Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site on September 23, 2026.
Sutter County, California, has about 99,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). The title to a parcel in Sutter County is in the deed records of the County Recorder and its taxable value is set by the County Assessor; what is built on it is a matter for the city or the county. This guide says who keeps each record and where the page for each office is.
This guide covers deeds, assessed values, evictions and court cases, records requests, directory links and common questions.
Related guides: Sutter County public records, Sutter County arrest records, Sutter County warrants, Sutter County inmate search, Sutter County criminal records, California arrest records and California inmate search.
Deeds, Mortgages and Liens in Sutter County
Who owns a parcel in Sutter County and what it sold for are in the deed records of the County Recorder, with every lien or mortgage against the land.
SearchSystems opened and checked the County Recorder's page at sutter.gov/government/county-departments/clerk-recorder (page title: Clerk-Recorder | Sutter County, CA), phone (530) 822-7134, 433 Second Street Yuba City, CA 95991, Monday through Friday 7 AM - 3 PM, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Assessed Values and the Tax Roll in Sutter County
What a parcel in Sutter County is taxed on is the business of the County Assessor, which also keeps the parcel maps. Under Proposition 13 a property's assessed value is set when it changes hands and can rise no more than 2 percent a year after that, so a home owned for decades is often assessed far below its market value.
SearchSystems opened and checked the County Assessor's page at sutter.gov/government/county-departments/assessor (page title: Assessor | Sutter County, CA), phone (530) 822-7160, 1190 Civic Center Blvd. Yuba City, CA 95993, Monday-Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Evictions and Court Cases About Land in Sutter County
Court cases about land from Sutter County, evictions among them, are filed in the Superior Court of California, County of Sutter.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at sutter.courts.ca.gov/online-services/online-case-access.
Asking a County Office for a Record
Under the California Public Records Act a county office must answer a request within 10 days, with up to 14 more days in unusual circumstances, and it may charge the direct cost of copying only, not staff time. The county records request page SearchSystems verified is at sutter.gov/government/services/public-records-act-pra-request (page title: Public Records Act (PRA) Request | Sutter County, CA).
More Official Property and Land Records Pages for Sutter County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Sutter County and California. These property pages from its Sutter County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Account (ca-sutter.publicaccessnow.com)
- ArcGIS Web Application (suttercounty.maps.arcgis.com)
Frequently Asked Questions
Who records deeds in Sutter County?
The County Recorder, at sutter.gov, phone (530) 822-7134. Deeds, mortgages and liens on land in Sutter County are filed there, and the County Assessor (sutter.gov) has the assessment records.
Who sets the assessed value of a property in Sutter County?
The County Assessor, whose page SearchSystems verified is at sutter.gov.
Where are evictions from Sutter County filed?
In the Superior Court of California, County of Sutter. The file is public unless the court seals it.
How is property assessed in California?
Under Proposition 13 a property's assessed value is set when it changes hands and can rise no more than 2 percent a year after that, so a home owned for decades is often assessed far below its market value.
Is this the official Sutter County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.