California · County eRecording
eRecording in Orange County, CA
iRecord365 files deeds, liens, releases, and notices electronically with the Orange County Clerk-Recorder. Submit a PDF online — we check it against Orange County requirements, pay the recorder, and send back the stamped document.
Recorder's office
Orange County Clerk-Recorder
County Administration South, 601 N. Ross Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Contact
(714) 834-2500
Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (Pacific)
Turnaround
Most electronically submitted Orange County documents record the same business day when they clear review before the county's afternoon cutoff.
Orange County recording fees
County charges verified August 2026 against the OC Clerk-Recorder fee schedule. Counties change fees without notice — we confirm the exact amount on your invoice before anything is submitted.
| Charge | Amount |
|---|---|
| Standard first page, per title | $12.00 |
| Each additional standard page | $3.00 |
| SB 2 Building Homes and Jobs Act fee (per title, unless exempt) | $75.00 |
| District attorney fraud fee | $10.00 |
| Notification of involuntary lien | $10.00 |
| Survey monument preservation fund | $20.00 |
| Change of ownership (no PCOR filed) | $20.00 |
- • Multiple references and indexing beyond ten names add $1.00 each.
- • Documentary transfer tax is $0.55 per $500 of consideration on taxable conveyances.
Our flat service fee is billed on top of the county charges, itemized on one invoice.
Documents we record in Orange County
- Grant deeds and quitclaim deeds
- Deeds of trust, reconveyances, and substitutions
- Mechanic's liens and releases
- Notices of completion
- Abstracts of judgment
- UCC fixture filings
- Affidavits of death of joint tenant
- Powers of attorney
Formatting rules that cause rejections here
- 1
Pages must be 8½" x 11" (letter). Legal-size or oversized pages add a non-conforming fee per page.
- 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
Include the document title, return-to name and address, and the APN where applicable.
- 4
Notary acknowledgment must use current California statutory wording, including the required disclosure box.
- 5
A Preliminary Change of Ownership Report (PCOR) is required on transfers, or a $20 fee applies in lieu.
Ready to record in Orange County?
Upload your signed PDF and we handle the rest — county review, fee payment, and the recorded copy back to your inbox. No account, no software, no minimum volume.