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.
| Charge | Amount |
|---|---|
| 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
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 Santa Clara 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.