Documents are recorded and made "public record" in the Recording Division of the County Auditor's Office. The types of documents recorded are:
- Real Estate, including mortgages, deeds of trust, etc.
- Marriage Licenses
- Marriage certificates issued since 1890 are located in the Auditor's Office records.
- Birth and death certificates from 1890-1907 are located in the Auditor's Office records.
Documents not recorded by the Recording Division:
- Birth and death certificates, including those issued after 1907
Contact: Health Department, (360) 397-8000 - Court records, including divorce decrees
Contact: Clark County Clerk, (360) 397-2292
Hours:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Recording Fees have changed effective July 26, 2009
House Bill 2331 amended RCW 36.22.179. Effective July 26, 2009, the $10.00 homeless housing fees currently included in Washington State's document recording fees will increase to $30.00. This will result in a fee increase of $20.00 for most standard recorded documents.
Documents excluded from the homeless housing fees are:
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Birth/Death/Marriage/Divorce records
- Assignments of Deed of Trust
- Substitutions of Trustee
- Appointment of Successor Trustee
- Resignation of Trustee
- Resignation and Appointment of Successor Trustee
- Documents otherwise exempted from a recording fee by state law
Assignments or substitutions of previously recorded deeds of trust, as indicated below:
Please click here to see the current fee schedule.
Auditor Document Index
The Auditor Document Index is an online information retrieval system. Its primary purpose is to search for and display information about recorded documents in the Auditor's Office. Recorded documents are of "Public Record" and include all Real Estate documents, as well as several other miscellaneous document types. Court documents are excluded from this index.
Online Document RequestsRecording Forms
Recording forms and the Document Standardization Guide can be found in the Documents page.
