Yolo County Clerk-Recorder

CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) AWARENESS

OFFICE RE-OPENING JUNE 1, 2020

May 29, 2020

Following the issuance of Yolo County's latest Health Order on May 28, 2020, the office of the Clerk-Recorder will re-open to the public on Monday June 1, 2020. The office will be open for normal business hours (8:00am - 4:00pm) Monday-Friday.

In accordance with the Health Order, the Clerk-Recorder will be implementing and monitoring the "Personal Health & Safety Guidance" best practices included in the order. The cornerstones of this will be: wearing of face masks, practicing of social distance, and adherence to good hygiene.

All customers looking to transact business with the Clerk-Recorder are expected to present themselves wearing face masks as required in the Health Order and any other Personal Protective Equipment the customer feels is appropriate.

In the effort to promote and maintain effective social distancing, the Clerk-Recorder will be limiting the number of customer transactions occurring in the office at one time. Customers are asked to wait patiently in-line at predesignated locations and staff will assist them as quickly as possible. To shorten transactions and wait times, customers are encouraged to complete their applications online.

ONLINE APPLICATIONS & OTHER SERVICES

The Clerk-Recorder will return to offering two (2) Marriage Ceremonies a day Monday-Friday. Keeping in-line with our previous policy, Marriage Licenses and Ceremonies will only be issued and performed for couple where at least one member is a Yolo County resident. Furthermore due to the limits on spacing and in order to maintain proper social distancing, ALL Marriage Ceremonies will be limited to the couple and one (1) witness. We thank you in advance for this consideration.

The Clerk-Recorder looks forward to serving the public again in this increased capacity. Please call 530-666-8130 if you have any questions.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Office: (530) 666-8130
Email: clerk-recorder@yolocounty.org
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1130, Woodland, CA 95776

In this uncertain time, customers in need of the services of the Clerk-Recorder, are encouraged to take advantage of the online portal provided below:

ONLINE APPLICATIONS & OTHER SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE

Yolo County Clerk-Recorder Online

Once you have completed your application, you may call the Clerk-Recorder to confirm it is in receipt of your request, you then may discuss payment and the options available to have your requests delivered to you.

Yolo County is proactively working with local and state health agencies to provide guidance and resources to reduce the community transmission of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Through the use of the online portal, the Yolo County Clerk-Recorder looks forward to meeting the community's needs at this time.

2020 HOLIDAY SCHEDULE

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VITAL RECORD INFORMATION

Birth Records
Marriage Records
Death Records
EDRS (bottom of page)
Fees - Certified Copies
Marriage Licenses
Wildfire Vital Records
Homeless Persons Birth Certificate Request
Foster Care Birth Certificate Request

RECORDING INFORMATION

Recording Requirements

Pursuant to Senate Bill 2 - Building Homes & Jobs Act (Gov Code Sec 27388.1), effective January 1, 2018, an additional fee of $75.00 shall be paid at the time of recording of every real estate instrument, paper, or notice required or permitted by law to be recorded, except those expressly exempted from payment of recording fees, per each single transaction per parcel of real property. The fee imposed by this section shall not exceed $225.00
You can view the SB 2 bill at this link - SB 2, Chapter 364.

FILING INFORMATION

SEARCHES

Yolo County has Converted to a New Recorder and Clerk Operating System, therefore a New Search Option has been Provided for the Date of December 18, 2019 forward.

Official Records and Fictitious Business Name Statement Search December 18 2019 Forward

Official Records Search December 17, 2019 backwards

Fictitious Business Name Lookup

OTHER

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