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

Resources           2019 Fee Schedule                       Documentary Transfer Tax Table           Calculate the amount of Doc Tax for your           Document                     Documentary Transfer Tax Exemptions            If claiming exemption, code section must be            stated on face of document being recorded or            documentary transfer tax must be paid. BLM Mining Information                             Mining Claim Information                         Local Mining Claim Forms  Mining Claim Form - Notice of Location - Placer Mining Claim Form - Notice of Location - Lode Mining Claim Form - Notice of Intent to Hold Claim Mining Claim Form - Proof of Labor (Affidavit of Assessment)   Mining Claim Form - Abandonment of Claim                  Clerk Forms and Vital Records  Clerk Forms and Vital Records Request Forms Fictitious Business Name Statements

Helpful Links                                                           U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services  California Secretary of State  California State Board of Equalization  Environmental Document Posting             Published Document and CEQA Posting   Assessor's Form - Transfer of Property              PCOR - Preliminary Change of Ownership Report   Marriage Licenses License Application Form    Complete Application Form and bring in to obtain your license. Must have current Photo ID, be at least 18 and if divorced in the past year, proof of final judgement date.

General Information: 

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