Benton County Records and Licenses Office

Are you getting married? Registering your domestic partnership? Licensing a pet? Appealing your property taxes? Selling or purchasing a home? Then you’ll need to stop by or contact Benton County’s Records and Licenses Office. We are located in the basement of the Benton County Courthouse in room 4, 120 NW 4th Street in Corvallis, OR 97330. Our phone number is 541.766.6831 and you can fax us at 541.766.6675.

Within the organization of the County, the Records & Licenses office is part of the Administrative Services Department in the Records, Elections & Passports Division. The Records and Elections Division is managed by James Morales, the Benton County Clerk.

About Us

In the Records and Licenses Office, you’ll find public real property records such as deeds, mortgages, liens, easements and subdivision plats, and dog licenses among other public materials kept safe for permanent retention. Marriage licenses are available, with civil marriage ceremonies performed on Tuesday afternoons.

Permanent public records are microfilmed and filed with the Oregon State Archives in Salem to ensure the continued integrity of public records.

The County Clerk's Office staff, which oversees records, licenses and elections’ services, is responsible for recording public materials. Employees also manage the Records Center, a records repository available to every department in the County, and staff the Board of Property Tax appeals.

Records Inventory

For more information about our records, visit the County Records Inventory site courtesy of the Oregon State Archives. Here you will find a scrollable list of all Benton County records, arranged alphabetically by subject.