Title GOV — California Gov. Code

The clerk must keep a calendar of all criminal actions pending in the court, enumerating them according to the date of the filing of the indictment or information, specifying opposite the title of each action whether it is for a felony or a misdemeanor, and whether the defendant …

(a) In counties having a population of 900,000 or over, the clerk of the court may employ as many foreign language interpreters as may be necessary to interpret in criminal cases in the superior court, and in the juvenile court within the county and to translate documents intende…

The county clerk shall keep an official seal of his office for use when performing official duties other than ex officio duties which shall, when embossed, stamped, impressed or affixed to a certification, show legibly. Such seal shall: (a) be circular in shape; (b) be not less t…

The county clerk shall distribute to persons applying for a marriage license a list of family planning and birth control clinics located in the county, which shall be prepared by the county health officer. If there is a marriage license bureau within the county clerk’s office, th…

Unless another provision of law requires a longer retention period, the county clerk may destroy or otherwise dispose of any paper or document filed with or submitted to him or her more than one year previously, if he or she determines that there is no need for its retention. In …

(a) The clerk of the superior court may cause the following documents to be photographed, microphotographed, photocopied, electronically imaged, or otherwise reproduced on film and stored in that form: (1) A document transferred to the clerk under Section 732 of the Probate Code.…

The county clerk shall charge and collect the fees fixed in this article for service performed by the clerk, when not otherwise provided by law.

The county clerk may charge a reasonable fee to cover the cost of preparing copies of any record, proceeding, or paper on file in his or her office.

The fee for certifying to a copy of any paper, record, or proceeding on file in the office of the county clerk is one dollar and seventy-five cents ($1.75).

For every certificate the fee for which is not otherwise fixed, the fee is one dollar and seventy-five cents ($1.75).

For comparing with the original on file in the office of the county clerk, the copy of any paper, record, or proceeding prepared by another and presented for his or her certificate, the fee is fifty cents ($0.50) a page, in addition to the fee for the certificate.

For an exemplification of a record or other paper on file, the fee is twenty dollars ($20) and the charges allowed for copying or comparing.

The fee for issuing a marriage license is ten dollars ($10), to be collected at the time it is issued. One dollar ($1) of this fee shall be paid to the county recorder, one dollar ($1) of this fee shall be paid to the county clerk, and one dollar ($1) of this fee shall be paid to…

(a) The fee for filing a marriage certificate pursuant to Part 4 (commencing with Section 500) of Division 3 of the Family Code is fourteen dollars ($14), to be collected at the time an authorization for the performance of the marriage is issued or a blank authorization form is o…

(a) The Alameda County Board of Supervisors, upon making findings and declarations for the need for governmental oversight and coordination of the multiple agencies dealing with domestic violence, may authorize an increase in the fees for marriage licenses and confidential marria…

(a) The Solano County Board of Supervisors, upon making findings and declarations for the need for governmental oversight and coordination of the multiple agencies dealing with domestic violence, may authorize an increase in the fees for marriage licenses and confidential marriag…

Whenever the board of supervisors of a county makes provision by ordinance for the issuance of marriage licenses outside of the normal business hours, the board may establish a fee, in addition to that provided in Section 26840, not to exceed five dollars ($5), which shall be pai…

(a) For the support of the family conciliation court or for conciliation and mediation services provided pursuant to Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 3160) of Part 2 of Division 8 of the Family Code, to provide all space costs and indirect overhead costs from other sources, th…

In addition to the fee prescribed by Section 26840 and as authorized by Section 26840.3, the county clerk shall collect a fee of twenty-three dollars ($23) at the time of issuance of the license. The fee shall be disposed of by the clerk pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Sec…

In addition to the fee prescribed by Section 26840.1 and as authorized by Section 26840.3, the person issuing an authorization for the performance of a marriage pursuant to Part 4 (commencing with Section 500) of Division 3 of the Family Code or the county clerk, upon providing a…

The fee for making a record of a certificate of revivor is two dollars ($2).

