Earlier editions: 2026-09
El Dorado County Municipal Code Ch. 3.25 Recorder-Clerk Fees
El Dorado County Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · El Dorado County
Cite as: El Dorado County Municipal Code Chapter 3.25 · Text as of 2026-10-04
Sec. 3.25.010. - Title.¶
This chapter shall be known, and may be referred to, in all proceedings as the Schedule of Fees for the Recorder-Clerk's Office.
(Ord. No. 5108, § 1, 11-5-2019)
Sec. 3.25.020. - Purpose.¶
The purpose of this chapter is to establish a schedule of fees, authorized by law, in the amount reasonably necessary to recover the cost incurred by the County Recorder-Clerk on behalf of the County in providing the products or services enumerated herein.
(Ord. No. 5108, § 1, 11-5-2019)
Sec. 3.25.030. - Authority.¶
The fees established herein are authorized pursuant to the following statutes, as may be amended from time to time: California Business and Professions Code (B&P) §§ 6404, 6405(c), 17929(a), 17929(b), 17929(c), 17929(d), 22350, 22352, 22353, 22453 and 22453.1; California Civil Code (CC) § 8214; California Family Code (FC) §§ 360(c), 530—536; California Fish and Game Code (F&G) §§ 711 et. seq.; California Government Code (GC) §§ 12194, 26831, 26833, 26836, 26840.1, 26840.3, 26840.7, 26840.8, 26849.1, 26850, 26852, 26855.1, 26855.2, 26855.3, 26861, 27293, 27361, 27361.1, 27361(a)(2), 27361.2, 27361.3, 27361.4, 27361.8, 27361.9, 27366, 27372, 27387, 27388, 27388.1, 54985; California Health & Safety Code (H&S) §§ 103625(a), 103625(b)(1), 103625(c); and California Revenue and Taxation Code (R&T) §§ 408.3, 11911.
(Ord. No. 5108, § 1, 11-5-2019)
Sec. 3.25.040. - Fee schedule.¶
Effective January 1, 2020, the Recorder-Clerk will hereafter collect the following fees for the services or products rendered as outlined below or as required by statute:
COUNTY RECORDER—RECORDING FEES Code References: B&P = Business & Professions Code; CC = Civil Code; FC = Family Code; F&G = Fish & Game Code; GC = Government Code; H&S = Health & Safety Code; R&T = Revenue & Taxation Code
| Code Reference | Fee | Proposed New Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Recording Fee | Regular Recording Fee | Regular Recording Fee | Regular Recording Fee |
| 1st Page (8 ½ x 11) & Title | GC 27361 & 27361.4 | $ 14.00 | |
| Each additional page | GC 27361 & 27361.4 | $ 3.00 | |
| Each additional title | GC 27361.1 & 27361.4 | $ 14.00 | |
| Real Estate Fraud Fee (REFF) All recordings exempt if Documentary Transfer Tax is paid; amount set by Board Resolution | GC 27388 | $ 2.00 | |
| Documentary Transfer Tax $0.55 per $500.00 value | R&T 11911 | $ 0.55 | |
| SB2 Affordable Housing and Job Act Fee Some exemptions apply and must be stated on the face page of the document | GC 27388.1 (Maximum $225.00) | $ 75.00 | |
| Uniformity Penalty | GC 27361(a)(2) | $ 3.00 | |
| Release of State or County Tax Liens | Release of State or County Tax Liens | Release of State or County Tax Liens | Release of State or County Tax Liens |
| Base recording fee | GC 27361.3 & 27361.4 | $ 12.00 | |
| Each additional page | GC 27361.3 & 27361.4 | $ 3.00 | |
| Financing Statements | Financing Statements | Financing Statements | Financing Statements |
| U.C.C. two pages or less | GC 12194 | $ 10.00 | |
| U.C.C. three pages or more | GC 12194 | $ 20.00 | |
| Notification of Involuntary Lien per debtor | GC 27387 | $ 10.00 | |
| Additional indexing Each additional reference | GC 27361.2 | $ 3.00 | |
| Additional indexing Each ten names after initial ten names | GC 27361.8 | $ 5.00 | |
| Map Filings for Record Subdivision, Parcel, Survey & Assessment Maps 1st page Each additional page | GC 27372 | $ 14.00 $ 3.00 | |
| Penalty Print | GC 27361 | $ 1.00 | |
| Preliminary Notice 20-Day Filing | GC 27361.9 & CC 8214 | $ 35.00 | $ 45.00 |
| Documents recorded without Preliminary Change of Ownership Report | R&T 408.3 | $ 20.00 | |
| COUNTY RECORDER—COPIES | COUNTY RECORDER—COPIES | COUNTY RECORDER—COPIES | COUNTY RECORDER—COPIES |
| Official Record Copies 1st page Each additional page Certification | GC 27366 | $ 3.00 $ 1.00 $ 2.00 | |
| Conformed Copies One copy will be returned immediately after recording, provided a self-addressed, STAMPED envelope is enclosed | Conformed Copies One copy will be returned immediately after recording, provided a self-addressed, STAMPED envelope is enclosed | No Fee | |
