The following fees and charges shall be collected by the Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk for miscellaneous Recorder services:
(a) PRELIMINARY CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP REPORT: The fee if a document evidencing a change in ownership is presented to the Recorder for recordation without the concurrent filing of a completed preliminary change in ownership report pursuant to Revenue and Taxation Code section 480.3.
(b) PRELIMINARY NOTICE: A fee of $23 for each preliminary notice filed pursuant to Government Code section 27361.9.
(c) IMAGE DISTRIBUTION SERVICE SUBSCRIPTION FOR IMAGED COPIES OF ALL RECORDED DOCUMENTS - ACCOUNT SETUP: A fee of $150 plus any third-party vendor costs for the setup of a subscription account for daily imaged copies of all recorded documents that are distributed electronically pursuant to Government Code section 27366 and California Constitution, Article 11, Section 7.
(d) IMAGE DISTRIBUTION SERVICE SUBSCRIPTION FOR IMAGED COPIES OF ALL RECORDED DOCUMENTS - ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION: A fee of $0.125 per image equally divided by the number of subscribers for each subscription for daily imaged copies of all recorded documents that are distributed electronically pursuant to Government Code section 27366 and California Constitution, Article 11, Section 7.
(e) IMAGE DISTRIBUTION SERVICE SUBSCRIPTION FOR IMAGED COPIES OF RECORDED MAPS: A fee of $0.32 per image for a subscription of daily imaged copies of recorded maps that are distributed electronically pursuant to Government Code section 27366 and California Constitution, Article 11, Section 7.
(f) OATH OR AFFIRMATION: The fee to administer and certify each oath or affirmation pursuant to Government Code section 27379.
(g) FILING: A fee of $12 for filing, indexing, and keeping each paper not required by law to be recorded pursuant to Government Code sections 27380 and 54985.
(h) ACKNOWLEDGMENT: A fee of $13 to take an acknowledgment for each signature acknowledged pursuant to Government Code sections 27375 and 54985.
(i) RECORD SEARCH: A fee of $8 for each search for a document on file with the Recorder pursuant to Commercial Code section 9525, Code of Civil Procedure section 2103, and Government Code section 54985.
(j) DOCUMENT COPY OR SYSTEM GENERATED REPORT UP TO AND INCLUDING 11" x 17" - FIRST PAGE: A fee of $2 for the first page of each copy of any system generated report, record, proceeding, or paper on file with the Recorder up to 11" x 17" in size pursuant to Government Code sections 27366.
(k) DOCUMENT COPY OR SYSTEM GENERATED REPORT UP TO AND INCLUDING 11" x 17" - EACH ADDITIONAL PAGE: A fee of $0.05 for each additional page beyond the first page of each copy of any system generated report, record, proceeding, or paper on file with the Recorder up to 11" x 17" in size pursuant to Government Code section 27366.
(l) CERTIFICATION: A fee of $1 for each certification certifying to a copy of any paper, record, or proceeding on file in the office of the Recorder pursuant to Government Code section 27364.
(m) DOCUMENT COPY OR SYSTEM GENERATED REPORT PROVIDED BY ELECTRONIC MAIL: A fee of $0.45 for each uncertified copy of an electronically available non-vital record document or system generated report delivered by electronic mail pursuant to Government Code section 27366.
(n) CUSTOM IMAGE DISTRIBUTION OF IMAGED COPIES OF RECORDED DOCUMENTS: A fee in the amount of the actual direct and indirect costs incurred for custom requests of uncertified imaged copies of non-vital record recorded documents not obtained through the self-service e-commerce system to include, but not limited to, the standard hourly labor time and materials rates, as provided in Section 86.11 of this Code, to search, compile, sort, and redact the images, the cost of materials and media, and any third-party vendor costs pursuant to Government Code section 27366 and California Constitution, Article 11, Section 7.
(Added by Ord. No. 10634 (N.S.), effective 12-19-19; amended by Ord. No. 10723 (N.S.), effective 6-3-21; amended by Ord. No. 10845 (N.S.), effective 6-22-23; amended by Ord. No. 10901 (N.S.), effective 6-20-24, operative July 1, 2024)