SB 105 Summary

• State Board of Equalization must establish uniform statewide fee schedules for county assessors to charge for searching, producing, and copying property data in electronic/digital format for commercial purposes.

• Fee schedules may vary between counties based on available technology, personnel, and budget resources, but shall not apply to individual property owners obtaining information about their own property.

• Reasonable fees are limited to actual duplication costs (materials and supplies), with labor costs only allowed when the custodian must compile, extract, or redact data to create a new document.

• Records must be provided within 3 working days or less, with extensions up to 7 working days permitted only if both parties agree, the request is voluminous, or fulfilling it would impair the custodian's duties.

• Fees collected are deposited in the county assessor revolving fund and subject to existing fund provisions; the Board may review county assessor compliance with the fee schedule during annual assessment examinations.

• Effective November 1, 2011.