Columbia County Courthouse
230 Strand Street, St. Helens, OR 97051
(503) 397-7210     (888) 397-7210

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Clerk's Office
Open Monday - Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm Documents recorded 9am - 4pm
503-397-3796

 

BOPTA Information

Public notice of February 5, 2010 BOPTA session.

 

Notice of Recording Fee Increase

Effective Monday, September 28, 2009, most documents will be assessed an additional $15.00 recording fee. This is the direct result of the 2009 Legislature's passage of HB 2436, for the benefit of housing-related programs for the State of Oregon.

New fees are effective for documents recorded on September 28, 2009.

Documents that are exempt from this fee include: Mining claims, Oregon Department of Revenue warrants, Oregon Employment Department warrants, IRS liens, lien record abstracts, certified copies of judgments and satisfaction judgments.

The $5.00 fee for additional pages will not be affected.

If you have questions, please contact our office at 503-397-3796

 

Recording fees:

  • $46.00 for the first page
    • $5.00 for each additional page
  • Each additional transaction embodied in one document is $5.00 extra
  • There is an additional $20.00 fee for a non-standard documents.

Exceptions:

  • Satisfaction of Judgments
    • $5.00 per page
  • Military Discharge DD214
    • No charge
  • Documents labeled Liens
    • $31.00 for the first page
    • $5.00 for each additional page