewide, ORS 205.232) |
| Return address required | Yes (statewide, ORS 205.234(1)(c)) |
| Tax statement mailing address required | Yes (statewide, ORS 205.234(1)(e); ORS 93.260) |
| Cover sheet | Optional (statewide, ORS 205.234(2)) |
StatewideThe first page must contain the names of the transactions, the names of the parties to be indexed, the return name and address, for fee title conveyances the true and actual consideration (ORS 93.030) and tax statement information (ORS 93.260), and for assignments of a mortgage or trust deed the assignee's name and address. Instruments must be clearly labeled to allow recording in the appropriate record. Size and type rules do not apply to out-of-state notarial acts or certified copies of public records.
Submitting documents
| eRecording through Deeds.com | Available for this office |
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Verified September 2026 against official publications. Sources: ORS 205.232 Conditions for instruments to be recorded · ORS 205.234 Requirements for first page of instruments to be recorded
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