Walla Walla County Recorder

Real property documents such as warranty deeds, quit claim deeds, and easements pertaining to real property located in Walla Walla County can be submitted for recording to the County Auditor. A document is deemed recorded the moment it is filed for record.

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.

* Paper size may not exceed 8.5x14 inches.

* Written or printed text must be in at least 8 point font. All information must be legible and reproducible.

* No attachments, except firmly attached barcodes or address labels, may be attached to an instrument.

* 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 so as to be legible.

* To be recorded, a deed must be acknowledged by the grantor and must meet the format and content guidelines of the recording statutes.

FIRST PAGE REQUIREMENTS
* The first page should have a top margin of at least 3 inches. All other margins on this page and on subsequent pages should be at least 1 inch.

* In the upper left corner of the top 3-inch margin, place the return name and address.

* The document title should be immediately below the 3-inch top margin.

* The names and addresses of the grantors and grantees should be provided on the first page after the document title, with reference to where additional names appear in the document.

* An abbreviated legal description should be on the first page after naming the grantor and grantee, with reference to where the complete legal description is located in the document. For this purpose, an abbreviated legal description means either quarter/ and section/township/range OR plat name, lot and/or block number.

* The assessor's tax parcel number must be separate from the legal description or other text. This should be given after the legal description.

* If referencing a previously recorded document, provide a reference to the document page number after providing the assessor's tax parcel number.

* If the required indexing information is not on the first page, a cover sheet that lists all of the necessary information may be completed. This will add an additional $1 to the recording fees. The cover sheet does not need to be separately signed and acknowledged. The cover sheet information will be used to generate the auditor's grantor/grantee index; however, the names and the legal description in the instrument itself will be used to determine the legal chain of title.

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.

Documents that must be recorded immediately and do not meet margin and font size requirements may be recorded for an additional fee of $50 per RCW 65.04.048. A fully prepared cover sheet requesting a non-standard recording should be attached to each non-compliant document. The cover sheet should be signed by the document preparer. The below statement should be at the bottom of the cover sheet for non-standard documents:

"I am requesting an emergency nonstandard recording for an additional fee as provided in RCW 36.18.010. I understand that the recording processing requirements may cover up or otherwise obscure some part of the text of the original document." The requesting party should sign this statement.

Strict Legibility Requirement:
Documents not meeting legibility requirements cannot be recorded at all, not even as a non-standard document.