Recording a Deed or Document in Santa Cruz, CA

Can you e-record in Santa Cruz?

Yes. Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz, California

1. Prepare the document so it meets Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz County Clerk-Recorder at 701 Ocean St., Room 230, Santa Cruz, CA 95060.
4. Pay the recording fee ($14.00 first page (8.5x11 standard) first / $3.00 per additional page add'l (+SB2/AB1466 and Real Estate Fraud fees may apply per document type (not itemized in source found))).
5. Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.

How Jurably helps in Santa Cruz

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 Santa Cruz 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.