| Assessor Plat Map | GC 27366 | $ 1.50 | |
| Parcel or Subdivision Map or Record of Survey 1st page | GC 27366 | $ 3.00 | |
| Each additional page for Parcel or Subdivision Map or Record of Survey | $ 1.00 | ||
| Official Records Daily Image & Index Subscription | Res. 326-93 | $430.00/mo | |
| CD/DVD | $15.00/each | ||
| CERTIFIED COPIES OF VITALS OR CERTIFIED SEARCH OF RECORD | |||
| Birth Record | H&S 103625(b)(1) | $ 28.00 | |
| Death Record | H&S 103625(a) | $ 21.00 | |
| Fetal Death Record | H&S 103625(a) | $ 18.00 | |
| Marriage Record | H&S 103625(c) | $ 15.00 | |
| COUNTY CLERK—CERTIFICATION AND COPIES | COUNTY CLERK—CERTIFICATION AND COPIES | COUNTY CLERK—CERTIFICATION AND COPIES | COUNTY CLERK—CERTIFICATION AND COPIES |
| Photocopying a document per page | GC 26831 | $ 0.50 | |
| Certifying a copy under seal prepared by County Clerk | GC 26833, 27364 | $ 2.25 | |
| Every Certificate for which the fee is not otherwise fixed | GC 26836 | $ 10.00 | |
| Official capacity certification of a public official or notary | GC 26852 | $ 10.00 | |
| Certificate of Foreign Language Translation per page | GC 27293 | $ 10.00 | |
| COUNTY CLERK—ENVIRONMENTAL FILINGS | COUNTY CLERK—ENVIRONMENTAL FILINGS | COUNTY CLERK—ENVIRONMENTAL FILINGS | COUNTY CLERK—ENVIRONMENTAL FILINGS |
| Fish & Wildlife Administrative Fee | F&G 711 et. seq | $ 50.00 | |
| COUNTY CLERK—FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES | COUNTY CLERK—FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES | COUNTY CLERK—FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES | COUNTY CLERK—FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES |
| Fictitious Business Name Statement | B&P 17929(a) | ||
| One business name and one owner includes one certified copy | B&P 17929(b) | $ 35.00 | $ 40.00 |
| One business name and filing as a "married couple" | B&P 17929(b) | $ 35.00 | $ 40.00 |
| Additional business names or owners | B&P 17929(b) | $ 5.50 | $ 7.00 |
| Abandonment of Fictitious Business Name Statement | B&P 17929(c) | $ 30.00 | $ 35.00 |
| Withdrawal of Partnership operating under FBN | B&P 17929(d) | $30.00 | $ 35.00 |
| Certified Copy of any statement on file | B&P 17929(b) | $ 2.25 | |
| COUNTY CLERK—MARRIAGES—ISSUED BY APPOINTMENT ONLY | |||
| Public, Declaration or Non-clergy Marriage License | GC 26840.3 & 26840.7 | $ 68.00 | $ 80.00 |
| Confidential Marriage License | GC 26840.1, 26840.3 & 26840.8 | $ 58.00 | $ 85.00 |
| Duplicate Marriage License | FC 360(c) | $ 25.00 | |
| Marriage Solemnization | GC 26861 | $ 40.00 | |
| Deputy Commissioner of Civil Marriages (One Time) | GC 54985 | $ 50.00 | |
| Provide a witness for a civil ceremony | GC 54985 | $ 5.00 | |
| Annual Notary Authorization to issue Confidential Licenses | FC 530-536 | $300.00 | |
| COUNTY CLERK—MISCELLANEOUS | COUNTY CLERK—MISCELLANEOUS | COUNTY CLERK—MISCELLANEOUS | COUNTY CLERK—MISCELLANEOUS |
| Filing Financial Statement of Admitted Surety | GC 26855.2 | $ 3.50 | |
| Issuing a certificate re-justification of sureties per CCP 995.640 | GC 26855.3 | $ 5.00 | |
| Filing a Power of Attorney, Notice of cancellation, Revocation or Withdrawal of Power of Attorney for an admitted surety per name | GC 26855.1 & 26855.3 | $ 15.00 | |
| Filing & Indexing all papers—For which a charge is not elsewhere provided, other than papers filed in actions or special proceedings, official bonds or certificates of appointment | GC 26850 | $ 10.00 | |
| COUNTY CLERK—REGISTRATIONS | COUNTY CLERK—REGISTRATIONS | COUNTY CLERK—REGISTRATIONS | COUNTY CLERK—REGISTRATIONS |
| Notary Public Oath | GC 26849.1 | $ 25.00 | $ 35.00 |
| Process Server | B&P 22352 & 22353 | $100.00 | |
| Professional Photocopier | B&P 22453 & 22453.1 | $175.00 | |
| If applicant is a registered process server | B&P 22350 | $100.00 | |
| Unlawful Detainer Assistant/ |
B&P 6404 & 6405(c) | $175.00 | |
| Identification Card | B&P 22352 & 22453 | $ 10.00 | |
| OTHER FEES | OTHER FEES | OTHER FEES | OTHER FEES |
| Returned Check Service Fee | $ 25.00 |
(Ord. No. 5108, § 1, 11-5-2019)
Sec. 3.25.050. - Statutory fees.¶
Fee amounts that are fixed by statute or adjusted by operation of state laws may be implemented by resolution of the Board of Supervisors.
(Ord. No. 5108, § 1, 11-5-2019)
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