California Government Code

§ 27297.7

GOV § 27297.7 Effective Jan 1, 2026Div. 2 · Title 3 · Part 3 · Ch. 6 · Art. 3

Statute text

(a)On or before January 1, 2027, each county within the state shall establish a recorder notification program, in accordance with this section, and the board of supervisors of each county shall adopt an authorizing resolution for these purposes.

(b)(1) Following adoption of an authorizing resolution by the board of supervisors, the county recorder shall, within 30 days of recordation of a deed, quitclaim deed, mortgage, or deed of trust, notify by mail the party or parties executing the document. The notification shall be sent to the address for mailing tax bills that was established prior to the recording of the document.

(2)The recorder may require, as a condition of recording, that a deed, quitclaim deed, mortgage, or deed of trust indicate the assessor’s identification number or numbers that fully contain all, or a portion of, the real property described in the legal description. If the description contains more than one assessor’s parcel, all assessor’s parcels shall be indicated. If assessor’s identification numbers are required, they shall be listed on the first page of the document. The recorder may rely on the assessor’s identification numbers as indicated on the document. The form of the entry shall be substantially as follows: Assessor’s Identification Number __-__-__.

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Legislative history

Repealed and added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 351, Sec. 2. (SB 255) Effective January 1, 2026.