Benton County Recorder Information

The Recording Department at the County Auditor's office is responsible for recording and maintaining real property records in Benton County.

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

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.

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

All documents submitted to the Recording Division in the Auditor's Office must conform to standards as set forth in RCW 36.18 and 65.04.

The first page of the document, or the cover sheet, must include the following information:
Title, Reference Number, Grantor, Grantee, Legal description of the property, and Assessor's Parcel Number. If this information is not on the first page, the document must have a cover sheet.

Return name & address must be on the first page in the top left corner.

If a cover sheet is not used, the first page must include a three-inch top margin and one-inch bottom and side margins. Subsequent pages must have one-inch margins on all sides.

If a cover sheet is used, it must have a three-inch top margin and one-inch bottom and side margins. Subsequent pages must have one-inch margins on all sides.

All field information must be completed. (See attached is not acceptable.)

All field information must be legible and capable of being imaged.

Seals must be legible and capable of being imaged.

Attachments, such as stapled, taped or glued notary blocks, are not acceptable.

Margins must be clear of all writing and free of hole punches.

Page size must be 8 1/2" x 14" or less.

Font size must be at least 8 point.