BILL NUMBER: AB 679	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 18, 2015
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 20, 2015
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 26, 2015

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Travis Allen

                        FEBRUARY 25, 2015

   An act to amend Section 27361.6 of the Government Code, relating
to local government.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 679, as amended, Travis Allen. Documents: recordation.
   Existing law requires the recorder of each county, upon payment of
proper fees and taxes, to accept for recordation any instrument,
paper, or notice that is authorized or required by law to be
recorded. Existing law requires those documents to comply with
specified standards respecting margins, quality of paper, print size
and color, and other related matters.
   This bill would require any instrument, paper, or notice presented
for recordation to state the number of pages to be recorded.
This bill would authorize the number of pages to be recorded to be
stated on a cover page or a sticker, as specified, and would require
the county recorder to verify that the number of pages to be recorded
stated on the cover page or sticker match the number of pages
presented for   recordation.  
   By imposing new duties upon the county recorder, this bill would
impose a state-mandated local program.  
   The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local
agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement.  
   This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this
act for a specified reason. 
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  no
  yes  . State-mandated local program:  no
  yes  .


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 27361.6 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
   27361.6.  (a)  Notwithstanding any other  
Except as otherwise provided by  law or regulation, all
documents submitted for recording shall have at least a 1/2-inch
margin on the two vertical sides, except in the space reserved for
recording information. At least the top 21/2 inches of the first page
or sheet shall be reserved for recording information. The left-hand
31/2 inches of the space shall be used by the public to show the name
of the person requesting recording and the name and address to which
the document is to be returned following recording. In the event the
first page or sheet of a document does not comply with these
requirements, a separate page shall be attached by the party
requesting recording to the front of the document that meets these
criteria and that reflects the title or titles of the document as
required by Section 27324. Any printed form accepted for recordation
that does not comply with this subdivision shall not affect the
notice otherwise imparted by recording.
   (b) All instruments, papers, or notices presented for recordation
shall be on a quality of paper and contain print of a size and color
that will reproduce legibly by microphotographic or imaging processes
as set forth in Sections 26205.5 and 27322.2.
   (c) Any instrument, paper, or notice presented for recordation
that in any way modifies, releases, or cancels the provisions of a
previously recorded document shall state the recorder identification
number or book and page of the document number being modified,
released, or canceled.
   (d) (1) Any instrument, paper, or notice presented for recordation
shall state the number of pages to be recorded.
   (2)  (A)    The number of pages to be recorded
may be stated on a cover page or a sticker on the first page of the
instrument, paper, or notice. 
   (B) The county recorder shall verify that the number of pages to
be recorded stated on the cover page or sticker match the number of
pages presented for recordation. 
   SEC. 2.    No reimbursement is required by this act
pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California
Constitution because a local agency or school district has the
authority to levy service charges, fees, or assessments sufficient to
pay for the program or level of service mandated by this act, within
the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code.