California Code
PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS
CHAPTER 6 - Recorder

ARTICLE 1 - Duties Generally

Section 27201. - 27201. (a) (1) (A) The recorder shall, upon payment of...

Section 27201.5. - 27201.5. (a) A notary acknowledgment shall be deemed complete for...

Section 27202. - 27202. Upon the request of any officer of the United...

Section 27203. - 27203. Any recorder to whom an instrument proved or acknowledged...

Section 27203.5. - 27203.5. If the recorder willfully and maliciously commits any of...

Section 27204. - 27204. Any person who receives a form from the recorder...

Section 27205. - 27205. After two years from the date of filing in...

Section 27206. - 27206. The county recorder may destroy federal tax liens together...

Section 27207. - 27207. At the request of the county recorder, the board...

Section 27208. - 27208. If a paper or document has been microfilmed, the...

Section 27210. - 27210. The county recorder may use a printed, stamped or...

Section 27211. - 27211. The recorder shall keep an official seal of the...

ARTICLE 2 - Books

Section 27230. - 27230. The recorder shall procure any books for records as...

Section 27231. - 27231. The recorder has the custody of, and shall keep...

Section 27232. - 27232. The recorder shall keep an index of deeds, grants,...

Section 27233. - 27233. The recorder shall keep an index of deeds, labeled...

Section 27234. - 27234. The recorder shall keep two indices of mortgages, labeled...

Section 27235. - 27235. The recorder shall keep two indices of mortgages, labeled...

Section 27236. - 27236. The recorder shall keep two indices of releases of...

Section 27237. - 27237. The recorder shall keep two indices of releases of...

Section 27238. - 27238. The recorder shall keep an index of powers of...

Section 27239. - 27239. The recorder shall keep an index of leases, labeled:...

Section 27240. - 27240. The recorder shall keep an index of leases, labeled:...

Section 27243. - 27243. The recorder shall keep an index of assignments of...

Section 27244. - 27244. The recorder shall keep an index of assignments of...

Section 27246. - 27246. The recorder shall keep an index of official bonds,...

Section 27247. - 27247. The recorder shall keep an index of notices of...

Section 27248. - 27248. (a) The recorder shall keep an index to abstracts...

Section 27249. - 27249. The recorder shall keep an index of attachments, labeled:...

Section 27250. - 27250. The recorder shall keep an index of notices of...

Section 27252. - 27252. The recorder shall keep an index to the certificates...

Section 27254. - 27254. The recorder shall keep an index of mining locations...

Section 27255. - 27255. (a) The county recorder in each county shall develop...

Section 27256. - 27256. The recorder shall keep such other indices as are...

Section 27257. - 27257. Instead of those indices indicated in this division, the...

Section 27263. - 27263. When a conveyance is executed by a sheriff or...

Section 27264. - 27264. The recorder shall provide a separate book called “Record...

Section 27265. - 27265. Where indexes are compiled by the use of key...

ARTICLE 3 - Documents to be Recorded

Section 27279. - 27279. (a) “Instrument,” as used in this chapter, means a...

Section 27279.1. - 27279.1. (a) The recorders of San Bernardino County and Orange...

Section 27279.2. - 27279.2. For purposes of Section 27279.1, the requester and addressee...

Section 27279.3. - 27279.3. (a) A requester and addressee for delivery of a...

Section 27279.4. - 27279.4. (a) The California Attorney General shall appoint an Electronic...

Section 27280. - 27280. (a) Any instrument or judgment affecting the title to...

Section 27280.5. - 27280.5. The names of parties required to be indexed appearing...

Section 27281. - 27281. (a) Deeds or grants conveying any interest in or...

Section 27281.5. - 27281.5. (a) Any restriction imposed upon real property on or...

Section 27282. - 27282. (a) The following documents may be recorded without acknowledgment,...

Section 27283. - 27283. The record of all notices of location of mining...

Section 27284. - 27284. Affidavits showing work or posting of notices upon mining...

Section 27285. - 27285. The following documents may be recorded without acknowledgment or...

Section 27286. - 27286. If letters patent have been lost or are beyond...

Section 27287. - 27287. Unless it belongs to the class provided for in...

Section 27288. - 27288. If the instrument is an agreement for sale, lease,...

Section 27288.1. - 27288.1. All documents described in this section now or hereafter...

Section 27288.2. - 27288.2. Pursuant to Section 5029 of the Public Resources Code,...

Section 27289. - 27289. Whenever a notice is required by law to be...

Section 27290. - 27290. An instrument proved and certified pursuant to Sections 1198...

Section 27291. - 27291. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of Chapter 5 (commencing with...

Section 27293. - 27293. (a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b),...

Section 27294. - 27294. In all cases the recorder shall endorse the amount...

Section 27295. - 27295. Where real property acquired by a municipality or a...

Section 27296. - 27296. (a) The county recorder in each county shall complete...

Section 27297. - 27297. For purposes of this article, a certificate describing real...

Section 27297.5. - 27297.5. (a) Upon recordation of an abstract of judgment or...

Section 27297.6. - 27297.6. (a) (1) Following adoption of an authorizing resolution by...

Section 27297.6. - 27297.6. (a) Following the adoption of an authorizing resolution by...

Section 27297.7. - 27297.7. (a) Following adoption of an authorizing resolution by the...

ARTICLE 3.5 - Social Security Number Truncation Program

Section 27300. - 27300. As used in this article, the following terms have...

Section 27301. - 27301. (a) The county recorder of each county shall establish...

