California Assembly Bill AB497 Latest Draft

 BILL NUMBER: AB 497INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Achadjian FEBRUARY 23, 2015 An act to amend Section 70627 of the Government Code, relating to courts. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 497, as introduced, Achadjian. Court filing fees: San Bernardino County. Existing law specifies fees for preparing copies of records, comparing with an original document on file in the office of the clerk, and a search of court records requiring more than 10 minutes. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions. 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 70627 of the Government Code is amended to read: 70627. The fees collected under this section shall be distributed to the court in which they were collected. (a) The clerk of the court shall charge fifty cents ($0.50) per page to cover the cost of preparing copies of  any   a  record, proceeding, or paper on file in the clerk's office. (b) For comparing with the original on file in the office of the clerk of  any   a  court, the copy of  any   a  paper, record, or proceeding prepared by another and presented for the clerk's certificate, the fee is one dollar ($1) per page, in addition to the fee for the certificate. (c) The fee for a search of records or files conducted by a court employee that requires more than 10 minutes is fifteen dollars ($15) for each search.