RECORDING FEES
Standard first page**, one side 8 ½” x 11” $ 7.00
Each additional standard page
(A $3.00 charge will be added to all pages of a document containing a non-standard page)
$ 3.00
Combined documents**
(per title) $ 7.00
Multiple References (per reference) $ 1.00
Indexing more than 10 names
(per group of 10 names) $ 1.00
Notification of Involuntary Lien
(per debtor – not applicable to Mechanic Liens) $ 10.00
Release of any state, county, city or municipality tax lien $ 10.00
Survey Monument Preservation Fund
(for each Grant Deed recorded showing a legal description other than a complete lot and tract)
$ 20.00
Document Transfer Tax
(per $500) $ .55
Change of Ownership
(applies when recording a change of ownership without a Preliminary Change of Ownership Report)
$ 20.00
* Pursuant to SB 2 - The Affordable Housing and Jobs Act, passed by the California State Legislature in 2017, the Orange County
Clerk-Recorder is required to charge an additional $75 per title on certain document recordings effective January 1, 2018.
* In addition to the standard recording fees listed, a District Attorney Fraud Fee of $3.00 per title will be applied to certain
documents pursuant to Government Code Section 27388.
RECORDED DOCUMENT COPY FEES
Document (per page) $ 1.00
Maps and Documents exceeding 11” x 18” $ 1.00
Certification
(only completed documents will be certified) $ 1.00
Conformed Copies $ 1.00
BIRTH AND DEATH RECORDS
Certified Copy or Record Search
Birth $ 28.00
Death $ 21.00
HUGH NGUYEN
Orange County Clerk-Recorder
FEE SCHEDULE
MARRIAGE LICENSES AND CEREMONIES
Marriage License $ 61.00
Confidential Marriage License $ 66.00
Declaration of Marriage $ 61.00
Duplicate Marriage License $ 25.00
Affidavit to Amend a Confidential Marriage License
Less than one year from license issuance date No Fee
More than one year after license issuance date $ 5.00
Marriage Ceremony $ 28.00
Certified Copy of Marriage Certificate $ 15.00
Search of Marriage Record $ 15.00
Certificate of No Record of Marriage / Single Status $ 15.00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTS
Fictitious Business Name Statement (FBN) $ 23.00
Each additional business name after the first $ 7.00
Each additional registrant after two $ 7.00
Statement of Abandonment of use of fictitious business name $ 23.00
Statement of Withdrawal from Partnership operating under fictitious business name $ 23.00
Search fee for each fictitious business name/registrant name $ 7.00
Search and Certificate of Filing/Non-Filing for each fictitious business name/registrant $ 9.00
Regular Copy
(per page) $ .15
Certification of Fictitious Business Name Statement $ 2.00
NOTARY PUBLIC REGISTRATIONS AND AUTHENTICATIONS
Registration and filing fees $ 28.00
Bond recording fee (first page) $ 7.00
Fee for additional page $ 3.00
Notary signature authentication $ 13.00
PROCESS SERVER REGISTRATIONS
Registration and filing fee (includes one identification card) $ 107.00
Bond recording fee (first page) $ 7.00
Fee for each additional page $ 3.00
Replacement Identification cards $ 10.00
PROFESSIONAL PHOTOCOPIERS / UNLAWFUL DETAINER REGISTRATIONS
Registration and filing fee (includes one identification card) $ 182.00
Bond recording fee (first page) $ 7.00
Fee for each additional page $ 3.00
Additional Identification cards $ 10.00
FISH AND GAME FEES
Negative Declaration $ 2,480.25
Environmental Impact Report $ 3,445.25
Administrative/Process Fee – paid to County Clerk-Recorder Department $ 50.00
MISCELLANEOUS FEES
Preliminary 20-day Notice of Mechanics Lien $ 72.00
Certification of Registered Translators $ 10.00
Filing of maps
(subdivisions, parcels, surveys and assessments) $ 6.00
Each additio
nal page
$ 2.00
PASSPORTS FEES
Passport Application Fees and Processing Fees are paid separately.
Passport application fees are paid to the U.S. Department of State with a check or money order only.
Processing and passport photo fees must be paid to the Clerk-Recorder Department with any form of
payment – check, cash, and credit/debit card.
Adult Applicants (Age 16 Years and Older)
Passport Application Fee Processing Fee
Passport Book
$110
This fee is paid to U.S. Department of
State with a check or money order only
$35
P
aid separately to Clerk-Recorder
Department with any form of payment.
Passport Card
A passport card is valid only for travel by land and sea
to Canada, Mexico, Bermuda and the Caribbean.
$30
This fee is paid to U.S. Department of
State with a check or money order only
$35
P
aid separately to Clerk-Recorder
Department with any form of payment.
Passport Book and Card
$140
This fee is paid to U.S. Department of
State with a check or money order only
$35
P
aid separately to Clerk-Recorder
Department with any form of payment.
Passport Renewals – The Clerk-Recorder Department does not process renewals. For information on how to
renew your
passport, please visit the U.S. Department of State’s website at www.travel.state.gov
Minor Applicants (Under Age 16)
Passport Application Fee Processing Fee
Passport Book
$80
This fee is paid to U.S. Department of
State with a check or money order only.
$35
P
aid separately to Clerk-Recorder
Department with any form of payment.
Passport Card
A passport card is valid only for travel by land and sea
to Canada, Mexico, Bermuda and the Caribbean.
$15
This fee is paid to U.S. Department of
State with a check or money order only.
$35
Paid separately to Clerk-Recorder
Department with any form of payment.
Passport Book and Card
$95
This fee is paid to U.S. Department of
State with a check or money order only.
$35
Paid separately to Clerk-Recorder
Department with any form of payment.
Other Fees
Expedite Fee
Paid per application, in addition to application fee. Provides faster processing than routine
service. Fee is paid with a check or money order payable to the U.S. Department of State as
part of the passport application fee if requested. This fee is subject to change without notice.
$60
Passport Photos
This fee is paid separately to the Clerk-Recorder Department with any form of payment.
$10
*The Clerk-Recorder Department is not providing passport services until further notice.*
OFFICE HOURS AND LOCATIONS
County Service Center
County Administration South
601 N. Ross Street
Santa Ana, CA 92701
Old Orange County Courthouse
211 W. Santa Ana Blvd., Rm. 201
Santa Ana, CA 92701
North County Branch Office
Wells Fargo Building
222 S. Harbor Blvd., Ste. 110A & 110B
Anaheim, CA 92805
South County Branch Office
Laguna Hills Civic Center
24031 El Toro Road, Ste. 150
Laguna Hills, CA 92653
MAILING ADDRESS
Orange County Clerk-Recorder Department
County Administration South
601 N. Ross Street
Santa Ana, CA 92701
PHONE NUMBERS
Information Line: (714) 834-2500 Fax: (714) 834-2675
ACCEPTED FORMS OF PAYMENT
We accept cash, personal checks, money orders, cashier’s checks and credit/debit cards.
Credit Cards accepted: American Express, Discover Card, MasterCard and Visa
Please make checks payable to the County of Orange
Return Check Service Fee: $25.00
ONLINE INFORMATION
Orange County Clerk-Recorder
OCRecorder.com
Orange County Archives
OCArchives.com
Followusonsocialmedia:@OCRECORDER
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