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California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
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Government Code - GOV |
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Title 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES |
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Division 2. OFFICERS |
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Part 3. OTHER OFFICERS |
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Chapter 3. County Clerk |
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ARTICLE 2. Fees |
Section 26840.12.
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(a) The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors, upon making findings and declarations on 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 marriage licenses, up to a maximum increase of two dollars ($2).
(b) Effective July 1 of each year, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors may authorize an increase in these fees by an amount equal to the increase in the Consumer Price Index for the San Francisco metropolitan area for the preceding calendar year, rounded to the nearest one-half dollar ($0.50). The fees shall be allocated pursuant to Section 18309.6 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(c) In addition to the fee prescribed by Section 26840.1, in Sonoma County, the person issuing authorization for the performance of a marriage or confidential marriage, or the county clerk upon providing a blank authorization form pursuant to Part 4 (commencing with Section 500) of Division 3 of the Family Code, shall collect the fees specified in subdivisions (a) and (b), at the time of providing the authorization.
(d) The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors shall submit to the Assembly and Senate Committees on Judiciary a preliminary report no later than July 1, 2013, and a final report no later than July 1, 2014. Both reports shall contain the following information:
(1) The annual amounts of funds received and expended from fee increases for the purpose of governmental oversight and coordination of domestic violence prevention, intervention, and prosecution efforts in the county.
(2) Outcomes achieved as a result of the activities associated with the implementation of this section.
(e) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2015, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2015, deletes or extends that date.