Clerk-Recorder-Assessor
Find property assessments, parcel information and property tax exemptions. Find recorded documents, recording requirements and certified copies. Find marriage licensing and county clerk services. Find fictitious business name (FBN / DBA) filing and renewal instructions. Business licenses are a separate service.
Source checked October 14, 2026[2]www.countyofsb.org
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Contact details & office locations ↓Online services & information
These links were found on official source pages. Each service is handled by the office.
Official Santa Barbara County certificate information and application options. Follow the county’s instructions for the copy type and request method you need.
Official county instructions for obtaining a new marriage license. Online application entry alone does not issue a license or replace the required appearance; confirm the license type, documents and visit arrangements.
Before you start
- Information & documents · New marriage license — standard in-person application
- You both must present valid, government-issued photo identification. [9]
- Languages · New marriage license — standard in-person application
- If either party to the marriage requires services in a language other than English or Spanish, please contact our office at (805) 568-2250 or Clk-RecHelpDesk@countyofsb.org. [10]
Use the working FBN index for name-search, fee and copy links. The General Filing Information page currently displays a heading/navigation without substantive instructions; full filing steps still need confirmation.
Before you start
- Deadlines · Initial filing — state deadline
- File within 40 days after starting business under the fictitious name. [11]
- Eligibility & access · Where to file — principal place of business
- File in the county of your principal California business location. If you have no California business location, file in Sacramento County. [12]
- Deadlines · New or changed filing — newspaper publication
- Start publication within 45 days after filing. Use a qualifying newspaper in the filing county, or an adjoining county if no qualifying newspaper exists there. [13]
- Information & documents · Newspaper notice — publication frequency
- Publish once a week for four successive weeks. [14]
- Deadlines · After publication — file the affidavit
- File the publication affidavit with the County Clerk within 45 days after publication is completed. Check whether your newspaper files it for you. [15]
- Deadlines · Expiration — earlier changes or abandonment can end the statement
- A statement generally lasts five years, but changes or abandonment can end it earlier. [16]
- Eligibility & access · No-change renewal — publication exception
- An unchanged renewal filed within 40 days after expiration does not need republication. Changes can require a new publication. [17]
- Information & documents · California principal business location
- Provide the street address and county of the principal business location. A registrant’s separate mailing-address rule does not remove this requirement. [18]
- Information & documents · Individual registrant — owner mailing address
- For an individual owner, provide the full name and business mailing address if different from the business address. Do not apply older blanket residence-address instructions. [19]
County property-information directory with map guidance and a separate value-notice/parcel-details tool. Choose a resource for parcel details, value notices or maps; this is separate from recorded-document services.
County-linked query for individual parcel details, value notices and parcel maps.
County map-lookup information and explanation of Assessor-map limitations.
County directory links for real-estate record searches, recording a new document and ordering copies. Check the linked county service for detailed instructions.
County-linked index labeled “After 1975”; earlier-record access and image availability need confirmation.
County copy-order information page.
County document-recording information page.
Fees
Fees are quoted only when a source document supports the amount and conditions.
| Service | Amount | Conditions & source |
|---|---|---|
| Public marriage license | $100.00per license | Individual license fee; ceremony, certified copies and any payment-provider charges are separate. Confirm the current total with the Clerk.[6] |
| Confidential marriage license | $111.00per license | Individual license fee; ceremony, certified copies and any payment-provider charges are separate. Confirm the current total with the Clerk.[7] |
These are individual fee items, not a quote for your total. Other charges or exemptions may apply; confirm the total with the office.
Forms & documents
Official forms and document pages for this office’s services.
Sources & last checked13 source pages · 27 citations
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- [1] County property-tax officials directory (opens in a new tab)
California State Board of Equalization · Santa Barbara row — assessor telephone column
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42. Santa Barbara Joseph E. Holland 805-568-2550 Betty Schaffer 805-568-2100 Jacquelyne Alexander 805-568-2240 Harry E. Hagen 805-568-2920 Lieber
- [2] Santa Barbara County — Recorders | Santa Barbara County, CA - Official Website (opens in a new tab)
Santa Barbara County government · Current official county record office heading, department navigation and service context. Existing assessor/election roles retain their earlier identity evidence in the frozen old row.
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Do I? Opens in a new window Home Departments Clerk, Recorder, Assessor & Elections How Do I? Recorders Recorders 9 1 1 2 Apply for a Marriage License Marriage licenses are issued in-person (no appointme
- [3] Santa Barbara County — Recorders | Santa Barbara County, CA - Official Website (opens in a new tab)
Santa Barbara County government · Official county certificate service heading and published application/copy information. This is an information destination; no unverified online-transaction promise.
