California · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Santa Cruz County, CA
Santa Cruz County (population 270,861) records real-property documents through the Santa Cruz 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 Cruz County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Santa Cruz County Clerk-Recorder
- Mailing address
- 701 Ocean St., Room 230, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
- Phone
- (831) 454-2800
- Checks payable to
- Santa Cruz County Clerk-Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Santa Cruz County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $14.00 first page (8.5x11 standard)
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- SB2/AB1466 and Real Estate Fraud fees may apply per document type
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Santa Cruz County Clerk-Recorder before you mail a check.
What Santa Cruz County requires
- Page formatting
- Standard CA 8.5x11 first-page formatting
Can you e-record in Santa Cruz County?
Yes. Santa Cruz 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 Cruz County, California
- Prepare the document so it meets Santa Cruz 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 Cruz County Clerk-Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Santa Cruz County Clerk-Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Santa Cruz County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Santa Cruz County property are searchable at Santa Cruz County Assessor - Parcel 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.