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Curry County Clerk Office

The county clerk listed by Curry County is Shelley Denney. The Clerk's Office is at 29821 Ellensburg Ave in Gold Beach. Its mailing address is 94235 Moore Street, Suite 212, Gold Beach, OR 97444. The county publishes recording phone 541-247-3295, elections phone 541-247-3297, and clerk email clerk@currycountyor.gov. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to noon and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Recording hours are 9:00 a.m. to noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

The county clerk page says the office is the chief elections office, prepares and conducts elections, maintains voter registration and election statistics, records and preserves land records and liens, issues marriage licenses and domestic partnerships, handles death certificates, and keeps public records for some county departments, including Board of Commissioners records. The office asks people to call first for elections, recording, marriage license, or passport questions so staff can try to assist by phone.

Curry County Clerk vs Court Records

Oregon's local record structure can confuse users because one office is called the county clerk while Circuit Court records are held through the state trial court system. Curry County Clerk records are county administrative and recording records. Curry County Circuit Court records are case files, including divorce, probate, civil, criminal, small claims, and many traffic or violation matters.

For court-file copies and audio, use Curry County Circuit Court Records rather than the county clerk recording desk.

Curry County Marriage Clerk Records

Marriage licenses and marriage records are a core county clerk function. Curry County states that both applicants must appear together with picture identification showing date of birth. The license process takes about 20 to 30 minutes. No blood tests are required. The license may be used anywhere in Oregon after the three-day waiting period and is valid for 60 days after the effective date. The county notes that Oregon's legal minimum marriage age is 18 effective January 1, 2026.

Certified marriage certificate copy requests may be made in writing by mail. Send the request to Curry County Clerk, 94235 Moore St, Suite 212, Gold Beach OR 97444. Include payment and either a self-addressed stamped envelope or the county's postage and handling amount. ORS 106.100 states that county clerk marriage records are public records open to full disclosure.

1. Call or check county clerk instructions before visiting for license questions.
2. Have both applicants appear together with picture ID that shows date of birth.
3. Pay the marriage license fee using an accepted payment method.
4. Observe the three-day waiting period before use.
5. Request certified copies by mail after the completed certificate is recorded.

Curry County Domestic Partnerships

Domestic partnership registration is also handled by the Curry County Clerk. The county domestic partnership page says the local registration fee is $50 by cash or card. Both parties must be present and both must bring picture identification. Certified copies of domestic partnership records are ordered from Oregon Vital Records, not from the county clerk.

This distinction is important. The county clerk takes the registration, but state vital records handles certified copies for that record type. Anyone requesting a certified copy for benefits, insurance, or legal proof should ask the receiving agency what format it requires before ordering.

Curry County Recording Records

The Recording Division records deeds and other items affecting title to real property. It also keeps and maintains records of the county governing body. The page lists records beyond land documents, including marriage licenses and certificates, domestic partnerships, military discharges, mining records, oaths, and taxing district budgets. All documents affecting title to real property are permanent records and must be legible.

The division says it is prohibited from giving legal advice, helping fill out documents, accepting illegible documents, or recording documents other than those specified by Oregon and federal law. A $20 non-standard fee is added to documents that do not meet standards under ORS 205.232, 205.234, and 205.327. Acceptable legal-description examples include subdivision name with lot and block, metes and bounds, partition plat recording and parcel number, or a book/page or instrument-number reference to a prior Curry County record.

Curry County Clerk Fees

County clerk fees are not court-record fees. Marriage, domestic partnership, and recording fees belong to the county clerk. Certified divorce decrees, probate letters, criminal judgments, and other case-file copies use OJD court-record fees.

Curry County Board Records

The county clerk page says the office keeps public records for some county departments, including Board of Commissioners records. Board records are not the same as court records. A Board agenda, order, minutes item, or county litigation posting may be held or published by county government even when a related lawsuit has separate case entries in Circuit Court.

Curry County's public litigation page for BOC v. Ward is a useful example from the research. It shows that official county pages may post pleadings, transcripts, judge letters, and judgment materials for a county-government matter. A records user should still separate the county's posted materials from the court's official case register and certified document copies.

Curry County Clerk Restrictions

The Curry County Clerk can record and preserve eligible records, but the office cannot act as a lawyer. The recording page states that staff may not give legal advice, help fill out documents, accept illegible documents, or record documents outside those specified by Oregon and federal law. That means staff can usually identify a fee, office address, recording-hour rule, or basic document standard. They cannot decide whether a deed is legally sufficient or how a person should word a legal description.

Restrictions also differ by record type. Marriage records are public under Oregon law, but military discharge records, protected personal data, and some county or state records may have special access rules. Court case restrictions are handled by OJD and the Circuit Court. If a request crosses the line from county records into case records, use the Trial Court Administrator path instead.

Note: The safest request names the exact record type first, then asks the correct office for its current fee and copy process.