California · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Calaveras County, CA
Calaveras County (population 45,905) records real-property documents through the Calaveras 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.
Calaveras County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Calaveras County Clerk-Recorder
- Mailing address
- Calaveras County Clerk Recorder, 891 Mountain Ranch Road, San Andreas, CA 95249
- Phone
- 209-754-6372
- Checks payable to
- Calaveras County Clerk Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Calaveras County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $15.00 first page (8.5x11 document)
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per additional 8.5x11 page
- Other fees
- $1.00 penalty per page for non-conforming print density (more than 9 lines/vertical inch or 22 characters/horizontal line); $3.00 per non-standard-size page; $1.00 per additional group of 10 indexed names beyond the first 10
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Calaveras County Clerk-Recorder before you mail a check.
What Calaveras County requires
- Page formatting
- 8.5x11 standard size; penalty fees apply for dense print or non-standard page sizes (see fee_riders)
- Submission & return
- Mail return to submitter after recording
Can you e-record in Calaveras County?
Yes. Calaveras 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 Calaveras County, California
- Prepare the document so it meets Calaveras 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 Calaveras County Clerk-Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Calaveras County Clerk Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Calaveras County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Calaveras County property are searchable at Calaveras 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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