Clerk - Recorder
Our office will be closed Monday, September 1, 2025
in observance of Labor DAY.
We will resume business on Tuesday, September 2, 2025.
Please see below for a full list of holiday closures.
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ALL BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED IN OUR OFFICE IN BRIDGEPORT, CA.
Important Notice:
Under California law, members of the Recorder’s Office staff are prohibited from providing legal advice. This prohibition includes offering any guidance as to what processes must be undertaken, how to complete the forms, or determining what forms are required in order to make any change in the title to real property. The Recorder is not a guarantor to title and does not conduct title searches.
In Mono County the Clerk and Recorder are in the same office and perform all duties simultaneously. Services include recording and maintaining property documents; processing and maintaining vital records (birth, death and marriage records) and issuing marriage licenses; perform civil marriage ceremonies; processing and maintaining Fictitious Business Name (FBN) applications; and processing a variety of notices (i.e. California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Notices). The County Clerk issues and maintains various certificates and vital records and other records, oaths, appointments; maintains a roster of County Public Agencies and maintains all County Contracts. The County Clerk also serves as the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) Form 700 filing office. The County Recorder retains and preserves all books, records, deeds, maps and other documents delivered for filing.
Select one of the options from the menu to learn more about the services we offer.
The Clerk - Recorder's Office does not provide the following services:
- Passports
- Divorce Filings
- Court Records
- Traffic Tickets
Read more for information about CEQA filings, FBNs, Civil Marriage Ceremonies and Professional Registrations.
Try our fee calculator for help determining your recording fees. Note: calculations are estimates only based on your responses.
A marriage license must be purchased prior to a marriage ceremony occurring and may be obtained at the County Clerk Office. A marriage license can be obtained from any California County and the marriage ceremony can be performed anywhere in California.
Marriage licenses are valid for 90 days from the date of issuance, after which the license expires, and a new license must be obtained.
Appointments are strongly recommended.
The County Clerk's Office provides limited notary services on most Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays during business hours. All services are on an appointment-only basis. No same day appointments are available.
Service Hours:9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Read more for valuable information on recording requirements as well as information on in-office public record access, and limited research services. Appointments are recommended. Legal advice and form completion assistance are not provided.
