California · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Alpine County, CA
Alpine County (population 1,204) records real-property documents through the Alpine County Assessor-Recorder (combined office). Below is what it costs and how to submit. Filing a memorandum of contract? We record it with the county for $199, notary included — no trip to the courthouse.
Alpine County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Alpine County Assessor-Recorder (combined office)
- Mailing address
- Alpine County Recorder, P.O. Box 155, Markleeville, CA 96120 (physical office: 99 Water Street, Markleeville, CA 96120)
- Phone
- 530-694-2283
- Checks payable to
- Alpine County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Alpine County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $12.00 (first page, 8.5x11 document)
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per additional page or fraction thereof
- Other fees
- $1.00 per additional reference to a previously recorded document after the first; $1.00 per group of names indexed beyond the first 10; $20 additional fee if a required PCOR is not submitted at time of recording; documentary transfer tax $1.10 per $1,000 of consideration
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Alpine County Assessor-Recorder (combined office) before you mail a check.
What Alpine County requires
- Page formatting
- Entire document including notary seal must be legible enough to produce a readable photographic/microfilm record
- Submission & return
- Mail return of recorded document to the name/address specified on the document
- Hours & turnaround
- Recording hours limited to M-F 9am-12pm and 1pm-4pm
Can you e-record in Alpine County?
Alpine County records documents submitted by mail or in person. Jurably notarizes your document, mails it by certified mail, and tracks it to a recorded instrument number.
How to record a document in Alpine County, California
- Prepare the document so it meets Alpine County's formatting rules (above): legal description, grantee address, signature block, and the blank space the recorder reserves for its stamp.
- Notarize it if the instrument requires acknowledgment. Most deeds and affidavits do.
- Submit by mail to Alpine County Assessor-Recorder (combined office).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Alpine County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
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