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Contra Costa County, California · Personal and public records

Record or find a deed in Contra Costa County

Recording requirements and document copies

1 provider · 4 official links · 2 reviewed requirements · sources checked October 15, 2026

In Contra Costa County, 1 county department publishes 4 official links for this service. Reviewed requirements cover documents (2). 1 provider lists forms on its guide.

These are the Contra Costa County providers with a reviewed service link for this task. Other offices may also help, and a provider may serve only part of the county: check each service area. Fees and forms stay on each office’s guide, where their sources are cited.
County government

Clerk-Recorder

Recording requirements (opens in a new tab)Official instructions

County requirements for documents presented for recording, including return information, original signatures and language-related rules. Search existing documents through the separate property-document index.

Before you start · 2 requirements & conditions
Information & documents · Recording — signatures and public-record copies
The county requires original signatures unless the document is a certified copy issued by the appropriate public-record custodian.
Source & saved evidence

Contra Costa County official service / referred provider · Contra Costa — property records (opens in a new tab)

County Recorder — Recording — signatures and public-record copies

Signatures must be original unless the document is a certified copy issued by the appropriate custodian of the public record.

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Information & documents · Recording — requesting party and return address
Provide the return name and address in the document’s upper-left area; the county also specifies the person requesting recording.
Source & saved evidence

Contra Costa County official service / referred provider · Contra Costa — property records (opens in a new tab)

County Recorder — Recording — requesting party and return address

The upper left-hand corner of each document is intended for use by the public to show the name and address to whom the document should be returned.

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Source & saved evidence

Contra Costa County official service / referred provider · Contra Costa — property records (opens in a new tab)

County Recorder — Recording requirements

Basic Recording Requirements

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Search property documents — disclaimer and access (opens in a new tab)Official instructions

County-linked access page for existing recorded property documents. Read the provider’s disclaimer before choosing whether to continue.

Source & saved evidence

Contra Costa County official service / referred provider · Contra Costa — property records (opens in a new tab)

County Recorder — Search property documents — disclaimer and access

Search Property Documents

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Current recording-fee information (opens in a new tab)Official instructions

County recording-fee information; document, page and other charges may differ.

Source & saved evidence

Contra Costa County official service / referred provider · Contra Costa — property records (opens in a new tab)

County Recorder — Current recording-fee information

Recording Fees

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Property-record fraud-protection resources (opens in a new tab)Official instructions

County-linked fraud-protection information; distinct from searching or recording a document.

Source & saved evidence

Contra Costa County official service / referred provider · Contra Costa — property records (opens in a new tab)

County Recorder — Property-record fraud-protection resources

Fraud Protection

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