California · County eRecording
eRecording in San Diego County, CA
iRecord365 files deeds, liens, releases, and notices electronically with the San Diego County Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk. Submit a PDF online — we check it against San Diego County requirements, pay the recorder, and send back the stamped document.
Recorder's office
San Diego County Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk
1600 Pacific Highway, Suite 260, San Diego, CA 92101
Contact
(619) 237-0502
Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Pacific)
Turnaround
Electronic submissions accepted before the county's daily cutoff generally record the same business day, with stamped copies returned shortly after acceptance.
San Diego County recording fees
County charges verified August 2026 against the San Diego ARCC recorder fee schedule. Counties change fees without notice — we confirm the exact amount on your invoice before anything is submitted.
| Charge | Amount |
|---|---|
| First page, standard title | $14.00 |
| First page, titles subject to the real estate fraud fee | $17.00 |
| Each additional page | $3.00 |
| SB 2 Building Homes and Jobs Act fee (per title, unless exempt) | $75.00 |
| Survey monument preservation | $10.00 |
| Non-conforming page size | $3.00 per page |
| Penalty print (small or illegible type) | $1.00 per page |
| Additional indexing beyond 10 names (per group of 10) | $7.00 |
| Government lien release | $20.00 |
- • Deeds of trust, assignments, reconveyances, substitutions of trustee, notices of default, and notices of trustee sale carry the higher $17.00 first-page rate because of the real estate fraud prosecution fee.
- • The $75 SB 2 fee is capped at $225 per transaction and is exempt on transfers subject to documentary transfer tax and on owner-occupied residential transfers.
- • County documentary transfer tax is $0.55 per $500 of consideration; properties inside the City of San Diego may owe an additional city transfer tax.
Our flat service fee is billed on top of the county charges, itemized on one invoice.
Documents we record in San Diego County
- Grant deeds and quitclaim deeds
- Deeds of trust, reconveyances, and substitutions of trustee
- Notices of default and trustee sale
- Mechanic's liens and releases
- Abstracts of judgment and satisfactions
- Assignments of deed of trust
- 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 San Diego County?
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