Clerk's Office

Deschutes County Clerk Steve Dennison took office on August 1, 2021, by appointment by the Deschutes County Board of County Commissioners. He was elected to the position of Clerk in November, 2022 and his current term expires in January 2027.  Steve is responsible for election administration, recording property transactions, issuance of marriage licenses, archiving and records storage, Board of Property Tax Appeals, passports and more. 

Order certified copies of real property records online.

To order a certified copy by mail, please complete our Records Request Form.

Send Requests To:

Deschutes County Clerk's Office
P.O. Box 6005
Bend, OR 97708

Copy charges are as follows:

The deadline to file your 2024-2025 value appeal is December 31, 2024. 

Where to Send or Deliver Your Petition

These indices are lists of grantors and grantees within a township, range and section prior to 1960. The indices show the volume and page of where deeds are located in the Clerk's Office.

On this page, find your township and range and click on that area within the map below.  A PDF file will download to your computer. Within the PDF, locate your section number in the upper right corner of the page.  The numbers (1, 2, 3 and 4) within the columns are a chain of title with a given section quarter quarter  (¼, ¼).

Information on how to apply for or renew a passport.

Marriage license applications can be purchased from Deschutes County Clerk's Office. You can complete the Marriage License application form online before coming to the office.