Assessor/Clerk-Recorder
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.
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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.
Official Tulare County certificate information and application options. Follow the county’s instructions for the copy type and request method you need.
Before you start
- Availability · Same-day birth certificate pickup
- The cutoff for birth certificates obtained on the same day is from 1998 to the current year. Anything before 1998 will be processed the next business day. [9]
Official Tulare County certificate information and application options. Follow the county’s instructions for the copy type and request method you need.
Official instructions for copies of an existing marriage record. This is separate from applying for a marriage license.
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
- Deadlines · New marriage license — standard in-person application
- You must visit our office within seven business days of completing your online application. If you are unable to visit our office within 7 business days, you must complete a new application. [15]
- Availability · County-provided civil ceremonies
- Please note that the Clerk's Office does not perform marriage ceremonies. [16]
Complete the online application, print it and obtain an original owner signature. For an office filing, visit and pay within the application’s two-week active period. A separate signed-paper mail route is available.
Before you start
- Deadlines · Office-filing preparation window
- Visit and pay within two weeks after preparing the application, or you will need to apply again. [34]
- Information & documents · Office filing signature
- One business owner must sign the printed form with an original signature before submission. [35]
- Deadlines · Initial filing — state deadline
- File within 40 days after starting business under the fictitious name. [17]
- 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. [18]
- 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. [19]
- Information & documents · Newspaper notice — publication frequency
- Publish once a week for four successive weeks. [20]
- 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. [21]
- Deadlines · Expiration — earlier changes or abandonment can end the statement
- A statement generally lasts five years, but changes or abandonment can end it earlier. [22]
- 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. [23]
- 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. [24]
- 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. [25]
Complete, print and obtain an original owner signature. For office filing, visit and pay within two weeks to avoid reapplying.
County-linked Assessor query with fee-parcel, assessment-number and street-address options. Use the offered search type and check the help text before relying on a result.
Before you start
- Availability · Assessment-number search scope
- An assessment-number search may not show all outstanding assessments. Use the fee-parcel option for the portal’s summary view. [38]
- Information & documents · Street-address search abbreviations
- If an address search fails, try omitting the street type and abbreviating directional words as shown in the portal help. [39]
County instructions for recorded-document search and copies. Uncertified copies can be downloaded after online payment; certified copies require office or mail requests, and images are viewable only after purchase.
Before you start
- Availability · Uncertified versus certified copy channels
- Online download is for uncertified copies. Obtain certified copies in person or by mail; do not expect an instant certified download. [43]
- Availability · Online document-image access
- The county says images are viewable only after purchase. This is different from a free document-preview service. [44]
- Payments · Mail copy requests
- Do not submit cash with a mailed copy order. [45]
County-linked Recorder index and online uncertified-copy orders; certified copies use office or mail channels.
Separate county instructions for filing a new recording.
Fees
Fees are quoted only when a source document supports the amount and conditions.
| Service | Amount | Conditions & source |
|---|---|---|
| New license replacing one lost before the ceremony | $93.00per replacement | Replacement before the ceremony; this is not the separate post-ceremony duplicate charge.[14] |
| FBN — Initial business or partner name | $45.00per filing | First business or partner name; additional names separate. Effective date is not stated.[32] |
| FBN — Additional business name or partner | $7.00per additional name | Additional business or partner name. Effective date is not stated.[33] |
| Recorded-document copy — first page | $3.00first page | First copy page; additional pages and certification are separate.[49] |
| Recorded-document copy — additional page | $1.00each additional page of the same document | Applies after the first page of the same document.[50] |
| Recorded document — certification | $2.00per document | Certification charge is separate from copy-page prices; certified copies require in-person or mail ordering.[51] |
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] County property-tax officials directory (opens in a new tab)
California State Board of Equalization · Tulare row — assessor telephone column
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54. Tulare Tara K. Freitas, CPA 559-636-5100 Cass Cook 559-636-5200 Jason T. Britt 559-636-5002 Cass Cook 559-636-5250 Gaines
- [2] Tulare County — Birth Certificate | Tulare (opens in a new tab)
Tulare County government · Current official county record office heading, department navigation and service context. Existing assessor/election roles retain their earlier identity evidence in the frozen old row.
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Law Library's hours and locations. View all Assessor/Clerk-Recorder Assessor Services Assessment Property Search Homeowners Business Owners New Homeowners Seniors Veterans Individuals wit
- [3] Tulare County — Birth Certificate | Tulare (opens in a new tab)
Tulare County government · Official county certificate service heading and published application/copy information. This is an information destination; no unverified online-transaction promise.
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ne or learn how to enroll in person. Order a birth certificate Learn how order a birth certificate. Participate in #LEAD StepUp #LEAD (Leading, Educating, Advocating, and Dedication) program engages high school juniors and seniors to be leaders and mentors. Pay a utility bill Pay a utility bill for your County Department or Division. Pay my child support Links
- [4] Tulare County — Death Certificate | Tulare (opens in a new tab)
Tulare County government · Official county certificate service heading and published application/copy information. This is an information destination; no unverified online-transaction promise.
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ce Clerk-Recorder Services Birth Certificate Death Certificate Marriage Certificate Marriage License Recording a Document Document Recording Requirements Official Records Search Document Templates Copies of Recorded Documents Fictitious Business Names California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Notary Public Professional Registrations Military Discharge Clerk-
- [5] Tulare County — Marriage Certificate | Tulare (opens in a new tab)
Tulare County government · Official county certificate service heading and published application/copy information. This is an information destination; no unverified online-transaction promise.
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Services Birth Certificate Death Certificate Marriage Certificate Marriage License Recording a Document Document Recording Requirements Official Records Search Document Templates Copies of Recorded Documents Fictitious Business Names California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Notary Public Professional Registrations Military Discharge Clerk-Recorder Fees Transla
- [6] Tulare County — Birth Certificate | Tulare (opens in a new tab)
Tulare County government · Clerk-Recorder office — explicitly named phone field; does not replace another business line or infer days/visitor availability.
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order. Newborn certificates are available approximately 4-6 weeks after the date of birth. Call our office at (559) 636-5051 to verify that the record is available prior to your visit. For more information, visit our FAQ page. After an application is sub
- [7] Tulare County — Birth Certificate | Tulare (opens in a new tab)
Tulare County government · Clerk-Recorder office — explicitly named address field; does not replace another business line or infer days/visitor availability.
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eceive a Certificate of No Record. Mail your request and payment to: Tulare County Assessor/Clerk-Recorder at 5951 S. Mooney Blvd., Visalia, CA 93277 Please allow 7 business days for processing. Note: The County of Tulare is not responsible for mail delivered by the United State
- [8] Tulare County — Birth Certificate | Tulare (opens in a new tab)
Tulare County government · Clerk-Recorder office — explicitly named hours field; does not replace another business line or infer days/visitor availability.
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CA 93277 phone Phone (559) 636-5051 email Email Clerk@tularecounty.ca.gov Hours (Closed Holidays) access_time Monday – Friday 8 AM – 5 PM Filing & Cert. Issuance 8 AM – 3:30 PM Helpful links Mission, Vision and Guiding Values Assessment Appeals Board County Main Site
- [9] Tulare County — Birth Certificate | Tulare (opens in a new tab)
Tulare County government · Specific county service instruction; copy type, channel and exceptions retained.
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The cutoff for birth certificates obtained on the same day is from 1998 to the current year. Anything before 1998 will be processed the next business day.
- [10] Tulare — marriage licensing information (opens in a new tab)
Tulare County — Clerk marriage services · Official marriage licensing information — Marriage License
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marriage license
- [11] Tulare — marriage licensing information (opens in a new tab)
Tulare County — Clerk marriage services · Marriage service contact — Marriage licensing — phone
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(559) 636-5051
- [12] Tulare — marriage licensing information (opens in a new tab)
Tulare County — Clerk marriage services · Marriage service contact — Marriage licensing — address
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5951 S. Mooney Blvd. in Visalia
- [13] Tulare — marriage licensing information (opens in a new tab)
Tulare County — Clerk marriage services · Marriage service contact — Marriage license purchase — cutoff — hours
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between 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. to purchase the license
- [14] Tulare — marriage licensing information (opens in a new tab)
Tulare County — Clerk marriage services · Official marriage licensing information — If the marriage license is lost, damaged or destroyed, you must purchase a new one for $93.
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If the marriage license is lost, damaged or destroyed, you must purchase a new one for $93.
- [15] Tulare — marriage licensing information (opens in a new tab)
Tulare County — Clerk marriage services · Official marriage licensing information — You must visit our office within seven business days of completing your online application. If you a
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You must visit our office within seven business days of completing your online application. If you are unable to visit our office within 7 business days, you must complete a new application.
- [16] Tulare — marriage licensing information (opens in a new tab)
Tulare County — Clerk marriage services · Official marriage licensing information — Please note that the Clerk's Office does not perform marriage ceremonies.
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Please note that the Clerk's Office does not perform marriage ceremonies.
- [17] 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.
- [18] 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.
- [19] 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.
- [20] 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.
- [21] 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.
- [22] 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.
- [23] 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.
- [24] 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.
- [25] 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.
- [26] Tulare — fictitious business name instructions (opens in a new tab)
Tulare County — business name filing · Fictitious business name — Fictitious Business Name
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Fictitious Business Name
- [27] Tulare — fictitious business name instructions (opens in a new tab)
Tulare County — business name filing · Fictitious business name — online application
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online application
- [28] Tulare — fictitious business name instructions (opens in a new tab)
Tulare County — business name filing · FBN contact — County Clerk — FBN filing counter — phone
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(559) 636-5051
- [29] Tulare — fictitious business name instructions (opens in a new tab)
Tulare County — business name filing · FBN contact — County Clerk — FBN filing counter — email
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Clerk@tularecounty.ca.gov
- [30] Tulare — fictitious business name instructions (opens in a new tab)
Tulare County — business name filing · FBN contact — County Clerk — FBN filing counter — address
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5951 S. Mooney Blvd. Visalia, CA 93277
- [31] Tulare — fictitious business name instructions (opens in a new tab)
Tulare County — business name filing · FBN contact — County Clerk — FBN filing counter — hours
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8 AM – 3:30 PM
- [32] Tulare — FBN fees (opens in a new tab)
Tulare County — business name filing · FBN fee — FBN — Initial business or partner name
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For the first business name or partner name BPC § 17929 TC Ordinance 2739 $45.00
- [33] Tulare — FBN fees (opens in a new tab)
Tulare County — business name filing · FBN fee — FBN — Additional business name or partner
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For each additional business name or partner BPC § 17929(a)$7.00
- [34] Tulare — fictitious business name instructions (opens in a new tab)
Tulare County — business name filing · FBN requirement — Office-filing preparation window
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Your application will remain active for two weeks, so please visit our office and pay the filing fees within that time to avoid reapplying.
- [35] Tulare — fictitious business name instructions (opens in a new tab)
Tulare County — business name filing · FBN requirement — Office filing signature
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The printed form must be signed by one business owner with an original signature before it is submitted.
- [36] Tulare assessor — property records and provider resources (opens in a new tab)
Tulare County · Official department homepage — Assessor/Clerk-Recorder | Tulare
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Change my address with the Assessor's Office
- [37] Tulare — property query (opens in a new tab)
Tulare County official service / referred provider · County property lookup — Assessor property search
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Find Property
- [38] Tulare — property query (opens in a new tab)
Tulare County official service / referred provider · County property lookup — Assessment-number search scope
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To view a "specific" assessment, please enter the assessment number. This feature may not display all outstanding assessments.
- [39] Tulare — property query (opens in a new tab)
Tulare County official service / referred provider · County property lookup — Street-address search abbreviations
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Try entering the address without the Street, Road, Drive, or Lane in the property address search cell.
- [40] 06107 Recorder — copies (current official county page) (opens in a new tab)
Tulare County · County Recorder — Recorded-document copies — online, office and mail
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Copies of Recorded Documents
- [41] 06107 Recorder — copies (current official county page) (opens in a new tab)
Tulare County · County Recorder — Search official recorded documents
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Search for documents here.
- [42] Tulare assessor — property records and provider resources (opens in a new tab)
Tulare County · County Recorder — Record a new document — county instructions
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How to Record a Document
- [43] 06107 Recorder — copies (current official county page) (opens in a new tab)
Tulare County · County Recorder — Uncertified versus certified copy channels
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Uncertified copies of official records may be purchased online with a credit card and downloaded immediately after payment. Certified copies of official records can only be purchased by either visiting our office or by mail.
- [44] 06107 Recorder — copies (current official county page) (opens in a new tab)
Tulare County · County Recorder — Online document-image access
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Document images are viewable only after purchase.
- [45] 06107 Recorder — copies (current official county page) (opens in a new tab)
Tulare County · County Recorder — Mail copy requests
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Please do not submit cash with orders requested by mail.
- [46] 06107 Recorder — copies (current official county page) (opens in a new tab)
Tulare County · County Recorder — Recorder office — filing and recording
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(559) 636-5050
- [47] 06107 Recorder — copies (current official county page) (opens in a new tab)
Tulare County · County Recorder — Recorder office — filing and recording
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Recorder@tularecounty.ca.gov
- [48] 06107 Recorder — copies (current official county page) (opens in a new tab)
Tulare County · County Recorder — Recorder office — filing and recording
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Filing and Recording Hours 8 AM – 3:30 PM
- [49] 06107 Recorder — copies (current official county page) (opens in a new tab)
Tulare County · County Recorder — Recorded-document copy — first page
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The first page is $3.00. Each additional page of the same document is $1.00. Certification is $2.00 per document.
- [50] 06107 Recorder — copies (current official county page) (opens in a new tab)
Tulare County · County Recorder — Recorded-document copy — additional page
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The first page is $3.00. Each additional page of the same document is $1.00. Certification is $2.00 per document.
- [51] 06107 Recorder — copies (current official county page) (opens in a new tab)
Tulare County · County Recorder — Recorded document — certification
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Certification is $2.00 per document.
- [52] 06107 Recorder — copies (current official county page) (opens in a new tab)
Tulare County · County Recorder — Recorded-document request form — mail
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Recorded Document Request Form.