Yuba County Recorder Information

Land records in Yuba County are recorded by the County Clerk-Recorder. The office is held by Donna Hillegass.

Historical indexes (1850-1988) are viewable online.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: County Clerk-Recorder | Yuba County, CA

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 July 1, 2024.

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)).

The $16.00 first-page and per-title fee carries a $2.00 exemption for recordings exempt from SB2 fees. Full lien release (State or County Government): $20.00. UCC financing statement: $10.00 for 1 or 2 pages, $20.00 for 3 or more pages. Notice of involuntary lien: $7.00 per address for each debtor at a different address. Filing fee for documents not to be recorded: $6.00. Preliminary 20-day notice: $35.00 for the first parcel, $20.00 for each additional parcel. Conformed copy (customer provides copy): $1.00 each. NSF processing fee: $35.00.

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).

Yuba County's Documentary Transfer Tax is $0.55 per $500, or portion thereof (Yuba County Ordinance 5.10.150 is cited on the county's affidavit form). Under local ordinance, a Documentary Transfer Tax declaration shall be completed and signed, and exempt documents must cite the code section under which the exemption is claimed, with appropriate wording, on the face of the document.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: Yuba County Clerk-Recorder Fee Schedule · Yuba County General Recording Requirements · 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.

Documents must have the top right 2 1/2" x 5" left blank for the Recorder's use.

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.

Assessor's Parcel Number may be required on documents conveying property (Local Ordinance & R&T 11911.1). On documents signed for a corporation or partnership, the corporate or partnership name must appear above the signatures, with the signer's capacity below. When a document contains more than one title to be indexed, the document is charged for each additional title.

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
• Affidavit of Documentary Transfer Tax Yuba County Recorder
  Documentary Transfer Tax declaration shall be completed and signed (Local Ordinance)

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: Yuba County General Recording Requirements · Yuba County Recorder Affidavit of Documentary Transfer Tax · 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)