California Revenue & Taxation Code
Cal. Rev. & Tax. Code § 162
The assessor, tax collector, and auditor shall, except where specifically prohibited by law, charge and collect a fee of one dollar ($1) for preparing each of the following documents:
(a)A certified copy of a redemption certificate.
(b)A certified copy of an installment redemption receipt.
(c)A certified copy of an assessment as entered on the assessment roll.
The fee for providing a copy of a record or document by photographic process shall be the actual cost thereof plus the sum of one dollar ($1). The fee shall be placed in the county general fund.
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