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Solano County Assessor-Recorder
About the Solano County Assessor/Recorder
Land records in Solano County are recorded by the Assessor/Recorder. The office is held by Glenn Zook.
The online index shows document images? No: document images do not display. Records back to 1955 can be searched on office computers or online; records from 1954 and earlier can be searched in the office research area.
Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: Assessor/Recorder | Solano County · Obtaining Record Copies | Solano County
Recording Fees
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| Deeds and other conveyances | $13.00 first page, $3.00 each additional page (regular recording fee; first page limited to 8.5 x 11) |
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| Mortgages and deeds of trust | $13.00 first page, $3.00 each additional page (regular recording fee) |
| Releases and satisfactions | $13.00 first page, $3.00 each additional page (regular recording fee) |
| Other standard documents | $13.00 first page, $3.00 each additional page (regular recording fee) |
Added at recording
| Building Homes and Jobs Act SB2 Fee | $75.00 Every real estate instrument, paper or notice required or permitted by law to be recorded, except those expressly exempted, per single transaction; not to exceed $225 per recording package. Gov. Code 27388.1 |
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| Real Estate Prosecution Trust Fund (DA Fraud Fee) | $10.00 Real estate instruments as listed on the schedule (deed of trust, reconveyance, quitclaim deed, easement, lien, trustee's deed, UCC and others). Gov. Code 27388 |
| Survey Monument Fee | $10.00 Per applicable document; deeds other than quitclaim deeds, easements and deeds of trust transferring ownership in real property that does not describe a complete lot created by a recorded tract map. Gov. Code 27585 |
Other charges
| Document that does not meet the formatting standards | $3.00 per page when A page or sheet does not conform to the dimensions described in Section 27361.5(a) |
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| Additional names indexed | $1.00 each beyond the 10 included (each group of ten names or fractional portion thereof) |
| Additional references or marginal notations | $1.00 each beyond the 1 included (each reference after the first) |
| Certification | $5.00 |
Fee schedule effective July 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 (two or more documents serially incorporated into one form) are charged $13.00 base, $3.00 per additional page and $13.00 per additional document title indexed. Release of public agency liens: city and county liens $20.00; Internal Revenue liens $13.00; all other government agencies $20.00. Notification of involuntary lien: $9.00 first debtor and $9.00 each additional debtor. Copies: $9.00 first page and $1.00 each additional page of each document. Filed maps: $12.00 first page plus $75.00, and $4.00 each additional page. Preliminary 20-day notice $60.00; contract $5.00. One conformed copy is returned free only if a self-addressed, stamped envelope is provided.
Paying the office
| Checks payable to | Solano County Recorder |
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| Card fee | In person credit/debit card fee: 2.35% |
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 City of Vallejo levies an additional tax on property in the city at $1.65 per $500.00 of the purchase price.
Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: Solano County Recorder Fee Schedule (07/01/2026) · Mail-in Official Document Copy Request Form FY 26/27 · Terms of Sale | Solano County Tax Collector · California Government Code § 27361 (FindLaw) · California Government Code § 27388 (FindLaw) · California Revenue and Taxation Code § 11911 (FindLaw) · California Revenue and Taxation Code § 11932 (FindLaw)
Document Requirements
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| Paper size | 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches (a sheet not greater than 8 1/2 inches by 14 inches) (statewide, Cal. Gov. Code § 27361.5) |
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| First page top margin | 2.5 in (statewide, Cal. Gov. Code § 27361.6) |
| Other margins | 0.5 in (statewide, Cal. Gov. Code § 27361.6) |
| Ink and paper | Paper quality and print size and color must reproduce legibly by microphotographic or imaging processes (statewide, Cal. Gov. Code § 27361.6) |
| Return address required | Yes (statewide, Cal. Gov. Code § 27361.6) |
| Tax statement mailing address required | Yes (statewide, Cal. Gov. Code § 27321.5(a)) |
| Printed names under signatures required | Yes (statewide, Cal. Gov. Code § 27280.5) |
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 EqualizationMay 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
| In person | Accepted |
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| By mail | Accepted |
Recording priority is given first to documents received over the counter, secondly to express and overnight mail, and thirdly to documents sent USPS.
Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: Record Official Records | Solano 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)
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