Fees

VITAL RECORDS FEE INCREASE

Effective January 1 2026, there is a $2 increase to the cost for each Vital Record type as shown below:

 

BIRTH CERTIFICATES - $34

DEATH CERTIFICATES - $26

MARRIAGE CERTIFICATES - $19

*All fee increases are pursuant to AB64 in connection with HSC 103625(f).

COPY

 

Documents:

  • 1st page
  • 2+ (per page)

 

$4.60
$.60
Certification (per document) $2.60

Maps:

  • 1st page
  • 2+ (per page)

 

$10.40
$1.60

Vital Records (Certified):

  • Birth *
  • Death *
  • Marriage *

 

$34.00
$26.00
$19.00
Conformed copies No Fee

 

* A search fee equal to the cost of a certified vital record will be charged if the record requested is not found to be on file in this county (Health & Safety Code Section 103650)


RECORDING

 

Regular Recording Fee:

  •  
  • 1st page (8.5" x 11" max)
  • 2+ (per page)

 

 

$14.00
$3.00

 

 Affordable Housing & Job Act fee (SB2) - Effective January 1, 2018

(Unless otherwise exempt) - See SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS below 

 $75.00

Real Estate Fraud Fee

(applies to each of the following: deed of trust,
an assignment of deed of trust, a reconveyance,
a request for notice, a notice of default,
a substitution of trustee, a notice of trustee sale,
and a notice of recision of declaration of default)

 $3.00
Nonstandard size penalty (all pages in document) $3.00
Penalty print $1.00
Combined documents (in addition to regular recording fee)   $14.00

Release of State & County Liens 

Each additional Page

$20.00

$3.00
Documentary Transfer Tax (per $500 of purchase price) $.55
Indexing more than 10 names (per group of 10) $1.00
Involuntary lien notification-optional (in addition to regular recording fee, per Debtor) $16.20

Financing Statements:

  • Standard Form (1-2 pages)

(May be subject to SB2 Fee)

  • 3+ (per page)

(May be subject to SB2 Fee)

 

$10.00
 

$20.00

 
Filed items (not to be recorded) $3.00
P.C.O.R. penalty (form not completed or not provided when required) $20.00
Preliminary 20 day notice $35.50
Returned checks $48.00

 

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