Inyo County Recorder Information

Land records in Inyo County are recorded by the Clerk-Recorder. The office is held by Danielle M Sexton.

Official Records from 1982 to current can be searched at no cost on the Self Service Website, and copies can be bought and downloaded there. For Official Records prior to 1982, contact the office to schedule in-house research. Within 30 days of a deed, quitclaim deed, mortgage, or deed of trust being recorded, the Recorder Notification Program mails a notice to the property owner at the property tax bill address.

Checked October 2026 against the sources below. Some of them are not official publications, so confirm with the recorder's office. Sources: Clerk Recorder | Inyo County · Recorded Documents | Inyo County · Inyo County Clerk-Recorder Fee Schedule Effective 01/01/2026

These government fees are separate from any Deeds.com service fees. Confirm current charges with the recorder's office.

Added at recording

Other charges

Fee schedule effective January 1, 2026.

StatewideThe recorder charges $1 extra per page or sheet when printing on printed forms is spaced more than nine lines per vertical inch or more than 22 characters and spaces per inch (Gov. Code § 27361(a)(1)). Counties may adopt additional fees: up to $10 per real estate instrument for the Real Estate Fraud Prosecution Trust Fund upon a board of supervisors resolution (Gov. Code § 27388); $1 for the first page for a social security number truncation program (Gov. Code § 27361(d)); $1 per instrument fees for micrographics/archive, business-day operation, and indexing within two business days (Gov. Code § 27361.4); and up to $1 per instrument for an electronic recording delivery system (Gov. Code § 27397). A recorder may charge an additional $20 recording fee when a document evidencing a change in ownership is presented without a concurrent Preliminary Change of Ownership Report (Rev. & Tax. Code § 480.3(b)).

Combined documents, per title: $14.00 (applied only to the first page). Release of a no-fee government lien, first page: $20.00. Additional indexing: $1.00 (Gov. Code § 27361.2). Notice of involuntary lien, per debtor address: $3.00. Preliminary 20-day filing and notice: $15.00. Recording maps: $14.00 first page, $3.00 each additional page. A fee schedule effective 01/01/2027 lists a first page of $19.00, each additional page $4.00, and a Notification Program Fee of $7.00 per deed, deed of trust, quitclaim deed, or mortgage document (Gov. Code § 27297.7).

Paying the office

Please do not mail cash. Checks and money orders must be drawn on a US bank account. Visa, Master Card, and Discover are accepted in person and online; credit card payments are not taken over the phone.

Transfer tax

Documentary Transfer Tax. $0.55 for each $500 or fractional part thereof of consideration or value exceeding $100 (county); cities may impose one-half that amount. The tax is collected when the document is recorded. (statewide, Cal. Rev. & Tax. Code § 11911)

StatewideA county's documentary transfer tax is imposed by board of supervisors ordinance under Rev. & Tax. Code § 11911(a). A city within a taxing county may impose its own tax at one-half the county rate (§ 11911(b)), and a credit is allowed against the county tax for the city tax (§ 11911(c)). Some charter cities levy their own rates. Every taxed document must show on its face the amount of tax due and the incorporated or unincorporated location of the realty (§ 11932).

The Inyo County Clerk-Recorder publishes an Inyo County Transfer Tax Guideline. If an exemption from transfer tax is claimed for consideration, the Recorder's Office may require additional documentation before the document is recorded, especially if no PCOR is provided with a document claiming exemption.

Checked October 2026 against the sources below. Some of them are not official publications, so confirm with the recorder's office. Sources: Recorded Documents | Inyo County · California Government Code § 27361 (FindLaw) · California Government Code § 27388.1 (FindLaw) · California Government Code § 27388 (FindLaw) · California Revenue and Taxation Code § 11911 (FindLaw) · California Revenue and Taxation Code § 11932 (FindLaw) · Inyo County Clerk-Recorder Fee Schedule Effective 01/01/2026

Confirm current requirements with the recorder's office before submitting documents.

StatewideAt least a 1/2-inch margin on the two vertical sides except in the space reserved for recording information. The left-hand 3 1/2 inches of the top 2 1/2 inches of the first page is used to show the name of the person requesting recording and the return name and address.

StatewideIf the first page does not meet the recording-space requirements, a separate page meeting them and showing the document title must be attached to the front. A document that modifies, releases, or cancels a previously recorded document must state the recorder identification number or book and page of that document. A deed of trust or mortgage with power of sale must specify the trustor's or mortgagor's address and contain a request for notice of default and sale.

Forms filed along with a transfer

• Preliminary Change of Ownership Report (BOE-502-A) Statewide County assessor and recorder; form prescribed by the State Board of Equalization
  May be filed with the recorder concurrent with the recordation of any document effecting a change in ownership; the recorder may charge an additional $20 recording fee without it

Submitting documents

eRecordings are accepted from 9am to 2:00pm; all eRecordings submitted by 2:00pm will be recorded same day.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: Recorded Documents | Inyo County · Forms | Inyo County · California Government Code § 27361.5 (FindLaw) · California Government Code § 27361.6 (FindLaw) · California Government Code § 27321.5 (FindLaw) · California Government Code § 27280.5 (FindLaw) · California Revenue and Taxation Code § 480.3 (Onecle)