Oregon Statutes 205.234 – Requirements for first page of instruments to be recorded; cover sheet
(1) When an instrument is presented to a county clerk for recording, the first page of the instrument must contain at least:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 205.234
- Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
- Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money.
- Person: means an individual, organization, corporation, government, governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, partnership or association, two or more persons having a joint or common interest or any other legal or commercial entity. See Oregon Statutes 205.010
(a) The names of the transactions as required in ORS § 205.236;
(b) The names of the persons described in ORS § 205.125 (1)(a) and (b) and 205.160;
(c) The person to whom and, for mailing purposes only, the address to which the instrument will be delivered as provided in ORS § 205.180;
(d) For instruments that convey or contract to convey fee title to real estate and for memoranda of the instruments, the true and actual consideration paid for the transfer as required by ORS § 93.030;
(e) For instruments that convey or contract to convey fee title to real estate, the tax statement information required by ORS § 93.260;
(f) For instruments recorded in the County Clerk Lien Record, the information described in ORS § 205.125 (1)(c) and (e); and
(g) For instruments that assign a mortgage or trust deed, the name and address of the assignee mortgagee or assignee trust deed beneficiary.
(2) Notwithstanding ORS § 205.327, if an instrument presented for recording does not contain the information required by subsection (1) of this section, a cover sheet may be prepared that contains the required information. The person that presents the instrument for recording shall prepare the cover sheet. The cover sheet may be attached to the instrument and must be recorded as a part of the instrument. Any errors in the cover sheet do not affect the transactions contained in the instrument. The cover sheet need not be separately signed or acknowledged. [1991 c.230 § 3; 1993 c.321 § 4; 2007 c.345 § 1; 2011 c.505 § 3; 2012 c.47 § 4]