The Auditor's Office will be closed on the following days in 2026 due to budgetary constraints:
October 9, November 25, and December 24.
Recording Department
Auditor's Office | Recording Department
Fee Increase for Assignments, Appointments, Resignations, and Substitutions of Deeds of Trust
Effective July 27, 2025
Due to recent passage of HB 1858, the fee for recording assignments, appointments, resignations, and substitutions of previously recorded deeds of trust will go up. The fee for these documents will change from $18.00 to $301.00 for the first page. Additional page fees remain at $1.00. The exemption that previously applied to these documents has been rescinded, except for the Urban Planning Surcharge of $2.50.
Preferred methods of receiving documents for recording are eRecording or mail
eRecording instructions can be found using the button below (not available for one-time recording)
Mail - you can mail your documents with payment enclosed to:
Auditor/Recording
PO Box 1306
Mount Vernon, WA 98273
If you are not able to eRecord or mail your documents, you may bring them to our office.
Copies
Copies may be printed as unofficial documents from the website or as official documents from the Auditor's Office. To request official copies please contact the Recording division.
Additional Services
The Recording division also provides the below services:
- Marriage Licenses
- Issues process-server licenses
- Notary public services - Note: Notary public services are only available to individuals who are recording a document and have WA State ID.
We recommend reading the requirements for recording (button above) before using these forms:
Internet Document Access Removal Form
Internet document access removal from the Skagit County website ONLY applies to recorded documents that include your: social security number, mother's maiden name, date of birth, and/or driver's license number.
In the State of Washington, county auditors are the custodians of records pursuant to RCW 65.04.140. As the recorder of official documents, the County Auditor's responsibility is limited to ensuring:
- The document is legible
- The document is correctly formatted
- The instrument contains the document title
- The indexing information is complete
- The appropriate fees are collected
The Auditor's Office Recording staff is prohibited from giving or offering legal advice and is not responsible for reviewing the accuracy or content of a document other than as stated above. That responsibility is of the document preparer.
Statutory fees are collected for services associated with recording official documents. Payment is required pursuant to RCW Chapter 36.18.010 and is accepted in the form of cash or check only.
