VITAL RECORDS FEE CHANGES, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2012:

• Certified Death Certificate (public & government agency) - $14.00
• Certified Birth Certificate/or Search of Records - $18.00
• Certified Birth Certificate (government agency) - $12.00
• Certified Fetal Death Certificate (public & government agency) - $11.00

IMPORTANT: AS OF JANUARY 1, 2011, THIS OFFICE IS NO LONGER A U.S. PASSPORT ACCEPTANCE AGENCY. 

Instead, try the following locations:

*Mammoth Post Office

*Bishop Post Office

*Minden Nevada Post Office

*Douglas County Clerk's Office

The purpose of the Clerk - Recorder's Office is to process, maintain and update records in a timely and accurate fashion, to ensure compliance with local, state and federal laws, and to provide easy access to public records and historical documents to enhance customer service.

Our office supplies official documents, birth certificates, death certificates, marriage certificates, passports, fictitious business names, elections, voter registration, and absentee voting.

Recording Fees and Information

PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS NOW REQUIRE AN APN NUMBER: 

(per Revenue and Taxation Code Section 11911.1)

Affidavit of Death

All Deeds

Deeds of Trust

Notice of Default

Notice of Trustee's Sale

Trustee's Deed Upon Sale

Notice of Recission of Notice of Default

If you have questions, please contact the Recorder's Office at (760)  932-5530.

Letter Size: $8.00 for the first page & $3.00 for each additional page.  Legal Size:  $11.00 for the first page & $6.00 for each additional page.  (If any one page is legal size, ALL pages are charged at the legal size rate.)  All Deeds or other documents to transfer property MUST be accompanied by a Preliminary Change of Ownership Form (aka PCOR) or a $20.00 additional fee will be charged:

• Clerk-Recorder Fee Sheet
• Preliminary Change of Ownership
• Cover Sheet Blank

Sending documents for recording and/or research requests:

MAILING ADDRESS ONLY:

Mono County Recorder's Office

P.O. Box 237

Bridgeport, CA  93517

PHYSICAL ADDRESS (needed when sending overnight mail):

Mono County Recorder's Office

74 School St., Annex I

Bridgeport, CA  93517

Conformed copies are accepted and returned if sent with a self-addressed and stamped envelope. 

Not to Exceed Checks are accepted when sending a request for information and/or documents for recording and you're unsure of the total cost to be charged.  See example below:

• Sample Check- "Not to Exceed Limit Stated"

Fictitious Business Name Statement (FBN)

     aka "Doing Business As" required by the bank when

     opening a business account.  Please note: This is NOT

     a Business License. 

Please contact the Tax Collector's Office concerning

Business Licenses, filing requirements, fees, and filing

• Fictitious Business Application: FBN/DBA
• FBN/DBA: Statement of Abandonment
• Or the application can be sent to you by mail/fax upon request

       Filing FBN/DBA applications:

1. Send Application to mailing address listed
2. File in Mammoth Lakes, Vons Shopping Center, (above Giovanni's) with the Planning Division
3. File in Bridgeport at the County Clerks' Office Annex I

Request for Certified Copies of Vital Records (Birth, Death, and Marriage)

• *Application for Birth Certificate (for births only in Mono County)
• *Application for Death Certificate (for deaths only in Mono County)
• *Application for Marriage Certificate (only Mono County applications are retained by the Clerk's Office)
• *If you are mailing your request for a VITAL record (birth, marriage, or death certificate), you MUST provide a signed and notarized SWORN STATEMENT attached to your application

• *NEED TO OBTAIN A MARRIAGE LICENSE?  Although you will need to come into one of our offices to complete this transaction, you may get a head start by filling out the application template.

AUTHENTICATIONS:  APOSTILLE OR CERTIFICATION - THIS OFFICE NO LONGER HANDLES THESE REQUESTS; YOU MUST GO THROUGH THE SECRETARY OF STATE.

Links:

Mono County's Senator Ted Gaines

Mono County's Congressman Buck McKeon
Mono County's Assembly Representative Kristin Olsen
U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer
U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein