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COUNTY OF MONTEREY DOCUMENT RECORDING GENERAL RECORDING INFORMATION The County Recorder, upon payment of proper fees
and taxes, will accept any document that is authorized or required by California law to be
recorded, if the document contains required information and if it is photographically
reproducible. Documents may be presented for recording ONLY at the
Recorder/County Clerk’s office located in the downtown Salinas Courthouse. Street Address: Mailing Address: Office
hours for, viewing public records, obtaining copies of official records and vital
statistics records are: Please be advised, the Salinas office is the only location where documents can be recorded. There are no branch offices. All applicable recording fees must be paid at the time of recording. Each document presented for
recording must include or comply with the following general requirements. 1.
The Property must be located in Monterey County. (CC 1169) 2.
The document must be authorized or required by law to be recorded. (GC
27201) 3.
The document must be submitted with the proper fees and taxes. (GC
6301, 27201, 27261) 4.
The document must be in compliance with state and local laws. 5.
The document should name the person requesting the recording. (GC 27361.6) 6.
The document should state the Name and Address, to whom the document
should be returned, fill in “Recording Requested By and Mail To”. (GC 27361.6) 7.
The document must be legible enough to produce a readable photographic
record. (GC 27201, 27361.6, 27361.7) 8.
Signatures must be original unless the document is a certified copy
issued by the appropriate custodian of the public record.
(GC 27201b, GC 282288, Evidence Code 1530) 9.
The document must be properly acknowledged, unless exempt. California requires an (all-purpose
acknowledgement). GC 27201, 27289, 27285,
27288, CC 1189) 10. The notary seal must be legible for a microfilm reproduction. (GC 8207) 11. The top right of the first page shall reserve 2 1/2" by 4 1/2" for recording information. (GC 2761.6) If a “Preliminary Change of Ownership Report” is required but not submitted at the time of recording, please include an additional $20.00 for the Ownership Change fee. Preliminary Change of Ownership Forms
are available at the Recorder's customer counter, or can
be mailed or faxed to you upon request by calling the Assessor's Office at (831) 755-5035. GUIDELINES TO
DETERMINE IF DOCUMENTS ARE ACCEPTABLE FOR RECORDING
The title
of the document shall appear on the first page immediately below the spaces reserved for
the return address and the blank space for the recorder’s information. If there is not enough space for the Recorders Stamp on the first page, an additional $3.00 will be charged for a DEED COVER PAGE. A Deed Cover Page can be viewed and printed from this web site. The form is in PDF (portable document format), which requires Acrobat Reader 3.x or later to view and print. Download Acrobat here. After Acrobat is installed on your computer, return to this web page and click here to view and/or print the Deed Cover Page. If you have difficulties associated with the Acrobat Reader, check the Adobe Support web site. The Adobe sites and the Deed Cover Page form will open in a new browser window.. Clarity is
assured if you use: Trained examiners who rely on Federal and State Codes review documents. You may mail in your documents for recording with a check, cashier's check or money order made payable to Monterey County Recorder Your request is processed upon
receipt. Please allow 2-3 weeks to receive
your original recorded document back in the mail. The office of the Recorder/County Clerk is prohibited from giving any legal advice or to assist in document preparation. We do not provide any notarial services or forms. Forms may be purchased at office supply or stationery stores. Once you have the appropriate form, you may prepare it yourself, or use the services of a legal professional. OBTAINING COPIES OF RECORDED DOCUMENTS When requesting copies you must provide us with the following: Document number REQUESTING IN PERSON You may obtain copies of all recorded real property documents at the office of the Monterey County Recorder The fees for copies of recorded documents are $2.00 for each page and $2.00 to certify each document. REQUESTING BY MAIL You may also mail your request with a check or money order payable to Monterey County Recorder-County
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