Bill Text: CA AB2618 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Local government: county recorder.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2010-07-06 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 44, Statutes of 2010. [AB2618 Detail]

Download: California-2009-AB2618-Chaptered.html

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BILL NUMBER: AB 2618	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	CHAPTER  44
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  JULY 6, 2010
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  JULY 6, 2010
	PASSED THE SENATE  JUNE 17, 2010
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  APRIL 22, 2010
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 25, 2010

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Nestande

                        FEBRUARY 19, 2010

   An act to amend Section 27297.7 of the Government Code, relating
to local government.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2618, Nestande. Local government: county recorder.
   Existing law authorizes the Los Angeles County Board of
Supervisors and the Riverside County Board of Supervisors to adopt a
resolution to authorize the county recorder to notify the party or
parties executing a deed, quitclaim deed, or deed of trust.
   This bill would extend this authorization to the board of
supervisors of every county in the state.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 27297.7 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
   27297.7.  (a) Following adoption of an authorizing resolution by
the board of supervisors, the county recorder may, within 30 days of
recordation of a deed, quitclaim deed, or deed of trust, notify by
mail the party or parties executing the document. The recorder may
require, as a condition of recording, that a deed, quitclaim deed, or
deed of trust indicate the assessor's identification number or
numbers that fully contain all, or a portion of, the real property
described in the legal description. If the description contains more
than one assessor's parcel, all assessor's parcels shall be
indicated. The form of the entry shall be substantially as follows:
   Assessor's Identification Number __-__-__.
   (b) This section shall not apply to the recordation of any
document where the federal government, or state, county, city, or any
subdivision of the state acquires title.
   (c) The failure of the county recorder to provide the notice as
permitted by this section shall not result in any liability against
the recorder or the county. In the event that the notice is returned
to the recorder by the postal service as undeliverable, the recorder
is not required to retain the returned notice.
   (d) Where the county recorder contracts with any party or parties
for the performance of the processing or the mailing of the notice,
or both, as authorized by this section, the contract shall be awarded
by competitive bid. The county recorder shall solicit written bids
for the contract in a newspaper of general circulation in the county,
and all bids received shall be publicly opened and the contract
awarded to the lowest responsible bidder. If the county recorder or
his or her designee deems the acceptance of the lowest responsible
bid is not in the best interest of the county, all bids may be
rejected.