eRecording in Kern County, CA

Kern County recording fees

County charges verified August 2026 against the Kern County Clerk-Recorder fee schedule. Counties change fees without notice — we confirm the exact amount on your invoice before anything is submitted.

• • The $75 SB 2 fee applies per title, capped at $225 per transaction, and is exempt on documents recorded in connection with a transfer subject to documentary transfer tax.
• • A Preliminary Change of Ownership Report avoids the $20 in-lieu fee on transfers.

Our flat $58 service fee is billed on top of the county charges, itemized on one invoice. No subscription, no monthly minimum, no per-seat software fee — you pay only when you record, and you approve the invoice first.

Documents we record in Kern County

• Grant deeds and quitclaim deeds
• Deeds of trust and reconveyances
• Mechanic's liens and lien releases
• Notices of default and trustee's deeds
• Assignments and substitutions of trustee
• Easements, covenants, and abandonments
• Powers of attorney
• Oil, gas, and mineral leases

Formatting rules that cause rejections here

1. 1

   Pages must be 8½" x 11" (letter). Legal-size or oversized pages add a non-conforming fee per page.

2. 2

   Leave the top 2½ inches of the first page clear — 5 inches from the left edge is reserved for the recorder's stamp.

3. 3

   Include the document title, return-to name and address, and the APN where applicable.

4. 4

   Notary acknowledgment must use current California statutory wording, including the required disclosure box.

5. 5

   A Preliminary Change of Ownership Report (PCOR) is required on transfers, or a $20 fee applies in lieu.

How to record a deed in Kern County, CA

Recording a deed with the Kern County Clerk-Recorder electronically takes six steps. You do not need an account, software, or a trip to the recorder's office.

1. 1

   Prepare and sign the deed

   Complete the deed with the full legal description, the grantor and grantee names, and the return-to address. Sign it in front of a notary — Kern County will reject an unsigned or improperly acknowledged document.

2. 2

   Check the county formatting rules

   Confirm margins, page size, and the document title meet Kern County Clerk-Recorder standards. Pages must be 8½" x 11" (letter). Legal-size or oversized pages add a non-conforming fee per page.

3. 3

   Scan the signed deed to PDF

   Scan at 200–300 dpi in black and white. Keep every page in one PDF, in order, with nothing cropped off the edges.

4. 4

   Submit the PDF to iRecord365

   Upload the file through the online submission form. We review it against Kern County requirements before it reaches the recorder, so formatting problems are caught first.

5. 5

   Approve the itemized invoice

   You receive one invoice showing the Kern County recording fees plus our flat service fee. Nothing is submitted until you approve it.

6. 6

   Receive the recorded deed

   Kern County e-recordings are typically reviewed and returned the same business day when submitted before the daily cutoff. The stamped, recorded deed with the official recording data is emailed back to you.

Kern County eRecording questions