E-RECORDING SERVICES

California E-Recording Services

E-Record California documents through Direct Legal Support for secure recording in California counties that accept e-Recording. Direct Legal advances the county recorder fees, on your behalf and you receive one, itemized invoice per recording. Individuals without legal representation are required to make full payment of all E-Recording fees upfront.

Click here to download the latest ASSESSOR TAX RECORDING FORM: BOE-502-AH 2024 Revised 11-2023 (Change of Ownership)

Direct Legal Support provides E-Recording in ALL 44 California counties that accept eRecording, including Los Angeles, Orange, Santa Clara, San Diego, San Francisco, and more! Click Here to Download a List of California E-Recording and Physical Recording Counties.

*Important: click here to download the updated County Recorder cover page, effective 03/07/2022.

Frequently Asked Questions

• • • What is the cost? Rates are listed below. Rates below are based off the documents being received by the cut-off time.
      $55 – Routine (Submitted within 3 Days of Receiving Documents)
      $75 – Priority (Submitted within 1 Day of Receiving Documents)
      $95 – Urgent (Submitted Same Day of Receiving Documents)
      $27.50 – Additional Documents Recorded in Same Submission (Must be Same APN or Case Number)
      $95 – Out of State – Routine (Where Permissible)

-All fees listed above are in addition the county’s recording fees and or taxes (if any)
-Direct Legal service fees will be assessed regardless if the county records or rejects the document submitted
-Documents must received by the cut off time

• • • How do I pay the invoice? We accept credit card or ACH Checking (Subject to Approval). Debit Cards are not accepted. We advance the recording fees and payments are processed upon completion with the payment method on file. Payment Receipt and Individual Paid Invoices will also be emailed to the accounting contact of choice.
    • How long does it take? Most counties are still eRecording documents same day as received during normal business hours. Past experience has shown, documents are returned within 48 hours, most times less.
    • Are there any recurring fees? No. We do not have any monthly or otherwise recurring fees, no memberships or subscriptions, just a one-time fee for the particular eRecording order.
    • Does the Recorder’s Office record the document the day it is submitted? The recording date will be the date when the document is processed by the clerk which can vary from same day to 72 hours depending on the county.
    • Are Preliminary Change of Ownership (PCOR’s) or Transfer Tax Affidavits consider recordable documents? No.
    • Should the Preliminary Change of Ownership (PCOR’s) and Transfer Tax Affidavits be uploaded a separate attachment within the order? Yes.
    • Can you record multiple documents in a specific order? Yes, when uploading your documents, please specify the order you want them recorded.
    • Can you submit multiple documents (or Deeds) to be recorded in one order? Yes, but the documents must be uploaded as separate attachments and the documents being uploaded must be related to the same property or case.
    • How do I upload a CLAIM FOR REASSESSMENT EXCLUSION FOR TRANSFER BETWEEN PARENT AND CHILD (Prop 58)? Please scan this document in with your Preliminary Change of Ownership (PCOR’s) as 1 attachment. If applicable, please add the trust to the scan behind the child exclusion.

In order to avoid submission errors, we require that the documents be uploaded, so that we can compare them with the originals received in the mail, and so that nothing is submitted out of order. We will only submit original documents scanned and uploaded by our personnel.

County Recorder offices currently accepting electronically filed documents:

= E-Recording Available

Sierra County
Siskiyou County
Solano County
Sonoma County
Stanislaus County
Sutter County
Tehama County
Trinity County
Tulare County
Tuolumne County
Ventura County
Yolo County
Yuba County