The fees for filing liens pursuant to the Code of Civil Procedure and for filing financing statements and other Uniform Commercial Code filings are the following:
(a) Ten dollars ($10) if the record is communicated in writing and consists of one or two pages.
(b) Twenty dollars ($20) if the record is communicated in writing and consists of more than two pages.
(c) Five dollars ($5) if the record is communicated by another medium authorized by a rule adopted by the office of the Secretary of State.
(d) Two dollars ($2) if the record is a state tax lien certificate of release.
The Secretary of State shall collect a special handling fee for filing records in the manner provided in Section 12182.
Financing statements and other Uniform Commercial Code filings shall be submitted on national standard forms as approved by the office of the Secretary of State or on those national forms but lacking a space identified for the disclosure of the social security number of an individual.
(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 235, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2004.)
Last modified: October 25, 2018