COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO
ERNEST J. DRONENBURG, JR.
ASSESSOR/RECORDER/COUNTY CLERK
www.sdarcc.com
ASSESSOR’S OFFICE

RECORDER/COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE

1600 PACIFIC HIGHWAY, SUITE 103
SAN DIEGO, CA 92101-2480
(619) 236-3771  FAX (619) 557-4056

1600 PACIFIC HIGHWAY, SUITE 260
P.O. BOX 121750, SAN DIEGO, CA 92112-1750
(619) 237-0502  FAX (619) 557-4155

Fee Schedule
Document Recording (619) 238-8158
Regular Recording Fees
First page of all titles not associated with the Real Estate Fraud Fee
Standard page size (8 ½ x 11)
First page of all titles associated with the Real Estate Fraud Fee
Standard page size (8 ½ x 11). Titles associated with fraud fee:
Deed of Trust, Notice of Trustee Sale, Assignment of Deed of
Trust, Reconveyance, Notice of Default, Substitution of Trustee,
Request for Notice, Notice of Rescission of Declaration of Default
Each additional page (8 ½ x 11)
Non-conforming page size (other than 8 ½ x 11), each page of the
entire document
Penalty Print Fee- 9 lines per vertical inch or 22 characters per
horizontal inch (per page)

Fee
$

15.00

Code
GC27361, GC 27361.4,
GC27397, GC 27301

GC27361, GC 27361.4,
GC27388, GC27397,
GC27301
GC27361
GC27361a,
GC27361.5

$
$

18.00
3.00

$

3.00

$

1.00

Release of lien by a local government entity (excludes Federal)

$

13.00

GC27361a
GC27361.3, GC27361.4,
GC 27301

Map Recording
st
Map recording fee (1 page)
Map recording fee (ea. subsequent page after first )

Fee
$
$

10.00
2.00

Code
GC27372, GC27361
GC27372

Document Requiring Additional Indexing
Each additional reference indexed
Each additional name indexed (Each group of 10 names after 1st.)

Fee
$
$

1.00
1.00

Each additional title not associated with the Real Estate Fraud Fee

$

15.00

Each additional title associated with the Real Estate Fraud Fee

$

18.00

Miscellaneous Fees
Documentary transfer tax per $500.00 (or a fraction thereof)

Fee
$

Survey Monument Preservation Fund Fee
Notification of Involuntary Lien (first debtor)
Each additional Lien Notification (at a different address)
Preliminary Change of Ownership Report (Fee in Lieu of)
Financing Statement-Request for Information
Preliminary 20-day filing and notice
Non-recorded document (Filed)
Early Release Fee per document (fee for the “early” release of a
recorded document)

$
$
$
$
$
$
$

10.00
3.00
1.00
20.00
10.00
20.00
4.00

$

20.00

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0.55

Code
GC27361.2
GC27361.8
GC27361, GC 27361.4, GC
27397, GC 27301
GC27361, GC 27361.4,
GC27388, GC 27397,
GC 27301
Code
R&T11911
GC27585
SDC RES 1978-14
GC27387
R&T 480.3
UCC9403-9407, GC 27361.4
GC27361.9
GC27380
SDCRes 07-086

1 of 4

 Copies
Recorded or filed documents 8 ½ " X 11" (1st page per document)
Recorded or filed documents 8 ½ " X 11" (ea. subsequent page
after first)
Certificate under seal (per document)

Fee
$

2.00

Code
GC27366

$
$

2.00
1.00

GC27366
GC27364

Vital Records (619) 237-0502
Certificates

Fee

Birth Certificate/Search

$

28.00

Birth Certificate/Search (Government Agencies)
Birth Keepsake Certificate

$
$

19.00
5.00

Death Certificate/Search

$

21.00

Death Certificate/Search (Government Agencies)
Fetal Death Certificate/Search

$
$

21.00
18.00

Marriage Certificate/Search

$

15.00

Marriage Certificate/Search (Government Agencies)

$

11.00

Confidential Marriage Certificate/Search

$

15.00

Code
H&S103625(b),
H&S103525.5, W&I18966,
H&S100425, H&S100430,
SDCRes 96-167
H&S103625,
H&S100430,H&S 100425
H&S103525.5
SDCRes 07-086
H&S103625(a),
H&S100430,H&S100425
H&S103525.5, Penal 14251
H&S103625(f,b),
H&S100430, H&S 100425,
H&S 103525.5, Penal 14251
H&S103625(f,d), H&S100430
H&S103625 (c,f), FC1852,
AB233, H&S100430,
H&S103525.5, FC506
H&S103625(c,f),
H&S100430, H&S103525.5,
H&S100425
H&S103625, FC1852,
H&S100430, H&S103525.5

Marriages (619) 237-0502
Marriage Licenses & Ceremonies

Fee

Marriage license, replacement license (if lost, damaged or altered
before ceremony)

$

70.00

Confidential marriage license, replacement license (if lost, damaged or
altered before ceremony)

$

89.00

Marriage ceremony
Witness Fee

$
$

88.00
18.00

Renewal of vows
Affidavit to amend a confidential marriage license (one year or more
after the date of event and recorded by the County Clerk)

$

88.00

$

25.00

Affidavit for duplicate/replacement marriage license (w/in 1yr of event)

