Snohomish County Recorder

The Recording Department of the County Auditor is responsible for recording and maintaining real property records in Snohomish County.

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.

* Documents should not be larger than 8.5x14 inches, with a minimum font size of 8-point. 8.5x11 inch paper can also be used.

* On the first page of a document, include a top margin of at least 3 inches, and a 1 inch margin on the bottom and the sides. On all subsequent pages, all margins should be at least 1 inch. An instrument may be recorded if a slight portion of a notary seal or incidental writing extends beyond the margins.

* The top left-hand side of the first page should contain return address information.

* Immediately below the 3 inch margin at the top of the first page, there should be a document title that indicates the type of document.

* The auditor or recording officer is required to index only the titles appearing on the documents.

* If applicable, reference numbers of documents assigned or released with reference to the page number where additional references can be found.

* The name(s) of the grantor(s) and grantee(s) should appear on the first page, with reference to the page number where additional names appear within the document, if applicable.

* Include an abbreviated legal description of the real property on the first page. An abbreviated legal description of the property should contain lot, block, plat, or section, township, range, and quarter/quarter section, as well as the reference to the page containing the complete legal description, if applicable.

* Set apart from the legal description and other text on the document, the assessor's property tax parcel or account number, should be included.

* No attachments, other than firmly attached bar codes or address labels, can be affixed to the document.

* If the first page does not meet the margin requirements or the indexing standards, a separate cover sheet will be attached.

A document can be submitted to be recorded with an "emergency clause." If doing so, the following statement should be used on the cover page or first page: "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."

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.