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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(a) The board of supervisors of any county may provide for an additional fee of one dollar ($1) for filing every instrument, paper, or notice for record for any of the following purposes:
(1) To defray the cost of converting the county recorder's document storage system to micrographics and for restoration and preservation of the county recorder's permanent archival microfilm.
(2) To implement and fund a county recorder archive program as determined by the county recorder.
(3) To implement and maintain or utilize a trusted system, as defined by Section 12168.7, for the permanent preservation of recorded document images.
(b) The board of supervisors of any county may provide for an additional fee, other than the fees authorized in subdivisions (a) and (c), of one dollar ($1) for filing every instrument, paper, or notice for record provided that the resolution providing for the additional fee establishes the days of operation of the county recorder's offices as every business day except for legal holidays and those holidays designated as judicial holidays pursuant to Section 135 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(c) The board of supervisors of any county may provide for an additional fee, other than the fees authorized in subdivisions (a) and (b), of one dollar ($1) for filing every instrument, paper, or notice for record provided that the resolution providing for the additional fee requires that the instrument, paper, or notice be indexed within two business days after the date of recordation.
(d) Except as provided in subdivision (g) of Section 6103.8, the fees authorized by this section shall not be charged to those entities exempted from the payment of recording fees under Section 6103 or 27383.
(e) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2026, and as of that date is repealed.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - California Code, Government Code - GOV § 27361.4 - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ca/government-code/gov-sect-27361-4/
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