California · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Placer County, CA
Placer County (population 404,739) records real-property documents through the Placer County Clerk-Recorder's Office. 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.
Placer County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Placer County Clerk-Recorder's Office
- Mailing address
- Placer County Clerk-Recorder's Office, 3715 Atherton Rd, Rocklin, CA 95765
- Phone
- (530) 886-5600
- Checks payable to
- Placer County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Placer County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $14.00 (standard first page, 8.5x11)
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per additional standard page; $3.00 non-conforming-page surcharge per page if any page is not 8.5x11 or has attachments (staples/tape/glue)
- Other fees
- $75.00 SB2 Building Homes and Jobs Act fee on real estate instruments (unless exempt), capped at $225 per transaction
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Placer County Clerk-Recorder's Office before you mail a check.
What Placer County requires
- Cover sheet
- Standard CA recording formatting (Gov Code 27361.6): 8.5x11 paper, 10pt+ type, 2.5in top margin on first page, 0.5in other margins; PCOR required for real property transfers
- Submission & return
- Mail or in-person pickup; e-recording returns electronic copy
- Hours & turnaround
- Typically several business days to a few weeks by mail
Can you e-record in Placer County?
Placer County records documents submitted by mail or in person. Jurably notarizes your document, mails it by certified mail, and tracks it to a recorded instrument number.
How to record a document in Placer County, California
- Prepare the document so it meets Placer 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 by mail to Placer County Clerk-Recorder's Office.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Placer County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Placer County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Placer County property are searchable at Placer County Assessor's Office. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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