Assessor-Recorder-County Clerk
Find property assessments, parcel information and property tax exemptions. Find recorded documents, recording requirements and certified copies. Find marriage licensing and county clerk services. Find fictitious business name (FBN / DBA) filing and renewal instructions. Business licenses are a separate service.
Source checked October 12, 2026[1]www.arcc.marincounty.gov
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Contact details & office locations ↓Online services & information
These links were found on official source pages. Each service is handled by the office.
Search Assessor records by parcel number and map books by book and page. Review the county’s disclaimer before deciding whether to continue; parcel characteristics are not continuously updated.
Before you start
- Information & documents · Assessment and map search identifiers
- Have the parcel number ready for records, or the map book and page for Assessor maps. [33]
- Eligibility & access · Application access disclaimer
- Read the disclaimer before choosing whether to continue. The county says property-characteristic information is for assessment purposes and is not continuously updated. [34]
Official county instructions for obtaining a new marriage license. Online application entry alone does not issue a license or replace the required appearance; confirm the license type, documents and visit arrangements.
Before you start
- Appointments · New marriage license — standard in-person application
- You do not need an appointment to buy a marriage license. You must have an appointment to have a marriage ceremony at the Marin County Civic Center. [16]
- Information & documents · New marriage license — standard in-person application
- Bring proof of divorce if divorced in the last 3 to 6 months (we do not accept electronic copies). [17]
County access page for its grantor/grantee index from 1973 onward, with separate easement and recorded-map information. Assessor parcel records are a different query.
Before you start
- Availability · Grantor/grantee index coverage
- The county lists grantor/grantee index coverage from 1973 onward. This is not a claim that all earlier records are online. [38]
Official assessor maps and property information. Read the office’s current requirements before continuing.
Official official instructions for requesting certificates. Read the office’s current requirements before continuing.
Start the county-linked pre-application. Follow the county instructions to complete issuance; submitting information online alone does not make you married.
File the form in person or by mail using the linked application guidance. The FBN page states that transactions must be completed by 3:30 p.m.; office opening hours alone do not describe the filing cutoff.
Before you start
- Deadlines · Daily filing cutoff
- Finish the filing by 3:30 p.m.; the office does not process transactions after that time. [31]
- Deadlines · Initial filing — state deadline
- File within 40 days after starting business under the fictitious name. [18]
- Eligibility & access · Where to file — principal place of business
- File in the county of your principal California business location. If you have no California business location, file in Sacramento County. [19]
- Deadlines · New or changed filing — newspaper publication
- Start publication within 45 days after filing. Use a qualifying newspaper in the filing county, or an adjoining county if no qualifying newspaper exists there. [20]
- Information & documents · Newspaper notice — publication frequency
- Publish once a week for four successive weeks. [21]
- Deadlines · After publication — file the affidavit
- File the publication affidavit with the County Clerk within 45 days after publication is completed. Check whether your newspaper files it for you. [22]
- Deadlines · Expiration — earlier changes or abandonment can end the statement
- A statement generally lasts five years, but changes or abandonment can end it earlier. [23]
- Eligibility & access · No-change renewal — publication exception
- An unchanged renewal filed within 40 days after expiration does not need republication. Changes can require a new publication. [24]
- Information & documents · California principal business location
- Provide the street address and county of the principal business location. A registrant’s separate mailing-address rule does not remove this requirement. [25]
- Information & documents · Individual registrant — owner mailing address
- For an individual owner, provide the full name and business mailing address if different from the business address. Do not apply older blanket residence-address instructions. [26]
County-linked Recorder grantor/grantee index search.
County instructions about recorded maps, distinct from Assessor parcel maps.
Fees
Fees are quoted only when a source document supports the amount and conditions.
| Service | Amount | Conditions & source |
|---|---|---|
| Basic recording — first standard page | $14.00per document title | First 8½ × 11 inch page. Additional mandatory fees apply to most documents.[5] |
| Additional standard recording page | $3.00per additional page | Standard 8½ × 11 inch page; non-standard page penalties and mandatory fees are separate.[6] |
| Public marriage license | $85.00per license | Individual license fee; ceremony, certified copies and any payment-provider charges are separate. Confirm the current total with the Clerk.[12] |
| Confidential marriage license | $93.00per license | Individual license fee; ceremony, certified copies and any payment-provider charges are separate. Confirm the current total with the Clerk.[13] |
These are individual fee items, not a quote for your total. Other charges or exemptions may apply; confirm the total with the office.
Forms & documents
Official forms and document pages for this office’s services.
