CHAPTER 3. County Clerk

Heading of Chapter 3 renumbered from Chapter 4 by Stats. 1947, Ch. 429.

§§ 26801–26861 · 39 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. Duties §§ 26801–26810 · 11 sections

   • § 26801 Except as otherwise provided by law, the county clerk shall act as clerk of the board of supervisors in the county.
   • § 26802 Except as provided by law, the county clerk shall register as voters any electors who apply for registration and shall perform any other duties required of him…
   • § 26802.5 In the Counties of El Dorado, Imperial, Kern, Kings, Lake, Marin, Merced, Modoc, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Riverside, San Joaquin, Solano, Sonoma, and Tulare, a…
   • § 26803 He shall take charge of and safely keep, or dispose of pursuant to law, all books, papers, and records which are filed or deposited in his office pursuant to…
   • § 26803.5 Each regulation and order of repeal of a regulation filed with a county clerk pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 11380) of Chapter 4.5, Part 1,…
   • § 26805 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…
   • § 26806 (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…
   • § 26807 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,…
   • § 26808 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…
   • § 26809 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…
   • § 26810 (a) The clerk of the superior court may cause the following documents to be photographed, microphotographed, photocopied, electronically imaged, or otherwise…
2. ARTICLE 2. Fees §§ 26820–26861 · 28 sections

   • § 26820 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.
   • § 26831 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.
   • § 26833 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).
   • § 26836 For every certificate the fee for which is not otherwise fixed, the fee is one dollar and seventy-five cents ($1.75).
   • § 26837 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…
   • § 26839 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.
   • § 26840 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…
   • § 26840.1 (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…
   • § 26840.2 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…
   • § 26840.3 (a) For the support of the family conciliation court or for conciliation and mediation services provided pursuant to Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 3160)…
   • § 26840.7 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…
   • § 26840.8 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…
   • § 26840.10 (a) The Alameda County Board of Supervisors, upon making findings and declarations for the need for governmental oversight and coordination of the multiple…
   • § 26840.11 (a) The Solano County Board of Supervisors, upon making findings and declarations for the need for governmental oversight and coordination of the multiple…
   • § 26847 The fee for making a record of a certificate of revivor is two dollars ($2).
   • § 26849.1 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,…
   • § 26850 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…
   • § 26851 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…
   • § 26852 The fee for each certificate to the official capacity of any public official is two dollars and twenty-five cents ($2.25).
   • § 26853 The fee for taking an affidavit, except in criminal cases or adoption proceedings, is two dollars and twenty-five cents ($2.25).
   • § 26854 The fee for searching records or files is five dollars ($5) for each file.
   • § 26855 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.
   • § 26855.1 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…
   • § 26855.2 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…
   • § 26855.3 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).
   • § 26857 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…
   • § 26858 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…
   • § 26861 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…