$

10.00

Approval of notary public to issue confidential marriage licenses

$

300.00

Deputy Marriage Commissioner for a Day program

$

80.00

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Code
GC26840, GC26840.1,
GC26840.1(b),H&S100435,
GC26840.3, W&I18305,
GC26840.7, GC54985,
FC360(d),ORD 10183
GC26840, H&S100435,
GC26840.1, GC26840.3,
W&I18305, GC26840.8,
GC54985, FC510(d),
SDCRes 07-086,ORD 10183
GC26861, SDCRes 96-230,
ORD 10183
ORD 10183
GC54985, SDCRes 96-230,
ORD 10183
SDCRes 07-086
FC360,
SDCRes 07-086
FC536,
SDCRes 07-235
GC54985a, SDCRes 07-086,
ORD 10183

 Miscellaneous Ceremony Extras
Digital Picture w/frame
Marriage Keepsake
Bumper Sticker

Fee
$
$
$

10.00
5.00
1.00

Code
SDCRes 07-210
SDCRes 07-086
SDCRes 06-101

County Clerk (619) 237-0502
Fictitious Business Name Filings

Fee

Fictitious Business Name (includes married couple)
Additional Fictitious Business or partner name

$
$

42.00
5.00

Abandonment of Fictitious Business Name

$

40.00

Statement of Withdrawal from Partnership operating under FBN
Clerk Search
Daily FBN list for sale/per page

$
$
$

40.00
5.00
1.00

Notary Oath & Authentications

Fee

Notary Bond Filing Fee (file, cancel, withdraw or revoke)
Notary Bond Recording Fee
Notary Bond/extra page

$
$
$

42.00
15.00
3.00

Notary Authentication/Certify Notary Signature

$

12.00

Legal Document Assistant
Legal Document Assistant Registration
Legal Document Assistant Filing Fee (file, cancel, withdraw or revoke)
Legal Document Assistant Bond Recording Fee
Legal Document Assistant Bond /extra page

Fee
$
175.00
$
7.00
$
15.00
$
3.00

Legal Document Assistant Identification Card
Legal Document Assistant current list for sale /per page

$
$

Process Server
Process Server Registration
Process Server Filing Fee (file, cancel, withdraw or revoke)
Process Server Bond Recording Fee
Process Server Bond/extra page

10.00
2.00

Fee
$ $
100.00
$
7.00
$
15.00
$
3.00

Process Server Identification Card
Process Server current list for sale /per page

$
$

Professional Photocopier
Professional Photocopier Registration
Professional Photocopier Registration if already a Process Server
Professional Photocopier Filing Fee (file, cancel, withdraw or revoke)
Professional Photocopier Bond Recording Fee
Professional Photocopier Bond/extra page

Fee
$ 175.00
$ 100.00
$
7.00
$
15.00
$
3.00

Professional Photocopier Identification Card
Professional Photocopier current list for sale /per page

$
$

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10.00
2.00

10.00
2.00

Code
B&P17929a,d,
SDCRes 07-235, ORD 10183
B&P17929a,d, ORD 9862
B&P17929b,d, ORD 9862,
ORD 10183
B&P17929c,d, ORD 9862,
ORD 10183
GC26854
GC26831
Code
GC26849.1,
SDCRes 07-086, ORD 10183
GC27361
GC27361
GC26852, SDCRes 07-086,
ORD 10183
Code
B&P6404
B&P6405(4)(C)
GC27361
GC27361
B&P6404, B&P22352,
B&P22453
GC26831
Code
B&P22352(A)
B&P22353 (C)
GC27361
GC27361
B&P6404, B&P22453,
B&P22352
GC26831
Code
B&P22453
B&P22453.1
B&P6405, B&P22455(a)(2)
GC27361
GC27361
B&P6404, B&P22352,
B&P22453
GC26831

 Unlawful Detainer
Unlawful Detainer Registration
Unlawful Detainer Filing Fee (file, cancel, withdraw or revoke)
Unlawful Detainer Bond Recording Fee
Unlawful Detainer Recording Bond/extra page

Fee
$ 175.00
$
7.00
$
15.00
$
3.00

Unlawful Detainer Identification Card
Unlawful Detainer current list for sale /per page

$
$

Sureties
Power of Attorney (file, cancel, withdraw or revocation)
More than one name on a Power of Attorney by Surety
Certificate re: Authority Issued By Insurance Commissioner

Fee
$
$
$

Fish & Wildlife
Fish & Wildlife Notice of Determination Negative Declaration
Fish & Wildlife Mitigated Negative Declaration
Fish & Wildlife Notice of Determination Environmental Report
Fish & Wildlife Certified Regulatory Program Document (CRP)
Fish & Wildlife County Processing/Administration Fee

Fee
$ 2,210.25
$ 2,210.25
$ 3,070.00
$ 1,043.75
$
50.00

Code
F&G711.4d,e
F&G711.4d,e
F&G711.4d,e
F&G711.4d,e
F&G711.4, SDCRes 07-086

Certificates
Foreign Translation Certification (per document)
Certificate of Appointment of Humane Officer
Exemplification

Fee
$
$
$

10.00
5.00
20.00

Code
GC27293, SDCRes 07-235
Corp 14502d
GC26839

Accounting

Fee

Returned Check Fee

$

25.00

Code
Sect. 761, County Admin.
Code

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10.00
2.00

3.50
2.25
3.50

Code
B&P6404
B&P6405
GC27361
GC27361
B&P6404, B&P22352,
B&P22453
GC26831
Code
GC26855.1
GC26855.1
GC26855.3