NOTICE OF FEE INCREASE
Effective January 1, 2012
Fee increase of $2.00 for Certified Copies of Birth and Death Certificates. Learn more...
You may take your oath before a deputy County Clerk or a notary public no later than thirty (30) days after the beginning of the term prescribed in your notary commission.
- In Person
To file in person, present your $15,000 bond, issued by a surety company of your
choice, your commission from the Secretary of State, the oath forms and the appropriate filing
and recording fees to the County Clerk. You may file at the following location:
Notary bond information must match exactly
with what is on the notary commission. The Clerk will administer the oath, then forward the bond and one copy of the oath to the County Recorder
for recording. Within a few weeks, the recorded document will be returned to
you by mail.
- By Mail
You may also choose to take your oath before a notary public.
Either you or the Notary must send by certified mail your notary bond, two oaths of office, a copy of your commission
and the filing and recording fees to:
Alameda County Clerk-Recorder's Office
1106 Madison Street
Oakland, CA 94607
Be sure all forms are complete and allow enough time for mail delivery to
the Clerk's office before the 30-day filing period expires.
The notary bond and oath filing and recording fees are $51.00 for a one page bond plus $3.00 each for the oath and any additional pages. All pages must be 8.5" x 11" or an additional $3.00 per page of the document will be required.
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