Clerk - Recorder Fees

Important Notice: 

Under California law, members of the Clerk - Recorder’s Office staff are prohibited from providing legal advice.  This prohibition includes offering any guidance as to what processes must be undertaken, how to complete the forms, or determining what forms are required in order to make any change in the title to real property. The Recorder is not a guarantor to title and does not conduct title searches.

MONO COUNTY CLERK FEES

Marriage License: $66.00 (Standard), $80.00 (Confidential)

Marriage Ceremony: $158.00

Marriage Certificate: $18.00

Death Certificate: $25.00

Birth Certificate: $31.00

Fictitious Business Name: $20.00

MONO COUNTY RECORDING FEES

Recording fees are calculated on all pages that are submitted for recording. Any page that includes an image or characters on the document will be recorded and charged appropriate recording fees.

Recording fees are based on document title(s), and may include more than just basic recording fees. The Senate Bill 2 (SB2) fee is due on every real estate instrument, paper or notice required or permitted by law to be recorded, unless a valid exemption is listed or transfer tax is being collected.

Please review all recording fee pages before determining your final recording fees. The complete fee schedule can be found here.

Here is some additional information to keep in mind when determining recording fees:

• For recording purposes, a standard page is one printed side of a single 8½ by 11 inch sheet (in other words, two printed sides of a single sheet equal two standard pages); if a document incorporates a second title, it is called a "double document"
• A document or copy is certified as authentic when it receives the Stamp of the Recorder's Office
• If there is not enough room for the Recorder's endorsement (approximately 3 inches by 3 inches) at the top of the first page of any document being recorded, an additional $3.00 fee will be charged to cover a separate page
• Documents to be recorded are required to be 8½ by 11 inches; documents you wish to record having other dimensions are subject to a penalty of $3.00 per page
• If a Preliminary Change of Ownership Report (PCOR) does not accompany transfers of title, an additional fee of $20.00 is added to the recording fee. This fee also applies to incomplete PCORs; a PCOR is considered incomplete when the incorrect signor has signed and when a signature is missing completely.
• Information about the Monument Survey Fee Collection Procedures
• Information about the Building Homes and Jobs Act Fee Collection Procedures
• Information about Documentary Transfer Tax