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NOTICE
While many Madera County departments will close two Fridays each month for mandatory furlough days, the County Clerk-Recorder will remain open for business on every regular business day. |
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AVISO
Reconociendo que varias oficinas del Condado de Madera estarán cerradas dos viernes al mes para los días de furlough (días de descanso obligatorio), el Departamento de Registros y Archivos mantendrá abierto durante todos los días de negocios regulares. |
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Mission Statement
To promote public confidence and good will by providing the very highest level of courteous, efficient service. Further, to insure the highest possible degree of integrity of the County's election process through administration of all federal, state, and local election laws in a uniform, consistent and accessible manner. |
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This office records documents and files maps, and maintains
cross-reference indices to these records. Documentary
transfer tax is collected on transfers of real property.
Types of records which are typically recorded include:
- Real property records – deeds, leases, notices
of completion
- Financing documents – trust deeds, notices of
default, reconveyances, financing statements
- Maps – subdivisions, parcel maps, surveys
- Mining claim records – notices of location,
proofs of labor
- Military discharge papers
- Declarations of homestead
- Mechanics’ liens
- Tax liens – county, state, federal
Certified copies of vital
records (birth, death and marriage) are available
for purchase. Beginning July 1, 2003, state law allows
only certain authorized Individuals to purchase an “authorized”
certified copy.
Recorded documents are microfilmed as a permanent record,
and have been electronically imaged since November, 1999.
The original document (with the exception of birth, death
and marriage records) is returned to the customer after
filming. Certain filed documents are retained for a specified
length of time, or kept permanently, as in the case of
maps.
All records are indexed by the names of the principal
parties to the document and by the year recorded. Recorded
documents are open for public inspection; copies may be
purchased at this office.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Recorder personnel are forbidden by
California legal codes to practice law, which includes
advising what forms are needed, how to fill them out,
or giving any other legal advice.
For specific information, contact the Recorder’s
office at 559-675-7724.
Contacting
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The
Recorder division is open Monday through Friday,
with the exception of holidays. Business hours are 8:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m.
Documents are accepted for recording from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
only.
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