California · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Santa Barbara County, CA
Santa Barbara County (population 448,229) records real-property documents through the Santa Barbara County Clerk-Recorder-Assessor. 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.
Santa Barbara County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Santa Barbara County Clerk-Recorder-Assessor
- Mailing address
- 1100 Anacapa St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101
- Phone
- (805) 568-2250
- Checks payable to
- Santa Barbara County Clerk-Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Santa Barbara County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $14.00 base first page
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- Nonconforming fee $3.00 per page not 8.5x11 (up to 8.5x14); $49.00 NSF fee for returned checks
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Santa Barbara County Clerk-Recorder-Assessor before you mail a check.
What Santa Barbara County requires
- Page formatting
- 8.5x11 standard first page; nonconforming sizes up to 8.5x14 incur surcharge
Can you e-record in Santa Barbara County?
Yes. Santa Barbara 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 Santa Barbara County, California
- Prepare the document so it meets Santa Barbara 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 Santa Barbara County Clerk-Recorder-Assessor.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Santa Barbara County Clerk-Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Santa Barbara County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Santa Barbara County property are searchable at Santa Barbara County Assessor - Parcel Details & Value Notice Lookup. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
Filing with Jurably in California
California isn't available quite yet — it's coming soon. See the states we file in.