Plumas County Recorder Information

Land records in Plumas County are recorded by the County Clerk-Recorder. The office is held by Marcy DeMartile.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: Staff Directory • County Clerk-Recorder

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)).

Deed presented for recording without a Preliminary Change of Ownership Report (PCOR): $20.00 (R&T 480.3 b). Combined documents incorporated into one form: $15.00 first document, $15.00 second document, $3.00 each additional page (GC 27361.1); SB2 applies to both document titles at $75.00 each. Conformed copies: no fee if copy and stamped envelope are provided. Mechanics lien recording $18.00; regular liens such as districts and HOAs $19.00; maps $8.00 first page, $2.00 each additional page.

Paying the office

Returned check fee: $25.00 in addition to original check amount.

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).

If claiming exemption, the code section must be stated on the face of the document being recorded or documentary transfer tax must be paid. The office publishes a Documentary Transfer Tax Table and a Documentary Transfer Tax Exemptions list.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: Clerk-Recorder Division Home · 2026 Clerk-Recorder Fee Schedule · 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
• SB2 Affordable Housing and Jobs Act Exemption Cover Sheet Plumas County Clerk-Recorder
  Complete the form and attach it to the document to be recorded if needed

Submitting documents

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: Clerk-Recorder Division Home · Forms and Vital Records · Online Order Payment Options · 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)