Clerk-Recorder

Directions & Hours

Oakland Office

Full Service Location

1106 Madison Street
Oakland, CA 94607  Map

Telephone 1-888-280-7708
TDD 1-510-444-1396
Local 1-510-272-6362

Office Hours

Monday – Friday (except holidays)
8:30 AM until 5:00 PM

For faster service please avoid our busiest hours, between noon and 2:00 PM.

Parking, Transit, and Accessibility Information

There is limited metered street parking. Parking is available at a pay parking lot, located at 12th and Jackson Streets, and one located at the Oakland Museum on Oak, between 10th and 12th Street.
The Recorder’s building is a few blocks from Lake Merritt BART station.

Cut-off Times
4:00 PM
  • Issuance of marriage licenses
  • Filing of environmental impact reports
  • Para-professional registrations including: process servers, professional photocopiers, legal document assistants (LDAs), and unlawful detainer assistants (UDAs).
    All individual/employee paraprofessional applicants must include 2 passport photos along with the bond, application, and payment.
4:30 PM

Document Recordings

Tri-Valley Office

Select Service Location

7600 Dublin Boulevard, Suite 160
Dublin, CA 94568  Map
Office entrance is located through the building’s courtyard.

Mail transactions are NOT accepted at this location.

Marriage ceremonies are NOT offered at this location.

Office Hours

Monday – Friday (except holidays)
8:30 AM until 5:00 PM

Parking, Transit, and Accessibility Information

Free customer parking is available.
The office is walking distance of the West Dublin BART station.

Services Offered Include
  • Certified Copies of Birth, Death & Marriage Certificates
  • Document Recording Services
  • Fictitious Business Name Filings
  • Notary Oath & Bond Filings
  • Public Records searches
  • Marriage License issuance (only)
Cut-off Times
4:00 PM

Issuance of marriage licenses

4:30 PM

Document Recordings

Acceptable Forms of Payment

Acceptable forms of payment vary depending upon how services are provided. Please review the following information carefully.

In-Person:

  • Cash

  • Debit/ATM Card

  • Master Card, Visa, Discover, or American Express †

  • Personal, Company or Bank Check, preprinted with account holder's name and address - payable to: Alameda County Clerk Recorder. Out of country payments must be in U.S. dollars.

  • Money Order, Cashier's or Traveler's Check - payable to: Alameda County Clerk Recorder

    † A 2.3% transaction fee of the purchase amount applies to all in-person credit-card transactions.

Mail:

  • Personal, Company or Bank Check, preprinted with account holder's name and address - payable to: Alameda County Clerk Recorder. Out of country payments must be in U.S. dollars.
  • Money Order, Cashier's or Traveler's Check - payable to: Alameda County Clerk Recorder

Online Orders:

  • Debit/ATM Card ‡
  • Master Card, Visa, Discover, or American Express ‡

‡ A $2.00 non-refundable convenience fee per order applies to all online debit card and credit card transactions.