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IMPORTANT NOTICE

BIRTH & DEATH CERTIFICATE FEE INCREASE ON 1/1/2012

Pursuant to Assembly Bill 1053, the fees for birth and death certificates will increase by $2.00. Effective January 1, 2012, the fee for birth certificates will be $21.00 and the fee for death certificates will be $14.00.

FEE INCREASE FOR BIRTH CERTIFICATES ON 11/8/2010

Assembly Bill (AB) 52 was approved by the Governor and Chaptered on September 29, 2010 (Chapter 529, Statutes of 2010). This new law establishes a source of funding for the Umbilical Cord Blood Collection Program by adding a $2.00 surcharge to the current fee for certified copies of birth certificates requested by individuals and nonpublic agencies. This fee increase goes into effect November 8, 2010. The cost for purchasing a Birth Certificate will be $19.00.

FEE INCREASES ON JANUARY 1, 2010

Please be advised that pursuant to Senate Bill 676, effective January 1, 2010, the recording fee for the first page of a standard document will increase from $9.00 to $15.00. A document containing more than one title will be charged an additional $15.00 for each additional title. Additional pages will remain at $3.00 per page.

Release of lien documents by a government agency will remain at $13.00 for each lien being released. UCC Financing Statements and Amendments will remain at $12.00 for 1-2 pages and $22.00 for 3 or more pages. Preliminary 20-day Notices will remain at $35.00. Maps will remain at $10.00 for the first page and $2.00 for each additional page.

MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE COPIES

Effective January 1, 2010, the State of California has implemented AB 130, which increases the cost for a marriage certificate from $13.00 to $14.00.

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THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVED THE FOLLOWING FEE INCREASES EFFECTIVE APRIL 1, 2009. THE FEES ARE IN ADDITION TO REGULAR RECORDING CHARGES. 

1)         $3.00 D.A. FRAUD FEE ON THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS: Deed of Trust, Reconveyance, Request for Notice of Default, Notice of Default, Assignment of Deed of Trust, Substitution of Trustee, Notice of Trustee Sale, and Notice of Rescission of Declaration of Default. 

2)         $1.00 ERDS FEE (Electronic Recording Delivery System) for each document recorded.

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS NOTICE, PLEASE CONTACT CAROL SUTHERLAND AT (831) 454-2800.  THANK YOU.

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Effective May 5, 2008, the Recorder’s Office will be closed for business between the hours of 12:00 - 1:00.  We apologize for any inconvenience.

Also effective May 5, 2008, documents will be accepted for recording until 3:00 pm.  Documents received between 3:01 and 4:00 pm will be recorded the next business day.

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Public notice:  New Recording Requirements for Acknowledgements and Jurats (Assembly Bill 886, Chapter399).  Effective January 1, 2008, changes are to take place to the verbiage of both the California "Certificate of Acknowledgement" and the "Jurat". (Click here for details.)

Public notice:  New Recording  Law Establishing SSN Truncation Program and New Recording Fee (Assembly Bill 1168, Chapter 627).  Effective January 1, 2008, the Recorder will not accept documents presented for recording that have more than the last four digits of the social security number.  Also effective January 1, 2008, the Recorder will begin collecting an additional $1.00 fee per document to fund the SSN Truncation program. GC 27361(d)  

 

For more information, please call us during office hours, at (831) 454-2800, Mon-Fri, 8am-12noon & 1-4pm. Fax 831-454-3169. Click to E-Mail We are located at 701 Ocean St., RM. 230, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060. Se Habla Español.