California · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Trinity County, CA
Trinity County (population 16,060) records real-property documents through the Trinity 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.
Trinity County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Trinity County Clerk / Recorder
- Mailing address
- Trinity County Recorder, PO Box 1215, 11 Court Street, Weaverville, CA 96093
- Checks payable to
- Trinity County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Trinity County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $13.00 (8.5x11 only)
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- $13.00 per title for documents with multiple titles; $75.00 SB2 fee per real estate instrument/transaction/parcel, capped at $225.00
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Trinity County Clerk / Recorder before you mail a check.
What Trinity County requires
- Page formatting
- 8.5 x 11 inch white paper; black ink; minimum 10-point font; legible for photographic reproduction; top 2.5in reserved on first page
- Cover sheet
- Not explicitly required as separate sheet, but top 2.5 inches of first page reserved for recording info, left-hand 3.5 inches for requesting party name and return address
Can you e-record in Trinity County?
Trinity 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 Trinity County, California
- Prepare the document so it meets Trinity 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 Trinity County Clerk / Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Trinity County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Trinity County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Trinity County property are searchable at Trinity County Assessor (Parcel Search / ParcelQuest). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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