California · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Santa Clara County, CA
Santa Clara County (population 1,936,259) records real-property documents through the Santa Clara 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.
Santa Clara County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Santa Clara County Clerk-Recorder
- Mailing address
- Santa Clara County Clerk-Recorder's Office, ATTN: Recording, 110 West Tasman Drive, First Floor, San Jose, CA 95134
- Phone
- (408) 299-5500 (Assessor); Recorder main line via clerkrecorder.santaclaracounty.gov
- Checks payable to
- Santa Clara County Clerk-Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Santa Clara County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 first page
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- SB2/AB1466 and Real Estate Fraud fees may apply per document type; not-to-exceed (NTE $) check amount accepted if unsure of total owed
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Santa Clara County Clerk-Recorder before you mail a check.
What Santa Clara County requires
- Page formatting
- Standard CA 8.5x11 first page formatting
- Submission & return
- Original returned to 'recording requested by/mail to' address after recording
Can you e-record in Santa Clara County?
Yes. Santa Clara 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 Clara County, California
- Prepare the document so it meets Santa Clara 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 Clara County Clerk-Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Santa Clara County Clerk-Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Santa Clara County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Santa Clara County property are searchable at Santa Clara County Office of the Assessor - Property Search (Real Property). 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.