County recorders: fees.
- Increases county recording fees from $10 to $15 for first pages and $3 to $4 for additional pages.
- Requires all recording fees to be used exclusively for county recorder operations and modernization.
- Permanently extends the $1 fee for document preservation and digital archiving programs.
- Mandates that total fees cannot exceed the reasonable costs of providing recording services.
Assembly Member Bennett proposes adjusting county recorder fees for the first time since 2010, raising the base recording charge from $10 to $15 for initial pages and from $3 to $4 for additional pages. The legislation requires these fees remain within reasonable cost limits and directs all revenue specifically to recorder office operations.
The bill modifies how recording fees support document system modernization, increasing the allocation from $1 to $3 per additional page for technology upgrades and maintenance. It also removes the January 2026 sunset date for the $1 supplemental fee that funds document preservation and archiving programs, while updating terminology from "archival microfilm" to "archival mediums" to reflect current preservation methods.
County recorders retain authority to assess additional charges for non-standard document formatting and to support specific programs like social security number redaction, subject to board of supervisor approval and audit requirements. The legislation maintains existing fee exemptions for qualified government entities while eliminating the requirement that $1 of each additional page fee go to county general funds.
 Blanca RubioD Assembly Member | Committee Member |  Not Contacted | |
 James RamosD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
 Steve BennettD Assembly Member | Bill Author | Not Contacted | |
 Chris WardD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
 Lori WilsonD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted |
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Introduced By
- Increases county recording fees from $10 to $15 for first pages and $3 to $4 for additional pages.
- Requires all recording fees to be used exclusively for county recorder operations and modernization.
- Permanently extends the $1 fee for document preservation and digital archiving programs.
- Mandates that total fees cannot exceed the reasonable costs of providing recording services.
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Introduced By
Assembly Member Bennett proposes adjusting county recorder fees for the first time since 2010, raising the base recording charge from $10 to $15 for initial pages and from $3 to $4 for additional pages. The legislation requires these fees remain within reasonable cost limits and directs all revenue specifically to recorder office operations.
The bill modifies how recording fees support document system modernization, increasing the allocation from $1 to $3 per additional page for technology upgrades and maintenance. It also removes the January 2026 sunset date for the $1 supplemental fee that funds document preservation and archiving programs, while updating terminology from "archival microfilm" to "archival mediums" to reflect current preservation methods.
County recorders retain authority to assess additional charges for non-standard document formatting and to support specific programs like social security number redaction, subject to board of supervisor approval and audit requirements. The legislation maintains existing fee exemptions for qualified government entities while eliminating the requirement that $1 of each additional page fee go to county general funds.
Blanca RubioD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
James RamosD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
Steve BennettD Assembly Member | Bill Author | Not Contacted | |
Chris WardD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
Lori WilsonD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted |