Birth and Death Records
*No Fee Changes
Searching a Birth Record............$29 (Includes certified copy if found)
Each additional Certified Copy....$29
Searching a Birth Record............$22 (Government Agency. Includes certified copy if found)
Searching a Death Record...........$24 (Includes certified copy if found)
Each additional Certified Copy....$24
Searching a Death Record............$24 (Government Agency. Includes certified copy if found)
CEQA Environmental Filings
*New Fees Below Effective July 1, 2024
County Clerk Processing Fee...................$82 *separate check payable to SF County Clerk
Environmental Impact Report (EIR).........$4,051.25
Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND).....$2,916.75
Negative Declaration (ND)........................$2,916.75
Domestic Partnership Services
*New Fees Below Effective July 1, 2024
Domestic Partnership Registration........................$72 (San Francisco Program)
Duplicate Copy of Domestic Partnership Registration Certificate....................$29
Domestic Partnership Ceremony............................$108
(City Hall, office hours, by appointment)
Fictitious Business Names
*New Fees Below Effective July 1, 2024
Filing and Indexing Fictitious Name Statement..................$65
Additional Name or Registrant on FBN Statement..............$17
(same location, fee per additional name)
Filing Affidavit of Publication.................................................$10
Withdrawing Partner or Abandoning FBN............................$53
Change or Renew FBN Statement........................................$65
Fictitious Business Name Index of Records
*New Fees Below Effective July 1, 2024
Subscription setup fee...................................$26
One-Day............................................................$18
Weekly...............................................................$18
Monthly..............................................................$35
Marriage License Services
*New Fees Below Effective July 1, 2024
Public Marriage License......................................$124
Confidential Marriage License.............................$124
Duplicate Copy of Marriage License....................$29
Amendment to Confidential Marriage License.....$35
Please note: Amendments to Public Marriage Licenses must be submitted to the State Registrar directly
Marriage Records
*No Fee Changes
Searching a Confidential Marriage Record..............$17 (Includes certified copy if found)
Each additional Certified Copy.................................$17
Searching a Confidential Marriage Record..............$12 (Government Agencies)
Each additional Certified Copy.................................$12 (Government Agencies)
Souvenir Marriage Certificate..................................$9 (Not a legal document)
Civil Marriage Ceremonies
*New Fees Below Effective July 1, 2024
Civil Marriage Ceremony..........................................................$108
(City Hall, office hours, by appointment)
Civil Marriage Ceremony, offsite, weekends, holidays........$327
(Fee at the time of reservation $177, commissioners fee at ceremony $150)
One-Day Deputy Marriage Commissioner..............................$177
Notary Public Services
*New Fees Below Effective July 1, 2024
Notary Public Oath and Bond Filing...........................................$53 + $18
* requires bond recording fee for first page
Each additional bond page.........................................................$3
Canceling, Revoking, or Withdrawing Notary Public Bond.........$7
Surrender of Notary Journal.......................................................$22
Professional Registrations
*New Fees Below Effective January 1, 2024
Process Server Registration...............................$133 + $18
* requires bond recording fee for first page
Each additional page..........................................$3
Each additional Identification Card......................$18
Professional Photocopier Registration...............................$198 + $18
Concurrent Professional Photocopier Filing with current Process Server Registration...................$118
Each additional page..............................................$3
Each additional Identification Card......................$18
Unlawful Detainer Assistant Registration............$200 + $18
* requires bond recording fee for first page
Each additional page..............................................$3
Each additional Identification Card......................$18
Legal Document Assistant Registration...............$200 + $18
* requires bond recording fee for first page
Each additional page..............................................$3
Each additional Identification Card........................$18
Filing Power of Attorney for admitted surety insurer, revocation, cancelation, annulment, or suspension of a certificate...$49 per name
Filing additional name for Power of Attorney.....$12 per name
Other Fees
* New Fees Below Effective July 1, 2024
Authentication of Public Official or Notary Public.............................$18
Search of indexed official records on file, per record type...............$13
Copies of records on file, per page, same document, pages 1 to 3...$8
Copies of records on file, each additional page ................................$0.20
Certifying documents or copies of documents per file.......................$2
Endorsing documents or copies of documents per file.......................$2
Methods of Payment
Cash is accepted in person only. Do not send cash in the mail.
Visa and Mastercard debit and credit cards are accepted in person or for online appointments.
Money Order or Cashier's Check - payable to SF County Clerk
Personal Check - must be preprinted with the account holder's name, payable to SF County Clerk. We do not accept foreign checks.