Need a copy of a deed in Contra Costa County? Search any California address below. We pull the most recent recorded deed from county records and email you the PDF — flat $49.99 per deed.
Contra Costa County sits across the Carquinez Strait from Solano County and east of San Francisco Bay, with Martinez as the county seat. The Clerk-Recorder handles property transfers for the East Bay suburbs of Walnut Creek, Concord, and Antioch as well as the wealthy Lamorinda communities.
California uses the Grant Deed as its primary deed of conveyance, recorded with the County Recorder. For property in Contra Costa County, that means deeds, mortgages, and other real-property instruments are filed with the Contra Costa County Clerk-Recorder.
Martinez, CA
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For walk-in hours, copy fees, or in-person requests, contact the County Recorder office directly. To skip the trip and have the recorded deed emailed to you, use the search at the top of this page.
DeedNow retrieves the most recent recorded deed of conveyance for the address you search.
People request a copy of their Contra Costa County deed for a handful of common reasons. The most frequent ones we see at DeedNow:
The Contra Costa County Clerk-Recorder accepts several different document types, but the ones most commonly recorded under California law are Grant Deed, Quitclaim Deed, Trust Transfer Deed, and Deed of Trust. The DeedNow service returns whatever the most recent recorded deed of conveyance is for the address you search — most often a warranty or grant deed showing the current owner.
If you specifically need a different recorded instrument — for example a quitclaim, trustee's deed, or a release — note which document you need when you place your Contra Costa County order and we'll target it during retrieval.
When the County Recorder records a deed in California, the document itself is the official evidence of ownership. A typical recorded Contra Costa County deed includes:
You have three ways to get a recorded copy of a Contra Costa County property deed:
Drive to Martinez, find parking, wait in line, and request a copy from a clerk during business hours. Best if you already know the book/page or instrument number and need a certified copy the same day.
Most California counties offer a public records search, but the interface is built for clerks and title professionals — you usually need a parcel number, an instrument number, or grantor/grantee name spelled exactly as recorded. Some counties charge per page.
Type the Contra Costa County property address in the search box at the top of this page, pay $49.99 once, and we email you the official recorded deed PDF. No book/page lookup, no parcel number, no per-page fees. Most Contra Costa County requests deliver in minutes; the rest land in your inbox within 24 hours.
The fastest way is to search the property address with DeedNow — we pull the most recent recorded deed from the County Recorder (Contra Costa County Clerk-Recorder) and email you the PDF for $49.99. You can also request a copy in person at the County Recorder office in Martinez, but you typically need to know the book/page or instrument number first.
DeedNow charges a flat $49.99 per official recorded deed in Contra Costa County — pay once per deed, no subscriptions, no per-page fees. The County Recorder office may charge a separate per-page copy fee if you request directly from them in person or by mail.
Most Contra Costa County deed requests through DeedNow are delivered to your email within minutes. A small number of harder counties take up to 24 hours, depending on how the County Recorder's public records system responds.
No. With DeedNow you can get a recorded copy of any Contra Costa County property deed online for $49.99 without ever going to Martinez. We retrieve the document from official California county records and email you the PDF — typically the same day, often within minutes.
One flat price. $49.99 per official recorded deed. No subscriptions, no hidden fees.
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