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CLERK & RECORDER - Clerk & Recorder Sean Houghtby
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Requested Action(s)
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a) RESOLUTION - Request adoption of a Resolution establishing the Recorder Notification Program and requiring Assessor Parcel Numbers on certain recorded documents
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Financial Impact:
Unknown at this time, data will be gathered and an appropriate fee will be implemented at a later date.
Background Information:
Senate Bill 255 was passed by the legislature and signed by the Governor effective January 1, 2026, requiring that on or before January 1, 2027, each county within the state shall establish a recorder notification program, in accordance with this section, and the Board of Supervisors of each county shall adopt an authorizing Resolution for these purposes. Government Code section 27297.7(b)(2) allows the County Recorder to require, as a condition of recording, that a deed, quitclaim deed, mortgage, or deed of trust indicate the assessor’s parcel number (APN). Government Code section 27297.7(f) states that in addition to any other recording fee, the Board of Supervisors may authorize the County Recorder to collect a fee from the party filing a deed, quitclaim deed, mortgage, or deed of trust for the cost of implementing the program pursuant to this section.
This Resolution enacts the requirement for APN numbers to be included on a document as a condition of recording along with the establishment of the notification program. It also authorizes but does not set the fee associated with the program. This will be brought back at a later date when more information is available on actual, not projected, costs of the program to more appropriately determine the fee.