Programs and Services

The Clerk's Office plans, coordinates and conducts all elections in Deschutes County. It ensures that elections are conducted according....

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.

The roads in Deschutes County are maintained with funds from state motor vehicle revenue (gas tax, vehicle registration, and truck tax) and federal forest receipts from timber sales in the Deschutes National Forest.

Transportation system development charges (SDC) are a one-time assessment placed on land developments that will generate traffic on the County road system.  SDCs are used to fund road improvement projects as determined by the County’s SDC methodology detailed in the County Transportation System Plan and Board of County Commissioner’s Resolution No. 2013-020.

Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) 368.326 to 368.366 provide the legal procedure for Oregon counties to vacate public roads, public property, or other public property interest under their jurisdiction.  Vacation of public road rights-of-way or appurtenant public easements (i.e., slope easements) under Deschutes County jurisdiction are administered by the Deschutes County Road Department.  Generally, the procedure is used to vacate public road rights-of-way that are no longer required for public use upon request from one or more abutting or underlying property owners.

Deschutes County Road Department is actively working with local, state and federal agency partners on the delivery of multi-jurisdictional transportation improvement projects.  For information regarding these projects, please select from the partner agency project links below:

Oversized Load, Utility Permits and Road Department Fees

Our department's primary directive is to fully support Deschutes County's technology needs, and to provide expert guidance and execution for future solutions.