Yolo County Recorder Information

Land records in Yolo County are recorded by the Clerk-Recorder.

The online index is generally updated within 2 business days of the day of recording. Office staff do not conduct searches for records. Beginning January 1, 2027, and pursuant to Government Code Section 27297.7, Yolo County property owners will receive mailed notifications to confirm property transfers.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: Clerk-Recorder | Yolo County ACE Department · Visitor Information | Yolo County ACE Department

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 (two or more serially incorporated documents): $15.00 / $25.00 per title for the first page, $3.00 for each additional page. Involuntary Lien Notice: $20.00 per name. Release of State/County Lien: $20.00. Release of Unsecured Property Tax: $20.00. UCC Financing Statements: $20.00 (1-2 pages), $30.00 (3 or more pages). Preliminary 20-Day Notice: $40.00. Conformed copy label (customer provides copy with SASE): $3.00. Copies of recorded documents: $5.00 first page, $2.00 each additional page per document. A signed Restrictive Covenant Modification is recorded at no fee.

Paying the office

Checks must include a daytime phone number. Cash: exact change preferred; change cannot be given for $100 bills on transactions of $50 or less. Mail/email requests paying by card require a completed Credit Card Authorization form. Split payments are not accepted. No refunds are issued once a document has been recorded.

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 Yolo County Clerk-Recorder's recording fee schedule lists the Documentary Transfer Tax at $1.10 per $1,000.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: Recording Fees | Yolo County ACE Department · Recorded Document Copy Fees | Yolo County ACE Department · Visitor Information | Yolo County ACE Department · 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

Service counter cutoff time for recorded documents is 4:00 p.m. Documents that cannot be fully reviewed before the cutoff will be recorded the next business day.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: Visitor Information | Yolo County ACE Department · Basic Recording Requirements | Yolo County ACE Department · eRecording - Property Records | Yolo County ACE Department · 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)