Obtaining Record Copies
You may purchase copies of recorded documents (official records) online, by mail, by drop box or by coming into one of our public service locations. We offer two types of copies, regular and certified. Certification of the document makes the document as good as an original.
You may search records back to 1975 on the computers at any of our offices. If you need to search for records from 1974 and earlier, you may do so at our Gateway Riverside location.
| Fees | |
| First page | $7.00 |
| Each additional page | $1.00 |
| Certification of the entire document | $2.00 |
To order official records online:
- Provide your name and shipping information
- Pay for your order
- You will be directed to a new page to complete your payment. There is a 2.28% credit card fee.
Online processing time is 48 hours. This is our average processing time, which may occasionally increase as our volume of requests increases. We will mail you your record upon completion.
The County of Riverside is not responsible for the delivery of mail by the United States Post Office or any other delivery service.
To obtain official records in person:
- Find your record.
- Add your record to the cart.
- Check out: Select "In Office" as your payment method.
- Keep your order number (starts with SST).
- Make your selections
- You will need your SST number to proceed
- Plan your visit.
- Bring payment; we accept credit cards, checks, money orders, and cash.
You will receive your copy the same day (provided the request does not require extensive research). Older records may require significant research and a few days to process.
To order official records by mail:
- Complete the application form:Find your document number, if needed:If you don't have the document number, please attach a letter to the application form providing the following information:
- Document title and/or type
- Complete name(s) of parties referenced on the document
- Estimated recording date (Note: for document recorded prior to 1976, our office is limited to searching two years after the estimated year of recording)
- Additional information that might be helpful: e.g. parcel number.
- Prepare payment
- Fees for each document
First Page$14Each additional page$3Certification$2
If you are not sure of the exact amount, please enclose an NTE (not to exceed) check. To do so, write "NTE" on the memo line with a designated amount. Once the correct fee is established, our office will fill in the amount on the check.
- Make checks payable to the Riverside County Recorder (we do not accept temporary checks or altered money orders).
- Do not send cash by mail.
- Mail application, payment, and additional information, if necessary, to the following address:
Riverside County Clerk-Recorder
Attn: Certified Section
P.O. Box 751
Riverside, CA. 92502-0751
Mail processing time is approximately 1 to 2 weeks. This is our average processing time, which may occasionally increase as our volume of requests increases.
If we are unable to process your request, we will return to you your application, payment, and a letter providing you with further instructions.
The County of Riverside is not responsible for the delivery of mail by the United States Post Office or any delivery service.
Documents are not processed on weekends or on official Riverside County holidays.
To order official records by Drop Box:
- Complete the application form:Find your document number, if needed:If you don't have the document number, please attach a letter to the application form providing the following information:
- Document title and/or type
- Complete name(s) of parties referenced on the document
- Estimated recording date (Note: for document recorded prior to 1976, our office is limited to searching two years after the estimated year of recording)
- Additional information that might be helpful: e.g. parcel number.
- Prepare payment
- Fees for each document
First Page$7Each additional page$1Certification$2
If you are not sure of the exact amount, please enclose an NTE (not to exceed) check. To do so, write "NTE" on the memo line with a designated amount. Once the correct fee is established, our office will fill in the amount on the check.
- Make checks payable to the Riverside County Recorder (we do not accept temporary checks or altered money orders).
- Do not send cash by mail.
- Deposit your request and payment in a drop box located at the following offices:
Address Riverside – CAC 4080 Lemon St. Riverside, CA 92501 Riverside – Gateway 2724 Gateway Dr. Riverside, CA 92507 Palm Desert 38-686 El Cerrito Rd. Palm Desert, CA 92211 Temecula Temporarily Unavailable Blythe 270 N. Broadway Blythe, CA 92225
If we are unable to process your request, we will return to you your application, payment, and a letter providing you with further instructions.
The County of Riverside is not responsible for the delivery of mail by the United States Post Office or any other delivery service.
Documents are not processed on weekends or on official Riverside County holidays.