Recording a Deed or Document in Marin, CA

Can you e-record in Marin?

Yes. Marin accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.

How to record a document in Marin, California

1. Prepare the document so it meets Marin formatting rules (legal description, grantee address, signature block, and the blank margin the recorder reserves for its stamp).
2. Notarize it if the instrument requires acknowledgment — most deeds and affidavits do.
3. Submit electronically through Simplifile, or by mail to Marin County Assessor-Recorder-County Clerk at Marin County Recorder, P.O. Box C, San Rafael, CA 94913 (physical: 3501 Civic Center Dr., Suite 232, San Rafael, CA 94903).
4. Pay the recording fee ($14.00 (8.5x11) per document title first / $3.00 per additional page (confirm current schedule at arcc.marincounty.gov/general-information/fees) add'l (+$75 SB2 fee per Government Code 27388.1, effective Jan 1 2018 (capped $225/transaction))).
5. Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.

How Jurably helps in Marin

Jurably isn’t a deed-filing desk — it’s how real-estate investors get the important paperwork done. If you’re under contract on a Marin property, we file a memorandum of contract to secure your equitable interest so the seller can’t sell out from under you. Need it notarized first? We handle online notarization or send a mobile notary to your signer. Then we record it — electronically through the county’s approved network — and return the recorded instrument. It’s a self-help filing service, not legal advice.