Bill > AB1828

This bill makes changes to how certain legal professionals and notaries public handle their required bonds, which are financial guarantees to protect the public. Instead of requiring county recorders to record these bonds, the bill shifts this responsibility to county clerks, who will now file and keep the bonds for at least six years. The bill also removes a fixed $7 fee for filing, canceling, revoking, or withdrawing these bonds, and instead allows counties to set fees based on the actual cost of providing these services, as authorized by existing Government Code Section 54985. This change applies to legal document assistants, unlawful detainer assistants, process servers, professional copiers, and notaries public, aiming to streamline the process and ensure fees accurately reflect administrative costs.

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