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Los Angeles County, California · Personal and public records

Record or find a deed in Los Angeles County

Recording requirements and document copies

1 provider · 3 official links (1 online) · 2 reviewed requirements · sources checked October 15, 2026

In Los Angeles County, 1 county department publishes 3 official links for this service, 1 of them online. Reviewed requirements cover processing time (1) and payment methods (1). 1 provider publishes reviewed fee items and 1 provider lists forms on its guide.

These are the Los Angeles County providers with a reviewed service link for this task. Other offices may also help, and a provider may serve only part of the county: check each service area. Fees and forms stay on each office’s guide, where their sources are cited.
County government

Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk

Real-estate record copy requests — online instructions (opens in a new tab)Official instructions

County instructions for requesting real-estate record copies through LexisNexis. The county maintains real-estate records since 1850, but this does not establish that all historical images are searchable online.

Before you start · 2 requirements & conditions
Processing time · Online real-estate copy requests — processing
The county states processing within 20 working days after receipt. This is processing time, not a guaranteed mailing or delivery date.
Source & saved evidence

Los Angeles County official service / referred provider · Los Angeles — property records (opens in a new tab)

County Recorder — Online real-estate copy requests — processing

Orders will be processed within 20 working days from the date the request is received.

Agent source review: October 15, 2026 · Snapshot 31940ba1143da841

Payments · LexisNexis online request — certified-copy charge
The county says LexisNexis online requests are charged the certified-copy fee. Check the applicable record type and current county fee list.
Source & saved evidence

Los Angeles County official service / referred provider · Los Angeles — property records (opens in a new tab)

County Recorder — LexisNexis online request — certified-copy charge

The fee for a certified copy is charged for online requests made though LexisNexis.

Agent source review: October 15, 2026 · Snapshot 31940ba1143da841

Source & saved evidence

Los Angeles County official service / referred provider · Los Angeles — property records (opens in a new tab)

County Recorder — Real-estate record copy requests — online instructions

Orders will be processed within 20 working days from the date the request is received.

Agent source review: October 15, 2026 · Snapshot 31940ba1143da841

Request real-estate record copies through LexisNexis (opens in a new tab)Online service

County-linked online copy-request provider; county processing and certified-copy fee rules apply.

Source & saved evidence

Los Angeles County official service / referred provider · Los Angeles — property records (opens in a new tab)

County Recorder — Request real-estate record copies through LexisNexis

To request a copy of real estate records online, visit LexisNexis.

Agent source review: October 15, 2026 · Snapshot 31940ba1143da841

Record property documents — county instructions (opens in a new tab)Official instructions

Separate county information for submitting property documents for recording.

Source & saved evidence

Los Angeles County official service / referred provider · Los Angeles — property records (opens in a new tab)

County Recorder — Record property documents — county instructions

Record Property Documents

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Contacts & sources · 8 fees published by this office · 1 form

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