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

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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-Introduced.html

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BILL NUMBER: AB 2618	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Nestande

                        FEBRUARY 19, 2010

   An act to amend Sections 27297.7 and 27387.1 of the Government
Code, relating to local government.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2618, as introduced, 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.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


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  board  of  Supervisors
of the County of Riverside   supervisors  , the
 County Recorder of the County of Riverside  
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.
  SEC. 2.  Section 27387.1 of the Government Code is amended to read:

   27387.1.  In addition to any other recording fee, the recorder may
collect a fee from the party filing a deed, quitclaim deed, or deed
of trust, other than a government entity, pursuant to Section 27297.6
 or 27297.7, as the case may be  . The fee shall not exceed
the mailing cost of the notice specified in Section 27297.6  or
27297.7  , not to exceed seven dollars ($7).