California · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Riverside County, CA
Riverside County (population 2,418,185) records real-property documents through the Riverside County Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder (ACR). 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.
Riverside County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Riverside County Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder (ACR)
- Mailing address
- Riverside County Clerk-Recorder, Attn: Certified Section, P.O. Box 751, Riverside, CA 92502-0751 (physical: Riverside Gateway, 2724 Gateway Dr., Riverside, CA 92507)
- Phone
- (951) 486-7000 / (800) 696-9144
- Checks payable to
- Riverside County Clerk-Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Riverside County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $9.00 (base first page fee per fee calculator; SB2 and other statutory fees add substantially - use official fee calculator)
- Additional pages
- $2.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- $75.00 SB2 Building Homes and Jobs Act fee (unless exempt), capped at $225/transaction; use feecalculator.rivcoacr.org for exact total
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Riverside County Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder (ACR) before you mail a check.
What Riverside County requires
- Cover sheet
- Standard CA Gov Code 27361.6 formatting (8.5x11 white paper, 10pt+ font, 2.5in top margin first page, 0.5in other margins); PCOR required for real property transfers
- Submission & return
- Mail or in-person; e-recorded documents returned electronically
- Hours & turnaround
- Same-day to next-day for e-recording; mail turnaround several weeks
Can you e-record in Riverside County?
Yes. Riverside 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 Riverside County, California
- Prepare the document so it meets Riverside 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 Riverside County Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder (ACR).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Riverside County Clerk-Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Riverside County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Riverside County property are searchable at Riverside 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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