Nevada County Recorder Information

Land records in Nevada County are recorded by the County Clerk-Recorder. The office is held by Armando Salud-Ambriz.

The online Grantor-Grantee index dates back to 1987. The index of recorded documents before 1987 is available on microfilm in the Recorder's office. The Recording Notification Service sends alerts for up to 10 registered names per email address.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: Staff Directory • Clerk-Recorder · Search or Request Recorded Documents

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: when two or more document titles are incorporated into one form or sheet, they are considered separate documents, with $15.00 charged for each title to be indexed (Gov. Code 27361.1). Additional fee for involuntary liens: $7.00 per debtor name, in addition to the base recording fee (Gov. Code 27387). Federal liens and release of lien: $15.00. Release of state or county tax lien: $20.00. Financing statements: $10.00 flat (1-2 pages), $20.00 flat (3 or more pages). Recording of maps: $7.00 first page, $2.00 each additional page. Filing preliminary 20-day notice: $39.00. Filing papers not required to be recorded: $5.00. Conformed copies: $1.00, only at the time of recording with a copy and a self-addressed, postage paid envelope.

Paying the office

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).

Nevada County's documentary transfer tax is imposed under R&T 11911 and Nevada County General Code Sec. G-V 3.2 at $0.55 per $500.00 or $1.10 per $1,000.00 of consideration or portion thereof, minus any loans assumed on sale.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: Nevada County Clerk-Recorder's Office Fee Schedule · Recording Requirements · Order a Recorded Document · Fees · California Government Code § 27361 (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

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: Clerk-Recorder's Responsibilities · 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)