County Fees
Cal. GOV § 54985
California Statutes
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a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law that prescribes an amount or otherwise limits the amount of a fee or charge that may be levied by a county, a county service area, or a county waterworks district governed by a county board of supervisors, a county board of supervisors shall have the authority to increase or decrease the fee or charge, that is otherwise authorized to be levied by another provision of law, in the amount reasonably necessary to recover the cost of providing any product or service or the cost of enforcing any regulation for which the fee or charge is levied.
The fee or charge may reflect the average cost of providing any product or service or enforcing any regulation. Indirect costs that may be reflected in the cost of providing any product or service or the cost of enforcing any regulation shall be limited to those items that are included in the federal Office of Management and Budget Circular A-87 on January 1, 1984. (
b) If any person disputes whether a fee or charge levied pursuant to subdivision (
a) is reasonable, the board of supervisors may request the county auditor to conduct a study and to determine whether the fee or charge is reasonable. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to mean that the county shall not continue to be subject to fee review procedures required by
Article XIII B of the California Constitution. (
c) This
chapter shall not apply to any of the following:
(1) Any fee charged or collected by a court clerk pursuant to
Chapter 5.5 (commencing with
Section 116.110) of Title of Part of the Code of Civil Procedure, Title 8 (commencing with
Section 68070) of the Government Code, or
Section of the Health and Safety Code, or any other fee or charge that may be assessed, charged, collected, or levied pursuant to law for filing judicial documents or for other judicial functions.
(2) Any fees charged or collected pursuant to
Chapter 2 (commencing with
Section 6100) of Division of Title 1.
(3) Any standby or availability assessment or charge.
(4) Any fee charged or collected by a county agricultural commissioner.
(5) Any fee charged or collected pursuant to
Article 2.1 (commencing with
Section 12240) of
Chapter of Division of the Business and Professions Code.
(6) Any fee charged or collected by a county recorder or local registrar for filing, recording, or indexing any document, performing any service, issuing any certificate, or providing a copy of any document pursuant to
Section 27361, 27361.1, 27361.3, 27361.4, 27364, 27365, or of the Government Code,
Section of the Health and Safety Code, or
Section of the Commercial Code.
(7) Any fee charged or collected pursuant to