California’s challenging real estate market has made property fraud and other related schemes more prevalent. The Clerk-Recorder Department provides for the examining and recording of all documents dealing with establishing ownership of real property or land in Orange County. The department also records other documents, such as deeds of trust...

Our department verifies Translators/Interpreters declarations completed only by a Translator/Interpreter registered with California Court Interpreter or the American Translator Association . For in-person service, customers MUST complete an application prior to visiting our office . Click here to complete your Registered Translator/Interpreter application. You must include the following with your...

Orange County Archives Old Orange County Courthouse - Room 108 211 W. Santa Ana Blvd. (corner of Broadway and Civic Center Drive) Santa Ana, CA 92701 (714) 834-2536 Open Monday - Friday 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM The Archives are closed for lunch from...

A Property Document

A Fictitious Business Name An Unlawful Detainer Environmental Impact Report Fish and Game 20-Day Preliminary Notice

Birth Certificates Death Certificate Marriage Certificates

For in-person service, customers MUST complete a service application prior to visiting our office , except for real property document recordings. Click here to complete your application. County Administration South 601 N. Ross Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701 From South Orange County: Take the I-5 North and exit at Grand...

A Birth Certificate A Death Certificate A Marriage License Copies of Property Records Copies of Vital Records Copies of DBA

For in-person service, customers MUST complete an application prior to visiting our office . Click here to complete your Process Server registration application. If registering as a corporation or partnership, at least two partners or corporate officers must be present to sign at the time of registration. *When renewing a...

A 20-Day Preliminary Notice, also known simply as a Preliminary Notice, is filed with the Orange County Clerk-Recorder Department by a subcontractor or material supplier to inform a property owner, direct contractor, project lender or other interested party that they are working on a project and have a right to...