California · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Napa County, CA
Napa County (population 138,019) records real-property documents through the Napa County Recorder-County Clerk. 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.
Napa County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Napa County Recorder-County Clerk
- Mailing address
- P.O. Box 298, Napa, CA 94559-0298 (physical: 1127 First Street, Suite A, Napa, CA 94559)
- Phone
- (707) 253-4247
- Checks payable to
- Napa County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Napa County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $15.00 first page
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- Multiple-title documents: $15.00 per additional title; SB2 Building Homes and Jobs Act housing tax $75.00 per transaction/title/parcel, not to exceed $225.00 (exemptions apply)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Napa County Recorder-County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Napa County requires
- Page formatting
- CA GC 27361.6/27361.7: 8.5x11in white paper, 10pt minimum font, 2.5in top-right margin first page reserved for recorder use
- Cover sheet
- Standard CA GC 27361.6 formatting applies (2.5in top margin first page)
- Submission & return
- Recorded document returned by mail to submitter
Can you e-record in Napa County?
Yes. Napa 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 Napa County, California
- Prepare the document so it meets Napa 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 Napa County Recorder-County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Napa County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Napa County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Napa County property are searchable at Napa 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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