Mendocino County Recorder Information

Land records in Mendocino County are recorded by the County Recorder. The office is held by Katrina Bartolomie.

Online index covers official public records recorded from 1951 to the present; documents recorded from 1859 to 1951 are indexed in handwritten volumes in the Ukiah office. Since January 1, 2018, names are indexed without abbreviation, as written on the document. Copies may be ordered by calling (707) 234-6824.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: Assessor - County Clerk - Recorder - Elections | Mendocino County, CA · Public Records | Mendocino County, CA · California Government Code § 27201 (FindLaw)

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

Added at recording

Other charges

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 (2 or more documents serially incorporated into 1 form) are considered separate: regular recording fee plus $13.00 for each additional title to be indexed (GC 27361). Release of lien by government agency: $20.00 (GC 27361.3). Notification of Involuntary Lien: $5.00 per debtor (GC 27387). Preliminary 20-day Filing & Notice: $25.00 (GC 27361.9). Filing of maps: $9.00 first page, $2.00 each additional page (GC 27372). Copies of official records and small maps: $5.00 first page, $1.00 each additional page of same document (GC 27366). Military discharge and government-benefit documents (GC 27383): no fee.

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).

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: Fee Schedule | Mendocino County, CA · 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)

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

Temporarily, no recordings take place between 11:30 am and 1:30 pm. Documents sent for recording by UPS or FedEx are delivered directly to the Clerk-Recorder office at 501 Low Gap Road Room 1020, Ukiah, CA 95482.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: County Recorder | Mendocino County, CA · 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)