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. (a) Except as provided in this section, the fees charged for
filings and services under this chapter are intended to be uniform
statewide and to be the only allowable fees for those services and
filings. The only charges that may be added to the fees in this
chapter are the following:
(1) In a complex case, the fee provided for in Section 70616 may
be added to the first paper and first responsive paper filing fees in
Sections 70611, 70612, 70613, and 70614.
(2) In an unlawful detainer action subject to Section 1161.2 of
the Code of Civil Procedure, a charge of fifteen dollars ($15) as
provided under that section may be added to the fee in Section 70613
for filing a first appearance by a plaintiff.
(3) In Riverside County, a surcharge as provided in Section 70622
may be added to the first paper and first responsive paper filing
fees in Sections 70611, 70612, 70613, 70614, 70650, 70651, 70652,
70653, 70655, and 70670.
(4) In San Bernardino County, a surcharge as provided in Section
70624 may be added to the first paper and first responsive paper
filing fees in Sections 70611, 70612, 70613, 70614, 70650, 70651,
70652, 70653, 70655, and 70670. This paragraph applies to fees
collected under Sections 70611, 70612, 70613, 70614, 70650, 70651,
70652, 70653, 70655, and 70670, beginning January 1, 2006.
(5) In the City and County of San Francisco, a surcharge as
provided in Section 70625 may be added to the first paper and first
responsive paper filing fees in Sections 70611, 70612, 70613, 70614,
70650, 70651, 70652, 70653, 70655, and 70670.
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section
68085.3 and paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 68085.4, when
a charge for courthouse construction in the City and County of San
Francisco or in the Counties of Riverside or San Bernardino is added
to the uniform filing fee as provided under paragraph (3), (4), or
(5) of subdivision (a), the amount distributed to the State Court
Facilities Construction Fund under Section 68085.3 or 68085.4 shall
be reduced by an amount equal to the charge added under paragraph
(3), (4), or (5) of subdivision (a), up to the amount that would
otherwise be distributed to the State Court Facilities Construction
Fund. If the amount added under paragraph (3), (4), or (5) of
subdivision (a) is greater than the amount that would be distributed
to the State Court Facilities Construction Fund under Section 68085.3
or 68085.4, no distribution shall be made to the State Court
Facilities Construction Fund, but the amount charged to the party may
be greater than the amount of the uniform fee otherwise allowed, in
order to collect the surcharge under paragraph (3), (4), or (5) of
subdivision (a).
(c) If a filing fee is reduced by twenty-four dollars ($24) under
subdivision (c) of Section 6322.1 of the Business and Professions
Code, and a courthouse construction surcharge is added to the filing
fee as provided under paragraph (3), (4), or (5) of subdivision (a),
the amount distributed to the State Court Facilities Construction
Fund under Section 68085.4 shall be reduced as provided in
subdivision (b). If the amount added under paragraph (3), (4), or (5)
of subdivision (a) is greater than the amount that would be
distributed to the State Court Facilities Construction Fund under
Section 68085.4, no distribution shall be made to the State Court
Facilities Construction Fund, but the amount charged to the party may
be greater than one hundred eighty-one dollars ($181), in order to
collect the surcharge under paragraph (3), (4), or (5) of subdivision
(a).
(d) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2013.