HUGH NGUYEN
Orange County Clerk-Recorder
FEE SCHEDULE
RECORDING FEES
Standard first page, one side 8 ½” x 11”
(per title)
$
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
District Attorney Fraud Fee
(per title on certain documents, pursuant to GC 27388)
$
3.00
SB 2 Fee
(per title pursuant to Senate Bill 2, unless expressly exempt under GC 27388.1 (a)(1) or (a)(2). Documents must be
labeled “Exempt” with a valid exemption on the face of the document, or on a cover page, prior to submitting for
recording)
$
75.00
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
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 Certificate
$
32.00
Death Certificate
$
24.00
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
$
9.00
Marriage Ceremony
$
28.00
Certified Copy of Marriage Certificate
$
17.00
Search of Marriage Record
$
17.00
Certificate of No Record of Marriage / Single Status
$
17.00
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 additional page
$
3.00
Replacement Identification cards
$
13.00
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
$
2,764.00
Environmental Impact Report
$
3,839.25
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 additional page
$
2.00
PASSPORT 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
$130
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 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
Paid separately to Clerk-Recorder
Department with any form of payment.
Passport Book and Card
$160
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 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
$100
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 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
$115
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.
$7
OFFICE HOURS AND LOCATIONS
County Service Center
County Administration South
601 N. Ross Street
Santa Ana, CA 92701
Monday – Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
(except holidays)
Old County Courthouse
Downtown Santa Ana
211 W. Santa Ana Blvd., Rm. 202
Santa Ana, CA 92701
Monday – Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
(except holidays)
North County Branch Office
Wells Fargo Building & Parking
222 S. Harbor Blvd., Ste. 110A & 110B
Anaheim, CA 92805
Monday – Friday 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
(except holidays)
South County Branch Office
Laguna Hills Civic Center
24031 El Toro Road, Ste. 150
Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Monday – Friday 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
(except holidays)
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 SERVICES
Orange County Clerk-Recorder
OCRecorder.com
Orange County Archives
OCArchives.com
Follow us on social media: @OCRECORDER
All fees are subject to change without notice.
01/01/2023
