California · County eRecording

eRecording in Santa Clara County, CA

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

Recorder's office

Santa Clara County Clerk-Recorder

110 West Tasman Drive, 1st Floor, San Jose, CA 95134

Contact

(408) 299-5688

Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (Pacific)

Turnaround

Documents submitted electronically before the daily cutoff generally record the same business day.

Santa Clara County recording fees

County charges verified August 2026 against the Santa Clara 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, standard title (includes $10 real estate fraud fee)$25.00
Each additional page$3.00
Each additional title in a combined document$15.00 – $25.00
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
Change of ownership (no PCOR filed)$20.00
Involuntary lien notice$4.00 per named defendant
Government lien release$23.00
  • Combined documents cost $25.00 per additional title when that title is subject to the real estate fraud fee, otherwise $15.00.
  • County documentary transfer tax is $0.55 per $500 of consideration.
  • San Jose, Palo Alto, and Mountain View each add a city conveyance tax of $1.65 per $500 on qualifying transfers.

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

Documents we record in Santa Clara County

  • Grant deeds and quitclaim deeds
  • Deeds of trust and reconveyances
  • 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. 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 Santa Clara County?

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