Santa Ana, CA - Orange County Clerk-Recorder Hugh Nguyen proudly announces the launch of "Clerk-Recorder on Wheels," an innovative mobile van designed to bring essential Clerk-Recorder services directly to communities throughout Orange County. Media outlets are invited to attend the official debut and ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, January 9, 2026...

Document Recording Services In Orange County, the courtesy notice is free and automatically sent to the property owner when a document affecting title to a property is recorded. No sign-up is required . For more information. NOTICE: Please click here to learn about new recording requirements regarding minor changes to...

Property Document Forms AB1466 - Restrictive Covenant Modification Policy and Cover Page AB 1050-Restrictive Covenant Modification Document Assessor Department - Preliminary Change of Ownership Report Form Certification of Registered Interpreter Form Fidelity Title Company First American Title Company Lawyers Title Company Re-recording Notice Minor Correction Affidavit SB2 Notice and Recording...

Santa Ana, CA – The Orange County Clerk-Recorder Department has reached a major milestone by surpassing 11 million electronically recorded documents. This achievement highlights the department’s leadership in innovation and its commitment to providing secure, efficient, and convenient services for Orange County residents. Orange County made history in 1997 by...

Orange County Clerk-Recorder Hugh Nguyen was born in Vietnam in 1967. As a child, he was told by his mother that his father was an American soldier who was killed in action while serving his country. In 2018, after an almost 50-year search and a DNA submission to ancestry.com, Hugh...

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Orange County Clerk-Recorder Hugh Nguyen announced that the department’s mobile unit, Clerk-Recorder on Wheels, will visit Irvine for the first time during Irvine Pony Baseball Opening Day. The mobile unit will be on-site Saturday, February 21, 2026 , from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Harvard Community Park (14701 Harvard...

Orange County Clerk-Recorder Hugh Nguyen announced that the department’s mobile unit, Clerk-Recorder on Wheels, will visit Irvine for the first time during Irvine Pony Baseball Opening Day. The mobile unit will be on-site Saturday, February 21, 2026 , from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Harvard Community Park (14701 Harvard...

Book our Clerk-Recorder on Wheels February 19, 2026 (4PM-7PM) -Garden Grove - Vital Records Services February 21, 2026 (9AM-1PM) - Irvine - Vital Records Services February 26, 2026 (9AM-2PM) - Placentia - Vital Records Services March 3, 2025 (10AM-1PM) - Anaheim - Vital Records Services March 7, 2025 (11AM-3PM) -...

Marriage Ceremonies Update: Currently, civil marriage ceremonies are only being performed for couples who obtained their marriage license from the Office of the Orange County Clerk-Recorder Department. Ask our staff about our FREE Live Streaming Ceremony service at our North County Branch office in Anaheim. Civil non-sectarian wedding ceremonies are...