Body 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...

Body 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...

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Body 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...

Body 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...

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Body Please Note: Most of the county records in the Orange County Archives date from before 1960. For more recent records (including birth certificates, property records, and tax liens), please contact the Orange County Clerk-Recorder at (714) 834-2500 or click on the “ Clerk-Recorder Home Page ” link. Bankruptcy information and...