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- [1] Marin County — departments directory (opens in a new tab)
Marin County · Department directory: Assessor-Recorder-County Clerk
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Assessor, Recorder, County Clerk Assesses taxable value of property, records important legal documents, performs civil ceremonies, and applies legal exemptions.
- [2] Marin County — assessor recorder clerk (opens in a new tab)
Marin County · Service link: Assessor mapping
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Assessor mapping
- [3] Marin County — assessor recorder clerk (opens in a new tab)
Marin County · Service link: Birth certificate request
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Birth certificate request
- [4] Marin County — assessor recorder clerk (opens in a new tab)
Marin County · Forms/document link: All forms
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All forms
- [5] Marin County — clerk-fees (opens in a new tab)
Marin County · Fee schedule table — Basic recording — first standard page
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Basic Recording Fee (Note: Additional mandatory fees apply to most documents): First page (8 1/2" x 11") - Per Document Title $14.00
- [6] Marin County — clerk-fees (opens in a new tab)
Marin County · Fee schedule table — Additional standard recording page
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Each additional page (8 1/2" x 11") $3.00
- [7] County property-tax officials directory (opens in a new tab)
California State Board of Equalization · Marin row — assessor telephone column
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21. Marin Shelly Scott 415-473-7215 Mina Martinovech 415-473-6154 Carla Kacmar 415-473-7355 Mina Martinovich 415-473-6133 Lieber
- [8] Marin — marriage licensing information (opens in a new tab)
Marin County — Clerk marriage services · Official marriage licensing information — Applying for a Marriage License
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Applying for a Marriage License
- [9] Marin — marriage licensing information (opens in a new tab)
Marin County — Clerk marriage services · Official marriage licensing information — Marriage License Application System[External] [External]
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Marriage License Application System[External] [External]
- [10] Marin — marriage licensing information (opens in a new tab)
Marin County — Clerk marriage services · Marriage service contact — Marriage licensing — processing cutoff — hours
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Please arrive early enough to finish your transaction by 3:30 p.m. We do not process any requests after 3:30 p.m.
- [11] Marin — marriage licensing information (opens in a new tab)
Marin County — Clerk marriage services · Marriage service contact — Marriage licensing — phone
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415-473-6772
- [12] Marin — marriage licensing information (opens in a new tab)
Marin County — Clerk marriage services · Official marriage licensing information — Public marriage license: $85.
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Public marriage license: $85.
- [13] Marin — marriage licensing information (opens in a new tab)
Marin County — Clerk marriage services · Official marriage licensing information — Confidential marriage license: $93.
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Confidential marriage license: $93.
- [14] Marin — marriage licensing information (opens in a new tab)
Marin County — Clerk marriage services · Official marriage licensing information — Public Marriage License Application This document contains the application and information regarding
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Public Marriage License Application This document contains the application and information regarding a marriage license.
- [15] Marin — marriage licensing information (opens in a new tab)
Marin County — Clerk marriage services · Official marriage licensing information — Confidential Marriage License Application A confidential marriage license is not a public record. Yo
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Confidential Marriage License Application A confidential marriage license is not a public record. You may want a confidential marriage license if you are a celebrity, work in law enforcement or have another confidentiality issue.
- [16] Marin — marriage licensing information (opens in a new tab)
Marin County — Clerk marriage services · Official marriage licensing information — You do not need an appointment to buy a marriage license. You must have an appointment to have a mar
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You do not need an appointment to buy a marriage license. You must have an appointment to have a marriage ceremony at the Marin County Civic Center.
- [17] Marin — marriage licensing information (opens in a new tab)
Marin County — Clerk marriage services · Official marriage licensing information — Bring proof of divorce if divorced in the last 3 to 6 months (we do not accept electronic copies).
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Bring proof of divorce if divorced in the last 3 to 6 months (we do not accept electronic copies).
- [18] Business and Professions Code 17910 — fictitious business names (opens in a new tab)
California Legislature · BPC §17910(a)
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File a fictitious business name statement in accordance with this chapter not later than 40 days from the time the registrant commences to transact such business.
- [19] Business and Professions Code 17915 — fictitious business names (opens in a new tab)
California Legislature · BPC §17915
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A fictitious business name statement shall be filed with the clerk of the county in which the registrant has his or her principal place of business in this state or, if the registrant has no place of business in this state, with the Clerk of Sacramento County.