The fee for filing, canceling, revoking, or withdrawing the bond of a notary public is seven dollars ($7). The recording fee for the notice of cancellation, revocation, or withdrawal and any related document by the surety shall be paid to the county clerk, who shall transmit it t…

For filing and indexing all papers for which a charge is not elsewhere provided, other than papers filed in actions or special proceedings, official bonds, or certificates of appointment, the fee is two dollars and twenty-five cents ($2.25).

For either recording or registering any license or certificate or issuing any certificate, or both, in connection with a license, required by law for which a charge is not otherwise prescribed, the fee is two dollars and twenty-five cents ($2.25).

The fee for each certificate to the official capacity of any public official is two dollars and twenty-five cents ($2.25).

The fee for taking an affidavit, except in criminal cases or adoption proceedings, is two dollars and twenty-five cents ($2.25).

The fee for searching records or files is five dollars ($5) for each file.

The fee for taking acknowledgment of any deed or other instrument, including the certificate, is two dollars and twenty-five cents ($2.25) for each signature.

The fee for filing a power of attorney for an admitted surety insurer, or a notice of cancellation, revocation, or withdrawal of a power of attorney for an admitted surety insurer, is three dollars and fifty cents ($3.50), or, if more than one name is designated, two dollars and …

The fee for filing a financial statement of an admitted surety insurer is three dollars and fifty cents ($3.50), but nothing in this section shall be construed to require an admitted surety insurer to file such a statement.

The fee for issuing a certificate pursuant to Section 995.640 of the Code of Civil Procedure is three dollars and fifty cents ($3.50).

No fee shall be charged by the clerk for service rendered to any municipality or county in the state, or to the state or national government, nor for any service relating thereto.

No fees or other compensation shall be charged by any county clerk for taking and certifying affidavits for pension claimants, the payment of a pension voucher, or any matters relating thereto under the laws of the United States.

A fee of fifteen dollars ($15) may be charged for performing a marriage ceremony pursuant to Section 401 of the Family Code, which shall be paid into the county treasury.

Charges incurred against the county pursuant to this title are county charges.

The following expenses of the district attorney and the sheriff are county charges: (a) Traveling and other personal expenses incurred in criminal cases arising in the county and in civil actions and proceedings in which the county is interested. (b) All other expenses necessaril…

Expenses incurred by a county in returning a fugitive or escaped prisoner to another county for trial or detention in a county facility shall be paid by the county of trial or detention to the county which incurred the expenses of returning the fugitive.

The expenses necessarily incurred in the support of persons charged with or convicted of a crime and committed to the county jail and the maintenance therein and in other county adult detention facilities of a program of rehabilitative services in the fields of training, employme…

The sums required by law to be paid to grand jurors and witnesses in criminal cases tried in a superior court, other than expert witnesses appointed by the court for the court’s needs pursuant to Section 730 of the Evidence Code, are county charges.

The accounts of the coroner for such services as are not otherwise provided for are county charges.

The necessary expenses incurred in the support of the county hospitals, almshouses, and the indigent sick and otherwise dependent poor, whose support is chargeable to the county, are county charges.

When authorized by the board of supervisors, expenses incurred by county authorities pursuant to Section 1451.5 of the Health and Safety Code or for temporary, emergency, or extended care or treatment of indigent patients of the county by local hospitals or any hospital maintaine…

The contingent expenses necessarily incurred for the use and benefit of the county are county charges.

The premiums on official bonds of county officers are county charges.

The expenses of any elected county officer incurred while traveling to and from and while attending the annual convention of his or her respective association, are county charges which do not require prior approval of the board of supervisors. The board of supervisors may require…

The necessary expenses, incurred by the auditor and treasurer in the defense and prosecution of any action brought by or against them to test the validity or constitutionality of any act of the Legislature or of the board of supervisors or of any order providing for the payment o…

The expenses necessarily incurred in searching for and rescuing persons who are lost or in danger of their lives are county charges.

The expenses necessarily incurred in the preparation of plans for meeting any emergency caused by a flood, fire, earthquake, pestilence, tornado, or other act of God which may cause extraordinary loss of life or destruction of property are county charges.

Every sum directed by law to be raised for any county purpose under the direction of the board of supervisors or declared to be such is a county charge.

The actual and necessary expenses incurred in the drafting of a county charter by a board of freeholders, when such expenses are authorized by the board of supervisors, are county charges.