The following information is for general informational purposes only and should not be considered legal advice. What type of document can be recorded?Official Forms for Viewing and Downloading. Welcome to the Contra Costa County Clerk-Recorder's Official Records Index. California mainly uses two types of deeds: the "grant deed" and the "quitclaim deed. The recorded document substitutes a trustee of a trust, mortgage, or other similar document. L. This is a transfer of property: 1. WITNESSETH: That Trustor IRREVOCABLY GRANTS, TRANSFERS AND ASSIGNS to TRUSTEE IN TRUST, WITH. POWER OF SALE, that property in. County,. ,. A deed of trust is a commonly used mortgage document in California.