Land Title of Walla Walla, Inc. v. Martin

After recording a document, an auditor is instructed to “electronically transmit or deliver it, upon request, to the party leaving the same for record or to the address on the face of the document.” RCW 65.04.090. This appeal concerns a dispute between a county auditor and a title company regarding the meaning of this instruction. When a document is left with the auditor for recording, does RCW 65.04.090 obligate the auditor, if requested, to deliver *288it to the party whose address appears on the face of the document? Or, does the statute grant the auditor the discretion to return the recorded…