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Adopt a Resolution to:
a. Approve and authorize the County Recorder to establish a Recorder Notification Program pursuant to Senate Bill 255 (SB 255) as directed in Government Code section 27297.7, effective January 1, 2027; and
b. Approve and authorize an amendment to Article XIII of the Recorder Master Fee Resolution to establish a Recorder Notification Program Administrative Fee to recover the reasonable costs associated with establishing and administering the program, effective no sooner than 120 days from date of Board approval; and
c. Approve and authorize the County Recorder, as a condition of recording, to require that deeds, quitclaim deeds, mortgages, and deeds of trust identify the applicable Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) on the first page of the document pursuant to Senate Bill 255 (SB 255) as directed in Government Code section 27297.7 subdivision (b)(2), effective January 1, 2027.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors adopt a Resolution to:
a. Approve and authorize the County Recorder to establish a Recorder Notification Program pursuant to Senate Bill 255 (SB 255) as directed in Government Code section 27297.7, effective January 1, 2027; and
b. Approve and authorize an amendment to Article XIII of the Recorder Master Fee Resolution to establish a Recorder Notification Program Administrative Fee to recover the reasonable costs associated with establishing and administering the program, effective no sooner than 120 days from date of Board approval; and
c. Approve and authorize the County Recorder, as a condition of recording, to require that deeds, quitclaim deeds, mortgages, and deeds of trust identify the applicable Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) on the first page of the document pursuant to Senate Bill 255 (SB 255) as directed in Government Code section 27297.7 subdivision (b)(2), effective January 1, 2027.
SUMMARY:
On October 6, 2025, the Governor of California signed Senate Bill 255 (“SB 255”), also ...
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