This is the web site of the County of Sonoma, California
This page is from the site of the Recorder Division of the Clerk • Recorder • Assessor Department. A few important links follow:
This is the web site of the County of Sonoma, California
This page is from the site of the Recorder Division of the Clerk • Recorder • Assessor Department. A few important links follow:
We have certain requirements that apply to almost any document(s) you want to record. Please make sure to take these requirements into consideration as you prepare your document(s) for recording in order to facilitate timely recording of your document(s) and to avoid unnecessary penalties at recording time. There are some kinds of documents that cannot be recorded; please see our section on non-recordable documents below for a list of these.
Documents transferring title must contain the Assessor's Parcel Number (APN) and must be accompanied by a Preliminary Change of Ownership Report.
Documents must be clearly readable and capable of producing a legible microfilm record.
Names must be printed or typed under all signatures and business names.
Documents affecting title to real property must be properly acknowledged.
Documents should be identified as to type.
Names of parties to be indexed must be contained in the document.
A name and address where the document should be sent after recording must be shown in the upper left hand corner of each document.
Your document accompanied by the proper fees can be delivered to:
Sonoma County Recorder;
5 8 5 Fiscal Drive, Suite 103 dash-F;
Santa Rosa, CaliforniA; 9 5 4 0 3
Our mailing address is:
Depending on the type of document, additional requirements may apply.
The following types of documents cannot be recorded:
The following is an Important Notice...
The staff of the Recorder's Office are forbidden by California legal codes to practice law or provide legal advice; this prohibition includes giving advice about what forms you might need or how you should fill them out.
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News Item 1. Searching Records: The Recorder's Index is now Available on the Internet!
You can search the Recorder's Index to Official Public Records that have been recorded in the Sonoma County Recorder's Office from January 1, 1964, to the present. To begin your search, please visit our page titled Search Records.
Legislative changes go into effect each year on January 1. Among changes for 2008 are: changes to a form commonly used by notaries and a new restriction pertaining to recording documents with social security numbers. For more information, please visit our page titled Legislative Changes.
News item 3. Fee Increases: There are some Document Recording Fee Increases for 2008
Some document recording fee increases go into effect on January 1. The increases are to offset the cost of implementing the social security redaction program established by the legislature pursuant to Assembly Bill number 1168. For more information, please visit our Fee Schedule and our page titled Legislative Changes.
Our current featured artist is Jack Stuppin.
Sonoma Vines,
by Jack Stuppin, is an oil landscape depicting summer in Sonoma County. We stand on a slope under a quiet, hazy blue sky, gazing across a hillside vineyard into the distance at Mount St. Helena. The artist has used a tapestry of bright, rich blues, yellows and greens to capture the spectacular view before us. In the distance, at the foot of the mountain, lie chapparal-covered hills edged with dense evergreen forest.