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FOR CLERK-RECORDER SERVICES, VISIT OUR REMODELED OFFICE AT 1021 “I” STREET, MODESTO. WE ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC WEEKDAYS, 8 TO 4.
Please enter at the doors near 11th and I Streets

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Need a passport? You must make an appointment.
Passport processing now takes longer, so please plan ahead.

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Address:

1021 I Street, Suite 101
Modesto, CA 95354
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Phone: (209) 525-5250

Fax: (209) 525-5804

Mon - Fri: 8am - 4pm

Fee Schedule


Office Hours
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

Documents deposited after 4:00 p.m. will be recorded the next business day.


Payment of fees
  • Fees may be paid by cash, cashier's check, certified check, personal check, or money order made payable to "Stanislaus County Clerk-Recorder."
  • Third party checks are not acceptable.
  • Customer must be present.

The Recorder shall not record any instrument, file any paper or notice, furnish and copy, or render any service connected with his/her office until the fees prescribed by law are, if demanded, paid or tendered. (Govt. Code 6100)

First business name on statement
$34.00


Each additional business name filed on same statement and doing business at the same location
$7.00



Each additional owner in excess of two owners
$7.00
Registration and ID card
$182
Separate Recorder’s Office fee for bond recordation (first Page)
$14.00
Each Additional Page
$3.00
Real Estate fraud fee
$3.00
Additional LDA cards issued under the same registration number
$10.00
  • Fees can be paid in cash, check made payable to the Clerk-Recorder’s Office. Credit cards are not accepted
Issuing Public Marriage License
$76.00
Issuing Duplicate Marriage License
$11.00
Issuing Confidential Marriage License
$81.00
Performing Civil Marriage Ceremony
$45.00
Keepsake Certificate
$10.00
Copying either by microfilm or copy machine. (Govt. Code 26831)
First Page
$3.00
Each additional page
$2.00
Searching records - per file (Govt. Code 26854)
$5.00
Filing of Oath
$24.00
Recording Notary Bond
$14.00
For each additional page
$3.00
Fraud Fee
$3.00
Clerks Notary Certification
$13.00

*Check or money order to the Department of State (Cash not accepted)

Passport Application Fee (Regular)

Applicant type Book Book (Expedited) Card Card (Expedited) Processing Fee
Adult $130.00 $190.00 $30.00 $90.00 $35.00
Child (Under 15) $100.00 $160.00 $15.00 $75.00 $35.00
  • *If applying for both the passport book and passport card at the same time only one expedite fee is charged. For additional passport information, click here.
Registration and ID Card
$182.00
Combined registration as a Process Server and Professional Photocopier
$200.00
Separate Recorder’s Office fee for bond recordation
$14.00
First Page of Bond
$3.00
Each additional Page
$3.00
Real Estate Fraud Fee
$3.00
additional cards issued under the same registration number
$10.00






  • Fees can be paid in cash, check made payable to the Clerk-Recorder’s Office. Credit cards are not accepted
Filing, Cancellation, Revocation, or Withdrawl
$10.00
Each Additional Person
$5.00
Registration and ID card
$125.00
Separate Recorder’s Office fee for bond recordation
$14.00
First page of bond
$3.00
Each Additional Page
$3.00
Real Estate Fraud Fee
$3.00
Additional cards issued under the same registration number
$10.00
  • Fees can be paid in cash, check made payable to the Clerk-Recorder’s Office. Credit cards are not accepted

Basic Recording Fees

First Page or Title
$14.00
Each additional title per document
$14.00
Each additional page
$3.00
Release of state governmental lien
$20.00
Building Homes and Jobs Act (Effective January 1, 2018)
$75.00
Fraud Fee
$3.00
Documents that are not 8 1/2”x 11 page (details)
$3.00







Additions to Basic Recording Fees

Involuntary Lien Notification ( details )
$10.00
Documentary Transfer Tax is imposed on each Deed ( details )
55¢ per $500
Indexing more than 10 names ( details )
$1.00
Documents requiring additional indexing ( details )
$1.00
Penalty Print ( details )
$1.00
Omission of Change of Ownership Report (PCOR)
$20.00





Filed Documents

Contract Agreements, Contracts, and Plans and Specifications ( details )
$8.00
Maps (subdivision, parcel, survey and assessment) ( details )
First page
$9.00
Each Subsequent Page
$3.00
Fraud fee for maps
$3.00
Preliminary 20 Day Notice ( details )
$57.00
  • Process Server Bonds, and Photocopier Bonds are recorded, therefore, the fees are the same as the recording fees

Recorded Documents Copy Fees (details)

Reproduction of recorded documents first page
$6.75
Reproduction of each additional page (per document)
$3.00
Certification per document
$2.00



Vital Records Fees (Certified) (H&S Code 103526)

Birth
$32.00
Death
$24.00
Marriage
$17.00
Marriage Copy issued to any government agency
$13.00
Birth records to any government agency
$24.00
Fetal Death
$21.00
  • A Certificate of Search is issued when a record cannot be located. The fee is the same as the copy fee. (Govt. Code 27369)

Recording a Financial Statement, up to 2 pgs Gov. 27361.8 UCC 9407.1 UCC9407.2
$11.00
Recording a Financial Statement, over 2 pgs Gov. 27361.8 UCC 9407.1 UCC 9407.2
$21.00
(CEQA) Environmental Impact Report Admin Fee
$57.00
(CEQA) Environmental Impact Report
$4.051.25
(CEQA) Negative Declaration
$2,916.75
(CEQA) Mitigated Negative Declaration
$2,916.75
Substitute Document pursuant to a Certified Regulatory Program (CRP)
$1,377.25
Registration and ID card
$182.00
Separate Recorder’s Office fee for bond recordation
$14.00
First page of bond
$3.00
Each additional page
$3.00
Real Estate Fraud Fee
$3.00
Additional Unlawful Detainer Assistant cards issued under the same registration number
$10.00






  • Fees can be paid in cash, check made payable to the Clerk-Recorder’s Office. Credit cards are not accepted

Forms


Information About forms

Birth Death Marriage Forms

CEQA Forms

Fictitious Business Name Forms

Paraprofessional Registration Forms

Real Property Sales and Transfer

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