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May 17, 2008
Records & Fees
Schedule of Fees

Visiting customers may choose from one of three methods of payment:

  • Cash
  • Check (payable against a USA bank)
  • Credit/Debit card (Visa/MasterCard only) - except where otherwise noted

Mailed requests and documents for processing must be made by check payable to:

         San Mateo County Clerk-Recorder (against a USA bank).

Fees are subject to change.

     
Marriages   Code Fee ($)
Certified copy of Marriage Record   H&S 103625, 103640 13.00
Marriage License (Public)*   Gov. 26840 78.00*
Marriage License (Confidential)*   Gov. 26840.1 71.00*
Ceremony of Marriage (payment in advance)   Gov. 26861 35.00
Search of Public Marriage Records & Certificate of Findings   H&S 103650 12.00
Approval of Notary Public to Authorize Confidential Marriage   Fam. 536 175.00
Duplicate/Replacement of an unused Marriage License   Fam. 360, 510 5.00
*Payable ONLY in cash or credit/debit card (Visa and MasterCard)
       
Fictitious Business Names   Code Fee ($)
Filing Fictitious Business Name (FBN) Statement
(one name)
  Each additional name or additional owner
  B&P 17929a,b 28.00

5.00
Filing Statement of Abandonment of a FBN   B&P 17929c 22.00
Filing Statement of Withdrawal of General Partner of FBN   B&P 17929d 22.00
Filing Dissolution of Partnership   GC 26850 2.00
Search for each FBN or Registrant Name (per year)   GC 26854 5.00

Certified Copy of FBN or Abandonment or Withdrawal Statement

Electronic copy of the FBN index

 

B&P 17926b

 

B&P 17928

2.50

 

50.00

       
Notary Public   Code Fee ($)
Filing and Recording Oath First Page of Bond
  Each additional page
  Gov. 26849.1
Gov. 27361
35.00
3.00
Verification of Notary's Signature (First Signature)
  Each additional signature by same notary
  Gov. 26852
Gov. 26855
11.00
2.25
       
Power of Attorney   Code Fee ($)
Filing Power of Attorney or Revocation of Power of Attorney for admitted surety insurer only (First name)
  Each additional name
  Gov. 26855.1 18.00
9.00
       
Vital Records   Code Fee ($)
Birth Record (certified copy for general public)
  For public agency or private adoption agency
  H&S 103625,103640 17.00
10.00
Death Record (certified copy)   H&S 103625, 103640, PC 14250 12.00

Marriage Record (certified copy)

 For public agency

  H&S 103625, 103640

13.00

9.00

       
Professional Registrations   Code Fee ($)
Humane Officer   Corp. 14502 5.00
Legal Document Assistant (filing registration, issuing ID)
  Plus basic recording fees
  (see Recording, below) for recording bond

  Each additional ID card
  B&P 6404

175.00

10.00

Photocopier (filing registration, issuing ID)
  Plus basic recording fees
  (see Recording, below) for recording bond
  Each additional ID card
  B&P 22453