FREE REFERENCE RESOURCES
Straightforward answers for California notary and international document work
Two reference tools we built for our own team — then made public because the internet doesn't have a good version of either one. Kept current automatically.
INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTS
Apostille Country Directory
Every country in the world, plus its current Hague Apostille Convention status. Search by country name, filter by apostille-eligible vs embassy legalization, see the exact routing for each destination.
- 129 Hague members
- 70 non-Hague
- 2 pending accession
CALIFORNIA DOCUMENT RECORDING
County Recording Fee Calculator
Interactive fee calculator for LA, Orange, and Ventura counties. Every statutory line item — base recording, SB2, AB 1466, Real Estate Fraud Fee — with the code citation. Fees verified every four months.
- 3 counties
- 10+ fee categories
- Q1/Q3 auto-refresh
Why we publish these
Notaries and title professionals routinely need answers to two very specific questions: "Is Country X in the Hague Apostille Convention?" and "What are the current recording fees in County Y?" Both answers change over time — countries accede to the Convention, statutes adjust fee schedules. Every existing reference we could find was either out of date, incomplete, or locked behind a paywall.
Our team needs current answers for internal work anyway. Publishing them as public tools is close to free for us and genuinely useful for anyone doing California document work. If you find an error or an outdated entry, tell us — we'll fix it and everyone benefits.
Data lineage is transparent. The Hague country list draws from HCCH's authoritative status table with our added routing notes for common destinations. The California fee schedule pulls directly from the LA Registrar-Recorder, Orange County Clerk-Recorder, and Ventura County Clerk-Recorder official fee pages.
Need our help with the actual work?
Mobile American Notary handles apostilles for 129 countries, embassy legalization for the rest, and document recording across Los Angeles, Orange, and Ventura counties.