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quired) on a first-come, first-served basis. Birth Certificate Copies California Health and Safety Code Section 103526 permits only authorized persons to receive certified authorized copies of birth records. Death Certificate Copies Our office has death records from the current year back to 1850. Our records only include deaths that occurred in San
- [4] Santa Barbara marriage services — requirements (opens in a new tab)
Santa Barbara County — Clerk marriage services · Official marriage licensing information — Marriage License Requirements
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Marriage License Requirements
- [5] Santa Barbara marriage services — fees (opens in a new tab)
Santa Barbara County — Clerk marriage services · Marriage service contact — Clerk-Recorder — marriage services — phone
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805-568-2250
- [6] Santa Barbara marriage services — fees (opens in a new tab)
Santa Barbara County — Clerk marriage services · Official marriage licensing information — Regular (Public) Marriage License$100
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Regular (Public) Marriage License$100
- [7] Santa Barbara marriage services — fees (opens in a new tab)
Santa Barbara County — Clerk marriage services · Official marriage licensing information — Confidential Marriage License$111
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Confidential Marriage License$111
- [8] Santa Barbara marriage services — fees (opens in a new tab)
Santa Barbara County — Clerk marriage services · Official marriage licensing information — Fees Marriage Fees ServiceFeeAdditional Information Regular (Public) Marriage License$100N/A Confide
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Fees Marriage Fees ServiceFeeAdditional Information Regular (Public) Marriage License$100N/A Confidential Marriage Licen
- [9] Santa Barbara marriage services — requirements (opens in a new tab)
Santa Barbara County — Clerk marriage services · Official marriage licensing information — You both must present valid, government-issued photo identification.
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You both must present valid, government-issued photo identification.
- [10] Santa Barbara marriage services — requirements (opens in a new tab)
Santa Barbara County — Clerk marriage services · Official marriage licensing information — If either party to the marriage requires services in a language other than English or Spanish, pleas
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If either party to the marriage requires services in a language other than English or Spanish, please contact our office at (805) 568-2250 or Clk-RecHelpDesk@countyofsb.org.
- [11] Business and Professions Code 17910 — fictitious business names (opens in a new tab)
California Legislature · BPC §17910(a)
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File a fictitious business name statement in accordance with this chapter not later than 40 days from the time the registrant commences to transact such business.
- [12] Business and Professions Code 17915 — fictitious business names (opens in a new tab)
California Legislature · BPC §17915
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A fictitious business name statement shall be filed with the clerk of the county in which the registrant has his or her principal place of business in this state or, if the registrant has no place of business in this state, with the Clerk of Sacramento County.
- [13] Business and Professions Code 17917 — fictitious business names (opens in a new tab)
California Legislature · BPC §17917(a)
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Within 45 days after a fictitious business name statement has been filed pursuant to this chapter, the registrant shall cause a statement in the form prescribed by subdivision (a) of Section 17913 to be published pursuant to Section 6064 of the Government Code in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the fictitious business name statement was filed or, if there is no such newspaper in that county, in a newspaper of general circulation in an adjoining county.
- [14] California — FBN publication-frequency (opens in a new tab)
California Legislature · Government Code §6064
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Publication of notice pursuant to this section shall be once a week for four successive weeks.
- [15] Business and Professions Code 17917 — fictitious business names (opens in a new tab)
California Legislature · BPC §17917(d)
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An affidavit showing the publication of the statement shall be filed with the county clerk where the fictitious business name statement was filed within 45 days after the completion of the publication.
- [16] Business and Professions Code 17920 — fictitious business names (opens in a new tab)
California Legislature · BPC §17920(a)
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Unless the statement expires earlier under subdivision (b) or (c), a fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk.
- [17] Business and Professions Code 17917 — fictitious business names (opens in a new tab)
California Legislature · BPC §17917(c)
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If a refiling is required because the prior statement has expired, the refiling need not be published unless there has been a change in the information required in the expired statement, provided the refiling is filed within 40 days of the date the statement expired.
- [18] Business and Professions Code 17913 — fictitious business names (opens in a new tab)
California Legislature · BPC §17913(b)(2)
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If the registrant has a place of business in this state, insert the street address, and county, of the registrant’s principal place of business in this state.
- [19] Business and Professions Code 17913 — fictitious business names (opens in a new tab)
California Legislature · BPC §17913(b)(3)
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If the registrant is an individual, insert the registrant’s full name and business mailing address if it differs from the business address.
- [20] Santa Barbara — FBN index (opens in a new tab)
Santa Barbara County — business name filing · Fictitious business name — Fictitious Business Name
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Fictitious Business Name
- [21] Santa Barbara — property query (opens in a new tab)
Santa Barbara County official service / referred provider · County property lookup — Property information, value notices and parcel details
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Lookup tool for various information related to individual parcels, such as parcel details, value notice, and parcel map.
- [22] Santa Barbara — property query (opens in a new tab)
Santa Barbara County official service / referred provider · County property lookup — Look up value notices and parcel details
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Lookup tool for various information related to individual parcels, such as parcel details, value notice, and parcel map.
- [23] Santa Barbara — property query (opens in a new tab)
Santa Barbara County official service / referred provider · County property lookup — Assessor maps — lookup and limitations
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Link to Map Lookup as well as educational information about what assessor maps are, how they are used, and their limitations.
- [24] Santa Barbara — property records (opens in a new tab)
Santa Barbara County official service / referred provider · County Recorder — Find Santa Barbara real-estate recording and copy services
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How to Search Real Estate Records
- [25] Santa Barbara — property records (opens in a new tab)
Santa Barbara County official service / referred provider · County Recorder — Real-estate record index — after 1975
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Real Estate Records Index (After 1975)
- [26] Santa Barbara — property records (opens in a new tab)
Santa Barbara County official service / referred provider · County Recorder — Order real-estate record copies
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Ordering Copies of Real Estate Records
- [27] Santa Barbara — property records (opens in a new tab)
Santa Barbara County official service / referred provider · County Recorder — Record a new document
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Document Recording