Riverside County, California Recording Fees
Recording a deed in Riverside County costs about $17 and a mortgage about $59 (a 2-page deed ($14 + $3 = $17) and a 16-page deed of trust ($14 + 15 x $3 = $59), both assumed exempt from the SB2 fee, AB1466 fee and Real Estate Fraud Prosecution fee because they are recorded in connection with a sale subject to Documentary Transfer Tax), per the Riverside County Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder's fee schedule, effective 2026-01-01. Riverside's fee schedule is unusually explicit that its $10 real estate fraud fee does not apply to a document recorded 'in connection with' a Documentary Transfer Tax transaction, which covers a routine purchase-money deed of trust as well as the deed itself.
Fee schedule
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Deed, first page | $14 |
| Deed, each additional page | $3 |
| Mortgage, first page | $14 |
| Mortgage, each additional page | $3 |
| SB 2 Building Homes and Jobs Act Fee per title, capped at $225 per transaction; exempt for a deed subject to Documentary Transfer Tax and for documents recorded concurrently with such a transfer | $75 |
| AB 1466 Restrictive Covenant Modification Program Fee per title | $2 |
| Real Estate Fraud Prosecution Trust Fund fee per title, on a Deed of Trust and other listed instruments; the county's own schedule states this fee 'will not apply to any document subject to Documentary Transfer Tax or any document recorded in connection with such document', so a purchase-money deed of trust recorded concurrently with the sale deed is exempt | $10 |
County transfer tax
No Riverside County-specific documentary transfer tax add-on was found beyond the base countywide Documentary Transfer Tax ($0.55 per $500, Rev. & Tax. Code Sec. 11911), which is the state/county-uniform rate already captured in data/transfer/california.json's state block. California transfer tax →
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to record a deed in Riverside County?
$14 for the first page and $3 for each additional page, about $17 for a typical deed, per the Riverside County Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder's fee schedule.
And the mortgage?
$14 for the first page and $3 per additional page, about $59 for a typical mortgage or deed of trust. The buyer pays this at closing.
Sources
Figures are computed from the documents above and rounded to the dollar. All sources.
Riverside County closing costs → Riverside County home buyer guide →
Fees as published by the recorder; e-recording and courier charges may apply. General information, not legal advice.
Riverside County overview