California · County eRecording

eRecording in Sacramento County, CA

iRecord365 files deeds, liens, releases, and notices electronically with the Sacramento County Clerk/Recorder. Submit a PDF online — we check it against Sacramento County requirements, pay the recorder, and send back the stamped document.

Recorder's office

Sacramento County Clerk/Recorder

3636 American River Drive, Suite 110, Sacramento, CA 95864

Contact

(916) 874-6334

Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Pacific); same-day recording accepted 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Turnaround

Sacramento accepts same-day recording through 3:00 p.m. Documents submitted electronically before that cutoff typically record the same business day.

Sacramento County recording fees

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

ChargeAmount
First page/title, 8½" x 11"$20.00
Each additional page$3.00
Each additional title$20.00
First page/title where the SB 2 fee applies$95.00
First page/title exempt from the real estate fraud fee$14.00
Non-conforming page surcharge (any page other than 8½" x 11")$3.00 per page
Involuntary lien notification (per judgment debtor/owner)$13.00
Release of a governmental lien (per lien released)$20.00
  • The $75 SB 2 fee is folded into the $95 first-page rate. It is exempt when the document is recorded in connection with a transfer subject to documentary transfer tax, in connection with a transfer of residential property to an owner-occupier, once the $225 cap is reached, or where the document is not related to real property.
  • The maximum recordable page size is 8½" x 14".
  • Documentary transfer tax is imposed separately on conveyances.

Our flat service fee is billed on top of the county charges, itemized on one invoice.

Documents we record in Sacramento County

  • Grant deeds and quitclaim deeds
  • Deeds of trust and reconveyances
  • Mechanic's liens and lien releases
  • Homestead declarations
  • Abstracts of judgment and releases
  • Assignments of deed of trust
  • Substitutions of trustee
  • Affidavits of death and powers of attorney

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.

Ready to record in Sacramento County?

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