E-RECORDING SERVICES

California E-Recording Services

E-Record California documents through Direct Legal Support for secure recording in ALL 45 California counties that accept eRecording, including Los Angeles, Orange, Santa Clara, San Diego, San Francisco, and more! 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.

1. Click here to log into your Direct Legal account or click here to create a new account (there is no fee to setup an account).
2. Place a new county Recording order.
3. Once, you’ve placed an order for billing and tracking purposes only, you will receive an order confirmation via email.
4. Mail Original Documents to Direct Legal’s Los Angeles office: 901 Corporate Center Dr., Ste. 400, Monterey Park, CA 91754.
5. Documents will be submitted to county recorder, once we receive the originals, verify the accuracy of the documents, and scan and upload the documents to the county recorder.
   
6. When the document(s) is/are recorded OR rejected we will notify you via email. If recorded, a link to the stamped digital copy of the document(s) will be available for you to download from the email or within the order online. If rejected you will be notified of the rejection reason and required corrections.

-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 be received by the cut off time

Important:
*Click here to download the updated County Recorder Cover Page, effective 03/07/2022.
*Click here to download the updated Assessor Change of Ownership Form, effective 11/20/23.

Frequently Asked Questions

• • • 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