Recording Fees
Whitman County Auditor Recording & Filing Fee Schedule
Standard Fee:
First Page ............................................................................................................ $203.50
Each Additional Page............................................................................................... $1.00
Deed of Trust:
First Page.............................................................................................................. $204.50
Each Additional Page .............................................................................................. $1.00
Multiple Transaction Documents:
First Transaction (except exceptions listed below) ........................................ $203.50
Each Additional Transaction Title ..................................................................... $203.50
Each Additional Page............................................................................................... $1.00
UCC Filings (National Form Accepted)
First Page ............................................................................................................. $203.50
Multiple Transaction Filings (for each transaction)................................................. $203.50
Termination Filings .............................................................................................. $203.50
Each Additional Page .............................................................................................. $1.00
Exceptions to First Page Normal Fee:
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
Employment Security Liens & Releases............................................................. $15.00
Birth/Death Certificates ......................................................................................... $18.00
State, County & City Liens & Releases ............................................................. $18.00
Each Additional Page to any of these documents............................................... $1.00
Non Standard Documents:
Signed Coversheet is required and a $50.00 fee in addition to normal recording fees.
Report of Military Separation Documents:
DD 214 ................................................................................................................... No Fee
Request for Exemption from Public Disclosure................................................... $7.00
Request for Disclosure of Discharge ................................................................. No Fee
Revocation & Re-Designation of Discharge ..................................................... No Fee
Request for Access/Copy of Exempt Discharge............................................. No Fee
Plats – Surveys -BLAs
Plat 1st Page ......................................................................................................... $323.50
Each Additional Page .................................................................................................. $5.00
Surveys 1st Page ................................................................................................... $323.50
Each Additional Page .................................................................................................. $5.00
Boundary Line Adjustment ………............………………………………….……….. $303.50
Each Additional Page .................................................................................................. $1.00
County Issued Licenses
Marriage License ............................................................................................................... $44.00
Process Server .................................................................................................................. $10.00
Process Server licenses MUST be renewed YEARLY.
Copy Requests and Miscellaneous Fees:
Certified Copy 1st Page ....................................................................................................... $3.00
Regular Copy 1st Page ........................................................................................................ $1.00
Each Additional Page .............................................................................................. $1.00
Search of Records (Per Hour – 1 hour minimum) ............................................................... $8.00
Recording fees are set by the Washington State Legislature and are codified in Chapters 36.18 and 36.22 of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW).