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| County, California | Where to start | Service information |
|---|---|---|
| Alameda | Search official recorded documents | |
| Alpine | Recorded-document search and copies — access instructions | |
| Amador | Search the official Recorder index | |
| Butte | Recorded documents and recording requirements | |
| Calaveras | Official land records — index and copy requests | |
| Colusa | Deeds and change-of-ownership recording information | |
| Contra Costa | Recording requirements | |
| Del Norte | Official-record search and image-request instructions | |
| El Dorado | Official-record index and copy-order instructions | |
| Fresno | Recorded-document copies, indexes and recording requirements | |
| Glenn | Official-record index — access disclaimer | |
| Humboldt | Recorder self-service — index and non-certified copies | |
| Imperial | Grantor/grantee property-document index | |
| Inyo | Recorded documents — copies, earlier records and recording | |
| Kern | Search recorded documents and maps — APN restriction | |
| Kings | Document recording guidelines and forms | |
| Lake | Recorder information and document-review scope | |
| Lassen | Recorder document services — contact and counter information | |
| Los Angeles | Real-estate record copy requests — online instructions | |
| Madera | Recording process, requirements and document-copy charges | |
| Marin | Search Recorder's official records | |
| Mariposa | Recorded-property documents — search and copy access | |
| Mendocino | Official public-record index and copy instructions | |
| Merced | Search legal records — online index and office viewing | |
| Modoc | Official-record index and mailed copy requests | |
| Mono | Prepare a document for recording in Mono County | |
| Monterey | Record property documents — Monterey County | |
| Napa | Official-record index and filed-map searches | |
| Nevada | Recording requirements — Nevada County | |
| Orange | Record property documents and find official copies | |
| Placer | Real-property recording, index and copy requests | |
| Plumas | Recorder counter and document-recording resources | |
| Riverside | Recording, recorded copies and index services | |
| Sacramento | Search Sacramento recorded-document index | |
| San Benito | Request recorded-document copies and maps | |
| San Bernardino | Official public-record index and copy options | |
| San Diego | Record documents, search the index and order mailed copies | |
| San Francisco | Recorded-document copies — online and counter options | |
| San Joaquin | Recorded-document search and recording instructions | |
| San Luis Obispo | Search recorded documents and find copy options | |
| San Mateo | Search grantor/grantee index and request document copies | |
| Santa Barbara | Find Santa Barbara real-estate recording and copy services | |
| Santa Clara | Research recorded real-estate documents and maps | |
| Santa Cruz | Search recorded documents, order copies and research maps | |
| Shasta | Recording requirements and official-record index | |
| Sierra | Search land records and request recorded copies | |
| Siskiyou | Recorder documents, counter hours and fee resources | |
| Solano | Obtain recorded-document copies and search the index | |
| Sonoma | Official-record copies — download, office and mail | |
| Stanislaus | Search Stanislaus official-record index | |
| Sutter | Sutter real-property recordings and record copies | |
| Tehama | Tehama Recorder counter, fees and document resources | |
| Trinity | Record a document — Trinity County | |
| Tulare | Recorded-document copies — online, office and mail | |
| Tuolumne | Order regular or certified recorded-document copies | |
| Ventura | Ventura property-record searches and copy orders | |
| Yolo | Search recorded property records and order documents | |
| Yuba | Recording requirements and official-record search |