California · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Sonoma County, CA
Sonoma County (population 488,863) records real-property documents through the Sonoma 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.
Sonoma County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Sonoma County Clerk-Recorder-Assessor
- Mailing address
- County Clerk-Recorder, 585 Fiscal Dr Rm 103, Santa Rosa, CA 95403
- Phone
- (707) 565-3800 (24-hr info line (707) 565-3700)
- Website
- sonomacounty.gov/administrative-support-and-fiscal-services/clerk-recorder-assessor/clerk-recorder
- Checks payable to
- County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Sonoma County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $91.00 (no DTT/exemption) or $14.00 (with DTT paid or SB2/AB1466 exempt)
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per page
- Other fees
- $75.00 SB2 (Building Homes and Jobs Act) per title unless exempt; $2.00 AB1466 per title unless exempt; $3.00 non-standard page size penalty
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Sonoma County Clerk-Recorder-Assessor before you mail a check.
What Sonoma County requires
- Page formatting
- Must be clearly readable/microfilm-legible; 2-inch top margin on first page for recorder use; standard page size 8.5x11, non-standard incurs $3/page penalty
- Cover sheet
- Not explicitly required per page reviewed; 2-inch top margin required for recorder endorsement/return address, else $3 additional page fee applies
- Submission & return
- Mail (self-addressed stamped envelope + copy for free conformed copy) or in-person pickup
Can you e-record in Sonoma County?
Sonoma 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 Sonoma County, California
- Prepare the document so it meets Sonoma 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 Sonoma County Clerk-Recorder-Assessor.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Sonoma County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Sonoma County property are searchable at Sonoma County Assessor (Clerk-Recorder-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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