Recording

 Recording Death Certificates

HB 2093 Amended Oregon Revised Statute 432.124 1/01/2014

432.355 Disclosure of death filed in conjunction with claims or interests in land. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a document recording a death filed in conjunction with owning or having a claim or interest in land that is in the custody of a county clerk or county recording officer is open and subject to full disclosure. A county clerk or county recording officer may not record a document that records a death filed in conjunction with owning or having a claim or interest in land if the document originated in this state and includes medical information related to the cause of death. [Formerly 432.124; 2014 c.60 §1]

This law does not apply to out of State Death Records.

How to Record a Document

General Information for Recording Functions and Procedures
Recording Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, Closed 12:00-1:00

The County Clerk’s Office records documents that affect title to real property located in Morrow County.  When a document is received for recording each document is checked for compliance with Oregon statutes.  If a document cannot be recorded, it is returned to the sender with an explanation.  Once a document is recorded, an index is created for retrieval of the document.  All recorded documents are scanned and microfilmed for archival storage.

This office is prohibited from:

• Giving legal advice
• Helping fill out documents
• Suggesting what type of document to use
• Accepting illegible documents

Legibility Requirements

In accordance with state laws, the County Clerk’s Office shall preserve all records affecting the title to real property.  All documents are permanent records and must be legible for the integrity of the public record.

Non-Standard Document Fee: A $20.00 non-standard fee is added in addition to all other fees to documents that do not meet the requirements as defined in ORS 205.232, 205.234 and 205.327.

Legal Descriptions

A legal description is not a tax lot number or street address

Acceptable legal descriptions are

A subdivision name with lot and block

A metes and bounds description

Partition plat recording and parcel number

Recorded Deed number

ORS 93.600

Recording of Corrected Documents

Any document that has been previously recorded may be re-recorded to make corrections in the original document.

The corrected document need not be notarized again.

Per ORS 205.244(2), the person presenting the document for re-recording shall make sure the following statement is on the first page:

“Rerecorded at the request of _________________________to correct_________________________ previously recorded document #____________________.”

Cover Page
If your document does not meet the requirements below, you will need to add a cover page filled out completely with all the pertinent information pertaining to the document being recorded. The cover page will act as the first page of your document.

The following information is required to be on the first page of the document:

1.Name of the transaction
2.Names of parties (grantor - grantee)
3.The name and address to whom the document will be returned (for mailing purposes only)
4.The true and actual consideration (for instruments conveying or contraction to convey fee title to any real estate and all memoranda of such instruments)
5.The tax statement name and address where the taxes are to be sent (for instruments conveying or contraction of convey fee title to any real estate and all memoranda of such instruments)
6.Satisfaction of Order or Warrant
Full _______ Partial _______
7.Lien Documents: Amount of Lien $_______

Please click on Recording Cover Page below for the appropriate printable cover sheet. If there is not enough room on the cover page for all grantors - grantees.

Cover Page for Re-recorded Document Recording

If your document is being re-recorded, we need specific information about the former recording on it. Please click on Recording Cover Page document below for the appropriate printable cover page. 

Recording coversheet