Tehama County Recorder Information

Land records in Tehama County are recorded by the County Clerk & Recorder. The office is held by Sean Houghtby.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: Tehama County Clerk & Recorder 2026 Schedule of Fees · Protect Your Property with Guard Dog

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)).

Two or more documents serially incorporated: $14.00 each. Recording every release of lien, encumbrance or notice executed by the state or any county, city district or political subdivision: $20.00 (Gov. Code 27361.3; 27361.4). Notifying property owner of involuntary lien, per debtor address: $3.00 (Gov. Code 27297.5). Maps: $25.50 first page, $19.50 each additional page. Conformed copy: $1.00.

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).

Tehama County documentary transfer tax: 55 cents per $500, under Sections 11901–11934 of the Revenue & Taxation Code and Tehama County Board of Supervisors Ordinance No. 404 as amended by Ordinance No. 420, effective January 1, 1968 (Tehama County Code Chapter 4.08). The Clerk & Recorder also collects documentary transfer tax on changes in control of legal entities that result in a change in ownership, using a Declaration of Documentary Transfer Tax.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: Tehama County Clerk & Recorder 2026 Schedule of Fees · Fees · Documentary Transfer Tax and List of Acceptable Exemptions · 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
• Documentary Transfer Tax Affidavit Tehama County Clerk & Recorder
• Cover Page - SB2 Exemptions (Declaration of Building Homes and Jobs Act Fee Exemption) Tehama County Clerk & Recorder

Submitting documents

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: Tehama County Clerk & Recorder 2026 Schedule of Fees · Clerk and Recorder · 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)