California Code, Streets and Highways Code - SHC § 5898.32

The legislative body shall direct its clerk to record a notice of the existence and amount of each contractual assessment with the county recorder of the county in which the lot or parcel is located. The county recorder shall accept those filings and may charge the clerk a fee for recording those documents pursuant to Section 3116. The failure of the clerk or recorder to perform the filings shall not subject the local agency or any of its officers or employees to civil liability.