Josephine County Recorder Information

Land records in Josephine County are recorded by the County Clerk. The office is held by Rhiannon Henkels.

The Digital Research Room offers unofficial copies of recorded documents. Certified and official copies can be purchased there and are mailed by the Clerk's Office. Subscriptions are available. The Property Recording Alert Service is free and monitors up to 12 names per email address.

Checked September 2026 against official publications. Sources: Clerk - Josephine County · Digital Research · ORS 205.130 Recording duties of county clerk

These government fees are separate from any Deeds.com service fees. Confirm current charges with the recorder's office.

Added at recording

Other charges

Fee schedule effective January 1, 2026.

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.

If the blank space for the recording sticker is not provided, an extra page must be added to the document at a charge of $5.

Paying the office

All fees must be paid at the time of recording. To avoid delays, the office suggests a "not to exceed" check accompany the request.

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 the sources below. Some of them are not official publications, so confirm with the recorder's office. Sources: HJR 203 (2020), reprinting Or. Const. Art. IX §15 · Basic Recording · 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 · Josephine County Surveyor's Office Fee Schedule (Effective January 1, 2026)

Confirm current requirements with the recorder's office before submitting documents.

Blank space in the upper right corner of the first page at least 3 inches wide and 2 inches tall for the recording sticker

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.

Documents must include all original signatures and notaries; photocopies cannot be recorded. Tax lot numbers are not sufficient for use as a legal description (ORS 93.600).

Submitting documents

Overnight mail goes to the courthouse street address. Mailed documents go with payment to P.O. Box 69. A self-addressed stamped envelope is requested to expedite return. Re-recorded documents are charged the recording fee again.

Checked September 2026 against official publications. Sources: Basic Recording · ORS 205.232 Conditions for instruments to be recorded · ORS 205.234 Requirements for first page of instruments to be recorded