California · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Del Norte County, CA
Del Norte County (population 27,812) records real-property documents through the Del Norte 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.
Del Norte County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Del Norte County Clerk/Recorder
- Mailing address
- 981 H Street, Suite 160, Crescent City, CA 95531
- Phone
- (707) 464-7216
- Checks payable to
- Del Norte County Clerk/Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Del Norte County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $13.00 (plus $75 SB2 Building Homes and Jobs Act fee per transaction per parcel unless exempt)
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- $1.00 per page penalty for nonstandard font (less than 10 point)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Del Norte County Clerk/Recorder before you mail a check.
What Del Norte County requires
- Cover sheet
- No separate cover sheet mandated; standard CA statutory formatting applies (2.5 in top margin first page, 0.5 in other margins, 8.5x11 paper, black ink, 2.5x3.5 in blank space upper right first page)
- Submission & return
- Mail with self-addressed stamped envelope, or pickup in person
- Hours & turnaround
- Same day to a few business days for e-recording; several weeks for mail
Can you e-record in Del Norte County?
Yes. Del Norte County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Del Norte County, California
- Prepare the document so it meets Del Norte 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, or by mail to Del Norte County Clerk/Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Del Norte County Clerk/Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Del Norte County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Del Norte County property are searchable at Del Norte County Assessor (ParcelQuest Lite property search). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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