Recorder Division
Kathy Williams
Plumas County Clerk-Recorder
520 Main Street Room 102
Quincy, CA 95971
530-283-6218
530-283-6155 Fax For Plumas County Superior Court information call: 530-283-6232 or 283-6305
The County Clerk is not the Court Clerk
Online Order Payment Options
The County Clerk - Recorder's Office accepts credit cards for online orders at 530-283-6218. You may also process online requests through an independent company that we have partnered with to provide you this service - VitalChek Network Inc. An additional fee is charged by VitalChek for using this service, and all major credit cards are accepted including American Express®, Discover®, MasterCard®, and Visa®.
New $75 state recording tax on documents. Read the Customer Notice and view the SB2 Affordable Housing and Jobs Act Exemption Cover Sheet .
2019 Fee Schedule
NOTICE TO MINERS - 2018 Annual Assessment Work - Proof of Labor - SB2 Fee Applies
If you received a form from the Federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for local mining claims this year, please download the correct form provided. The BLM forms do not meet the California requirements for recording documents. Please use the correct form to avoid your paperwork being returned unrecorded and avoid missing the deadline to get your document recorded. You may download the recordable form here:
Affidavit of Assessment - Proof of Labor Form. Please note, the correct form is 2 pages and will save you additional recording fees. Also, this form has no requirement to be notarized, you just have to submit the original document for recording. If you have questions, you may contact our office at 530-283-6218.
Instructions - BLM Information
California Mining Claims
REMEMBER, your county taxes must be paid in full at the time your document is submitted for recording. Please provide a separate check for your taxes made payable to the Plumas County Treasurer-Tax Collector.
2018 MINING CLAIM FACTS
Fees and Facts
NOTICE - SB2 - The Affordable Housing and Jobs Act -
$75 tax on recordable documents, including Mining Claims, beginning January 1, 2018
Documents presented for recording without proper fees will be returned unrecorded.
Read the Government Code Section 27388.1 and how it affects your documents.
Learn who to contact with your concerns: Contact Information
How was this law passed? Contact: Governor Newsome
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Document Recording:
Plumas County Clerk-Recorder
520 Main Street Room 102, Courthouse
Quincy CA 95971
Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Document Recording 8:30 - 4:00 p.m. daily (Closed Wednesday 11:00-12:00)
Marriage Licenses and Ceremonies:
Monday - Friday 9:00 - 4:00 p.m. - License Issuing
Monday - Friday - Call for Appointment for Ceremony at the Courthouse
Additional Information:
Sue Clift
Email Sue
Deputy Clerk-Recorder
530-283-6218
Julie Hagwood
Email Julie
Assistant Clerk-Recorder
530-283-6218
Mission Statement
The Plumas County Clerk-Recorder;
Promotes public confidence by providing the very highest level of courteous efficient service.
Achieves open communication through teamwork and the spirit of goodwill.
Provides ethical performance while maintaining and preserving the public’s records in a secure and easily accessible environment.
Ensures integrity in the administration of fair and impartial elections.
Division Functions
Duties and responsibilities of the County Clerk - Recorder Department's Recorder Division include:
Issuing marriage licenses and performing short ceremonies
Maintaining registries for process servers and legal document assistants
Processing Fictitious Business Name statements filings as well as environmental documents including notices of determination, environmental impact reports, etc.
Processing notary public filings
Recording all land title documents, liens, mining claims, and veteran's discharges
Registering vital statistics including births, deaths, and marriages
Providing certified copies of vital statistics and documents