Recording a Deed or Document in Sacramento, CA

Can you e-record in Sacramento?

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

How to record a document in Sacramento, California

1. Prepare the document so it meets Sacramento 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, CSC, or by mail to Sacramento County Clerk/Recorder at Sacramento County Clerk/Recorder, 3636 American River Drive, Suite 110, Sacramento, CA 95864.
4. Pay the recording fee ($20.00 (first page/title, 8.5x11) first / $3.00 per additional page (if all pages are 8.5x11); $20.00 for each additional title add'l (+$75.00 Building Homes and Jobs Act (SB2) fee unless exempt)).
5. Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.

How Jurably helps in Sacramento

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 Sacramento 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.