- [20] Business and Professions Code 17917 — fictitious business names (opens in a new tab)
California Legislature · BPC §17917(a)
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Within 45 days after a fictitious business name statement has been filed pursuant to this chapter, the registrant shall cause a statement in the form prescribed by subdivision (a) of Section 17913 to be published pursuant to Section 6064 of the Government Code in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the fictitious business name statement was filed or, if there is no such newspaper in that county, in a newspaper of general circulation in an adjoining county.
- [21] California — FBN publication-frequency (opens in a new tab)
California Legislature · Government Code §6064
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Publication of notice pursuant to this section shall be once a week for four successive weeks.
- [22] Business and Professions Code 17917 — fictitious business names (opens in a new tab)
California Legislature · BPC §17917(d)
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An affidavit showing the publication of the statement shall be filed with the county clerk where the fictitious business name statement was filed within 45 days after the completion of the publication.
- [23] Business and Professions Code 17920 — fictitious business names (opens in a new tab)
California Legislature · BPC §17920(a)
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Unless the statement expires earlier under subdivision (b) or (c), a fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk.
- [24] Business and Professions Code 17917 — fictitious business names (opens in a new tab)
California Legislature · BPC §17917(c)
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If a refiling is required because the prior statement has expired, the refiling need not be published unless there has been a change in the information required in the expired statement, provided the refiling is filed within 40 days of the date the statement expired.
- [25] Business and Professions Code 17913 — fictitious business names (opens in a new tab)
California Legislature · BPC §17913(b)(2)
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If the registrant has a place of business in this state, insert the street address, and county, of the registrant’s principal place of business in this state.
- [26] Business and Professions Code 17913 — fictitious business names (opens in a new tab)
California Legislature · BPC §17913(b)(3)
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If the registrant is an individual, insert the registrant’s full name and business mailing address if it differs from the business address.
- [27] Marin — fictitious business name instructions (opens in a new tab)
Marin County — business name filing · Fictitious business name — Fictitious Business Name
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Fictitious business name
- [28] Marin — fictitious business name instructions (opens in a new tab)
Marin County — business name filing · FBN contact — County Clerk — FBN filing — phone
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415-473-6772
- [29] Marin — fictitious business name instructions (opens in a new tab)
Marin County — business name filing · FBN contact — County Clerk — FBN filing — address
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3501 Civic Center Drive Suite 234 San Rafael CA 94903
- [30] Marin — fictitious business name instructions (opens in a new tab)
Marin County — business name filing · FBN contact — County Clerk — FBN filing — hours
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Mon - Fri: 9:00 am-4:00 pm
- [31] Marin — fictitious business name instructions (opens in a new tab)
Marin County — business name filing · FBN requirement — Daily filing cutoff
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Please allow enough time to complete all transactions and filings by 3:30 p.m. No processing after 3:30 p.m.
- [32] Marin — property query (opens in a new tab)
Marin County official service / referred provider · County property lookup — Search Assessor records and maps
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Search the Assessor's records by parcel number and the Assessor's maps by map book and page.
- [33] Marin — property query (opens in a new tab)
Marin County official service / referred provider · County property lookup — Assessment and map search identifiers
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Search the Assessor's records by parcel number and the Assessor's maps by map book and page.
- [34] Marin — property query (opens in a new tab)
Marin County official service / referred provider · County property lookup — Application access disclaimer
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By continuing to use this application you are agreeing to this disclaimer.
- [35] Marin — property records (opens in a new tab)
Marin County official service / referred provider · County Recorder — Search Recorder's official records
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Search the Grantor/Grantee Index (1973-present).
- [36] Marin — property records (opens in a new tab)
Marin County official service / referred provider · County Recorder — Open the Recorder index search
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Search Recorder's Official Records
- [37] Marin — property records (opens in a new tab)
Marin County official service / referred provider · County Recorder — Recorded-map information
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Recorded Map Information
- [38] Marin — property records (opens in a new tab)
Marin County official service / referred provider · County Recorder — Grantor/grantee index coverage
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Search the Grantor/Grantee Index (1973-present).
- [39] Marin — property records (opens in a new tab)
Marin County official service / referred provider · County Recorder — Recorder official-record search and copies
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415-473-6092 [Phone]
- [40] Marin — property records (opens in a new tab)
Marin County official service / referred provider · County Recorder — Recorder official-record search and copies
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Mon - Fri: 9:00 am-4:00 pm
- [41] Marin — property records (opens in a new tab)
Marin County official service / referred provider · County Recorder — Recorder official-record search and copies
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3501 Civic Center Drive Suite 232 San Rafael CA 94903
- [42] Marin — property records (opens in a new tab)
Marin County official service / referred provider · County Recorder — Basic recording requirements
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Basic recording requirements