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CA AB1828
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/11/2026
Primary Sponsor
Phillip Chen
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AI Summary
- Shifts responsibility for filing bonds from county recorders to county clerks for legal document assistants, unlawful detainer assistants, process servers, professional photocopiers, and notaries public
- Eliminates the fixed $7 fee for filing, canceling, revoking, or withdrawing bonds, replacing it with fees determined by counties based on cost recovery under Government Code Section 54985
- Requires county clerks to retain all filed bonds for a minimum of 6 years from the filing date
- Removes the requirement that bonds be recorded by county recorders, streamlining the administrative process to filing only
- Provides no state reimbursement to local agencies because counties can levy fees sufficient to cover the mandated duties
Legislative Description
County recorder: county clerks: bonds.
Last Action
From printer. May be heard in committee March 14.
2/12/2026
Full Bill Text
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