Recorder Fee Schedule

Document Recording

Important Notice

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Recording Fee Calculator

Use the Recording Fee Calculator to estimate the fees to recording your document.

Notes

The standard page size for copying is 11 by 17 inches or smaller
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
Information about the Monument Fee Collection Procedures

Copy Fees

Service	Fee
Standard Printed Pages (up to 11" x 17") [Government Code § 27366]	$5.00 per page
Emailed file (1964-present) * *documents must be 10 pages or less.	$6.00 per document
Emailed file (pre-1964)	$6.00 per page
Online purchased via Sonoma County Document Records Search (1964-present)	$4.00 per document
Certification [Government Code § 27364]	$4.00 per document
Maps [Government Code § 27366]	$5.00 per page

Recording Fees

Effective July 1, 2022, pursuant to California Government Code section 27388.2 (AB1466 - Restrictive Covenant Modification Program Plan) documents accepted for recording at the Sonoma County Recorder's Office will be charged an additional two dollars ($2.00) fee per title, unless exempted by statute.

Effective January 1, 2018, California Government Code section 27388.1 (SB2 – Building Homes and Jobs Act) requires that documents accepted for recording at the Sonoma County Recorder’s Office be charged an additional seventy-five dollars ($75.00) fee per title, unless exempted by statute.

Service	Fee
Standard Pages (8½" x 11") No Documentary Transfer Tax, SB2 fee exemption, or AB1466 fee exemption [Government Codes 27361, 27388.1, 27388.2, 27397, 77205]	$91.00 first page $3.00 per additional page
Standard Pages (8½" x 11") Documentary Transfer Tax paid or exempt from SB2 and AB1466 fee (stated on first page of document or cover sheet) [Government Codes 27361, 27388.1, 27388.2, 27397, 77205]	$14.00 first page $3.00 per additional page
Double Documents [Government Code 27361.1, 27388.1, 27388.2]	$14.00 per additional title (with SB2 and AB1466 exemption stated on face of document) $91.00 per additional title (no SB2 or AB1466 exemption)
Documents Requiring Additional Indexing [Government Code 27361.2, 27631.8]	$1.00 per additional reference indexed $1.00 each group of 10 names
Combined Documents [Government Code 27361.1, 27388.1, 27388.2]	$14.00 per additional title (with SB2 and AB1466 exemption stated on face of document) $91.00 per additional title (no SB2 or AB1466 exemption)
Release of Lien by a Public Agency [Government Code 27361.3]	$20.00
Survey Monument Fee [Government Codes 27584, 27585] [Resolution 10-0900]	$10.00
Maps [Government Codes 27372, 27361, 27397, & 27388.1]	$9.00 $2.00 per additional page
Filed Documents (building contracts) [Government Code 27380]	$6.00
UCC Filings (1 or 2 pages) [Government Code 12194, 27388.1, 27388.2]	$10.00 each (with SB2 and AB1466 exemption stated on face of document) $87.00 (no SB2 and AB1466 exemption)
UCC Filings (3 or more pages) [Government Code 12194, 27388.1, 27388.2]	$20.00 each (with SB2 and AB1466 exemption stated on face of document) $97.00 (no SB2 and AB1466 exemption)

Notification Fees

Service	Fee
Involuntary Lien Notice Notification [Government Code 27387 & 27297.5]	$7.00 each
Preliminary Lien Notice Notification [Government Code 27361.9]	$35.00 each

Additional Fees

Service	Fee
Non-standard page size (8 ½" x 14" maximum size) [Government Code 27361(a)(2)]	$3.00 per page (for every page of document)
PCOR Fee (no PCOR with deed) [Revenue & Taxation 480.3/Resolution 85-1260]	$20.00
Penalty Print [Government Code 27361(a)(1)]	$1.00 per page

Taxes

Authorization to Charge Documentary Transfer Tax: Revenue & Taxation Code 11911

Valid Exemptions to Documentary Transfer Tax: Revenue & Taxation Code 11921-11930

Documentary Transfer Tax	Rate
County Transfer Tax (per $500.00) * Includes cities of Cloverdale, Cotati, Healdsburg, Rohnert Park, Sebastopol, Sonoma and Town of Windsor	$0.55
Santa Rosa City Transfer Tax (per $1,000.00) **	$2.00
Petaluma City Transfer Tax (per $1,000.00) **	$2.00

* Minus any loans assumed in the sale.
** Santa Rosa and Petaluma City transfer tax is collected in addition to County transfer tax.
** No exemption for assumed loans.