Contra Costa County Clerk-Recorder

The County Clerk Division issues marriage licenses, performs civil marriage ceremonies, processes fictitious business name filings, and provides for the qualification and registration of notaries, process servers and miscellaneous statutory oaths and other filings. All functions of the office are conducted under provisions of the State Constitution, State Law, and County Ordinances. The Recorder’s Division is responsible for the recording of deeds, deeds of trust, court decrees and many other documents affecting title to real property in Contra Costa County. The division also maintains Uniform Commercial Code filings, subdivision maps, vital records, including birth, death and marriages within the county. This division also creates digital images of real property and vital records and provides and maintains an efficient retrieval system to support the public’s requests for real property and vital records. All functions of the office are conducted under provisions of the State Constitution, State Law and County Ordinances. The Elections Division is responsible for registration of eligible voters, assisting voters in getting ballots, finding their polling places, and learning about elected officials. The division also helps constituents learn how to run for office, get an issue on the ballot, and review campaign finance disclosures. In addition, county residents can find current election dates, recent and past election results, measure and candidate information, voting locations, and more.