California · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Butte County, CA
Butte County (population 211,632) records real-property documents through the Butte County Clerk-Recorder. 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.
Butte County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Butte County Clerk-Recorder
- Mailing address
- Butte County Clerk-Recorder's Office, 155 Nelson Avenue, Oroville, CA 95965-3411
- Phone
- 530-552-3400, option 2
- Checks payable to
- Butte County Clerk-Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Butte County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $15.00 first page
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per additional page of the same document
- Other fees
- Building Homes and Jobs Act (SB2) fee, additional $75 per document, effective 1/1/2018 (subject to statutory caps/exemptions)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Butte County Clerk-Recorder before you mail a check.
What Butte County requires
- Page formatting
- Standard 8.5x11 CA recording formatting expected
- Cover sheet
- Not separately confirmed; standard CA margin/recording-stamp space requirements apply
- Submission & return
- Mail return to submitter after recording
Can you e-record in Butte County?
Yes. Butte County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Butte County, California
- Prepare the document so it meets Butte 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 electronically through Simplifile, CSC, or by mail to Butte County Clerk-Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Butte County Clerk-Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Butte County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Butte County property are searchable at Butte County Assessor. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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