Recorder Fee Schedule
Important Notice
The staff of the Clerk-Recorder-Assessor's Office are forbidden by California legal codes to practice law or provide legal advice; this prohibition includes giving advice about what forms you might need or how you should fill them out.
Notes
- The standard page size for copying is 11 by 17 inches or smaller
- For recording purposes, a standard page is one printed side of a single 8½ by 11 inch sheet (in other words, two printed sides of a single sheet equal two standard pages); if a document incorporates a second title, it is called a "double document"
- A document or copy is certified as authentic when it receives the Stamp of the Recorder's Office
- If there is not enough room for the Recorder's endorsement (approximately 3 inches by 3 inches) at the top of the first page of any document being recorded, an additional $3.00 fee will be charged to cover a separate page
- Documents to be recorded are required to be 8½ by 11 inches; documents you wish to record having other dimensions are subject to a penalty of $3.00 per page
- If a Preliminary Change of Ownership Report (PCOR) does not accompany transfers of title, an additional fee of $20.00 is added to the recording fee
- Information about the Monument Fee Collection Procedures
Copy Fees
| Service | Fee |
|---|---|
| Standard Printed Pages (up to 11" x 17") [Government Code § 27366] |
$5.00 per page |
| Emailed file (1964-present) * *documents must be 10 pages or less. |
$6.00 per document |
| Emailed file (pre-1964) | $6.00 per page |
| Online purchased via Sonoma County Document Records Search (1964-present) | $4.00 per document |
| Certification [Government Code § 27364] |
$4.00 per document |
| Maps [Government Code § 27366] |
$5.00 per page |
Recording Fees
Effective January 1, 2018, California Government Code section 27388.1 (SB2 – Building Homes and Jobs Act) requires that documents accepted for recording at the Sonoma County Recorder’s Office be charged an additional seventy-five dollars ($75.00) fee per title, unless exempted by statute.
Read more about the fee increase including exemptions
| Service | Fee |
|---|---|
| Standard Pages (8½ x 11) No Documentary Transfer Tax or Building Homes and Jobs Act fee exemption [Government Codes 27361, 27397, 77205] |
As of January 1, 2018: $89.00 first page $3.00 per additional page |
| Standard Pages (8½ x 11) Documentary Transfer Tax paid or exempt from Building Homes and Jobs Act fee (stated on first page of document or cover sheet) [Government Codes 27361, 27397, 77205] |
$14.00 first page $3.00 per additional page |
| Double Documents [Government Code 27361] |
As of January 1, 2018: $89.00 per additional title (no Building Homes & Jobs Fee exemption) $14.00 per additional title (with Building Homes & Jobs Fee exemption stated on face of document) |
| Documents Requiring Additional Indexing [Government Code 27361] |
$1.00 per additional reference indexed $1.00 each group of 10 names |
| Combined Documents [Government Code 27361] |
As of January 1, 2018: $89.00 per title in addition to the first (no Building Homes & Jobs Fee exemption) $14.00 per title in addition to the first (with Building Homes & Jobs Fee exemption stated on face of document) |
| Release of Lien by a Public Agency [Government Code 27361.3] |
$20.00 |
| Survey Monument Fee [Government Codes 27584, 27585, 27388.1] [Resolution 10-0900] |
$10.00 |
| Maps [Government Codes 27372, 27361, 27397, & 27388.1] |
$9.00 $2.00 per additional page |
| Filed Documents (building contracts) [Government Code 27380] |
$6.00 |
| UCC Filings (1 or 2 pages) [Government Code 12194] |
$85.00 (no Building Homes & Jobs Fee exemption) $10.00 each (with Building Homes & Jobs Fee exemption stated on face of document) |
| UCC Filings (3 or more pages) [Government Code 12194 & 27388.1] |
As of January 1, 2018: $95.00 (no Building Homes & Jobs Fee exemption) $20.00 each (with Building Homes & Jobs Fee exemption stated on face of document) |
Notification Fees
| Service | Fee |
|---|---|
| Involuntary Lien Notice Notification [Government Code 27387 & 27297] |
$7.00 each |
| Preliminary Lien Notice Notification [Government Code 27361] |
$35.00 each |
Additional Fees
| Service | Fee |
|---|---|
| Non-standard page size (8 ½ x 14 maximum size) [Government Code 27361] |
$3.00 per page (for every page of document) |
| PCOR Fee (no PCOR with deed) [Revenue & Taxation 480.3/Resolution 85-1260] |
$20.00 |
| Penalty Print [Government Code 27361.1] |
$1.00 per page |
Taxes
[Revenue & Taxation Code 11911]
| Documentary Transfer Tax | Rate |
|---|---|
| County Transfer Tax (per $500.00) * Includes cities of Cloverdale, Cotati, Healdsburg, Rohnert Park, Sebastopol, Sonoma and Town of Windsor |
$0.55 |
| Santa Rosa City Transfer Tax (per $1,000.00) ** | $2.00 |
| Petaluma City Transfer Tax (per $1,000.00) ** | $2.00 |
* Minus any loans assumed in the sale.
** Santa Rosa and Petaluma City transfer tax is collected in addition to County transfer tax.
** No exemption for assumed loans.