Section 27302. - 27302. (a) A county recorder shall be deemed to be...

Section 27303. - 27303. When a public record version of an official record...

Section 27303.5. - 27303.5. Notwithstanding Section 27303, a county recorder may provide a...

Section 27304. - 27304. (a) Each county may use funds generated by fees...

Section 27305. - 27305. (a) To assist the Legislature in monitoring the progress...

Section 27307. - 27307. A county recorder is authorized to take all actions...

ARTICLE 4 - Recording

Section 27320. - 27320. When any instrument, paper, or notice authorized by law...

Section 27321. - 27321. (a) The recorder shall endorse upon each instrument, paper,...

Section 27321.5. - 27321.5. Before acceptance for recording, in addition to the address...

Section 27322. - 27322. The recorder shall record by legible handwriting, by typewriting,...

Section 27322.1. - 27322.1. The words “file for record” when used as a...

Section 27322.2. - 27322.2. A system of microphotography, optical disk, or reproduction by...

Section 27322.3. - 27322.3. If the recorded instruments, papers, or notices or the...

Section 27322.4. - 27322.4. The county recorder may cause any or all files...

Section 27323. - 27323. The recorder may segregate the instruments, papers, and notices...

Section 27324. - 27324. Each instrument, paper, or notice presented for recordation shall...

Section 27325. - 27325. If any instrument, paper, or notice is presented and...

Section 27326. - 27326. The recorder shall file and record in the record...

Section 27327. - 27327. Any instrument, paper, or notice filed for record in...

Section 27328. - 27328. Any instrument which is filed for record with the...

Section 27329. - 27329. (a) If any record of an instrument, paper, or...

Section 27330. - 27330. On or before January 1, 1968, notices of liens...

Section 27331. - 27331. An order affecting title to or possession of real...

Section 27333. - 27333. All conveyances of real estate, except patents issued by...

Section 27334. - 27334. If the name of the person in whom title...

Section 27335. - 27335. In the recording of instruments of writing required or...

Section 27336. - 27336. County recorders shall accept form books or blanks from...

Section 27337. - 27337. (a) If any military veteran or any person authorized...

Section 27338. - 27338. A deed, instrument, or other document related to a...

ARTICLE 5 - Fees

Section 27360. - 27360. For services performed by the recorder’s office, the county...

Section 27360.5. - 27360.5. As used in this code, the word “folio” means...

Section 27361. - 27361. (a) The fee for recording and indexing every instrument,...

Section 27361.1. - 27361.1. Whenever two or more instruments, papers, or notices are...

Section 27361.2. - 27361.2. (a) Whenever any instrument, paper, or notice is recorded...

Section 27361.3. - 27361.3. (a) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of the law, the...

Section 27361.4. - 27361.4. (a) The board of supervisors of any county may...

Section 27361.4. - 27361.4. (a) The board of supervisors of any county may...

Section 27361.5. - 27361.5. (a) As used in Section 27361, a page shall...

Section 27361.6. - 27361.6. Except as otherwise provided by law or regulation, all...

Section 27361.7. - 27361.7. Whenever the text of a document presented for record...

Section 27361.8. - 27361.8. (a) Whenever any instrument, paper, or notice is recorded...

Section 27361.9. - 27361.9. The board of supervisors of any county may provide...

Section 27364. - 27364. The fee for each certificate under seal shall be...

Section 27365. - 27365. The fee for any copy of a birth, death,...

Section 27366. - 27366. The fee for any copy of any other record...

Section 27369. - 27369. The fee for searching the records of his office...

Section 27371. - 27371. The fee for recording each map or plat where...

Section 27372. - 27372. The fee for recording or filing and indexing each...

Section 27375. - 27375. The fee for taking an acknowledgment of any instrument...

Section 27379. - 27379. The fee for administering and certifying each oath or...

Section 27380. - 27380. The fee for filing, indexing, and keeping each paper...

Section 27381. - 27381. No charge or fee shall be made for recording,...

Section 27383. - 27383. No fee shall be charged by the recorder for...

Section 27387. - 27387. In addition to any other fee, the county recorder...

Section 27387.1. - 27387.1. (a) In addition to any other recording fee, the...

Section 27387.1. - 27387.1. (a) In addition to any other recording fee, the...

Section 27388. - 27388. (a) (1) In addition to any other recording fees...

Section 27388.1. - 27388.1. (a) (1) Commencing January 1, 2018, and except as...

Section 27388.2. - 27388.2. (a) In addition to all other fees authorized by...

ARTICLE 6 - Electronic Recording Delivery Act of 2004

Section 27390. - 27390. (a) This article shall be known and may be...

Section 27391. - 27391. (a) Upon approval by resolution of the board of...

Section 27391. - 27391. (a) Upon approval by resolution of the board of...

Section 27392. - 27392. (a) No electronic recording delivery system may become operational...

Section 27393. - 27393. (a) The Attorney General shall, in consultation with interested...

Section 27393. - 27393. (a) The Attorney General shall, in consultation with interested...

Section 27394. - 27394. (a) To be eligible to establish an electronic recording...

Section 27395. - 27395. (a) No person shall be a computer security auditor...

Section 27396. - 27396. (a) The Attorney General shall monitor the security of...

Section 27397. - 27397. (a) A county establishing an electronic recording delivery system...

Section 27397.5. - 27397.5. (a) A county recorder may include in the county’s...

Section 27398. - 27398. (a) The Attorney General shall conduct an evaluation of...

Section 27399. - 27399. (a) Nothing in this article shall be construed to...