Sheldon D. Johnson, the Amador County Clerk/Recorder/Registrar of Voters/Commissioner of Civil Marriages was elected in 1978 and is currently serving his 31th year in office. He has been a resident of this county since the age of 5. Prior to being elected, Mr. Johnson worked in the title industry for more than 19 years.
The County Recorder is responsible for recording, filing and the preservation of documents and indicies pertaining to land title in the County; as well as those pertaining to liens or encumbrances on land. Once these documents are recorded, the County Recorder creates an index and makes it available for examination by interested parties and issues copies upon request. Most of the duties of the Recorder are prescribed by State law. The County Recorder also issues certified copies of all birth and death certificates occurring in Amador County and all marriage licenses issued in this County.
The County Clerk's functions are all non-judicial. Some of these include filing of Fictitious Business Name Statements, issuance of marriage licenses, filing of notary bonds, powers of attorney and environmental documents. The County Clerk is also a passport acceptance agent.
In Amador County, the County Clerk/Recorder is also appointed by the State of California as the Local Registrar of Births & Deaths. These duties include registering all birth and death certificates occurring in Amador County and transmitting those original records to the California Department of of Public Health- Office of Vital Statistics.
Effective January 1, 2010 the fee for a certified copy of a Marriage Record will increase to $14.00 per AB 130. At this time the requirement to be an "authorized" requestor, as defined in Health & Safety Code 103526, is also extended to Marriage records. You will find the new request form linked to our Vital Records page.