Forms for the Clerk-Recorder's Office

Legal Notice

Pursuant to California Government Code 24004 and B and P Code 6126:
The staff of the Recorder's Office is forbidden by California Legal Codes to practice law or provide legal advice. This prohibition includes giving advice about what forms you might need or how you should fill them out.

These are the only forms/applications available from the Clerk-Recorder's office.

Fictitious Business Name

  1. Fictitious Business Name Abandonment Form (PDF)
  2. Fictitious Business Name Statement Application Form (PDF)
  3. Statement of Withdrawal from Partnership (PDF)

Registration

  1. Legal Document Assistant - Corporate - Application Form (PDF)
  2. Legal Document Assistant - Individual - Application Form (PDF)
  3. Process Server - Corporation - Certificate of Registration (PDF)
  4. Process Server - Individual - Certificate of Registration (PDF)
  5. Professional Photocopier-Corporate - Certificate of Registration (PDF)
  6. Professional Photocopier-Individual (PDF)
  7. Unlawful Detainer Assistant - Corporate- Application Form (PDF)
  8. Unlawful Detainer Assistant - Individual - Application Form (PDF)

Marriage License

  1. Deputy Commissioner for a Day Application (PDF)
  2. Name Equality Act of 2007 (PDF)

Copies / Vital Records Request

  1. Application for a Birth Certificate (PDF)
  2. Application for a Certified Copy of Marriage Certificate (PDF)
  3. Application for a Death Certificate (PDF)
  4. Request for Copies (PDF)
  5. Request for Military Discharge Record (PDF)
  6. Request for Recorded Maps on DVD (PDF)

Recording

  1. Cover Page for a Recorded Document (PDF)
  2. Government Code 27361 for Notary Seal (PDF)
  3. Notary Acknowledgement (PDF)