California · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Imperial County, CA
Imperial County (population 179,702) records real-property documents through the Imperial 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.
Imperial County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Imperial County Clerk-Recorder
- Mailing address
- 940 W. Main Street, Suite 202, El Centro, CA 92243
- Phone
- (442) 265-1076
- Website
- recorder.imperialcounty.org
- Checks payable to
- Imperial County Clerk-Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Imperial County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $14.00 (plus $75 Building Homes and Jobs Act/SB2 fee per single transaction per single parcel, not to exceed $225, unless exempt)
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- See recorder-fees fee schedule for additional titles/references and copy fees
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Imperial County Clerk-Recorder before you mail a check.
What Imperial County requires
- Cover sheet
- No mandated separate cover sheet; standard CA statutory formatting applies (2.5 in top margin, 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; longer for mail
Can you e-record in Imperial County?
Yes. Imperial 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 Imperial County, California
- Prepare the document so it meets Imperial 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 Imperial County Clerk-Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Imperial County Clerk-Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Imperial County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Imperial County property are searchable at Imperial County Assessor (Parcel Quest / Parcel Quest 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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