California · Penal Code

PEN §28230: (a) The Department of Justice may charge a fee sufficient to reimburse it for each of the following but not to exceed fourteen dollars ($14), except that the fee may be increased at a rate not to exce

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(a) The Department of Justice may charge a fee sufficient to reimburse it for each of the following but not to exceed fourteen dollars ($14), except that the fee may be increased at a rate not to exceed any increase in the California Consumer Price Index as compiled and reported by the Department of Industrial Relations: (1) For the actual costs associated with the preparation, sale, processing, and filing of forms or reports required or utilized pursuant to any provision listed in subdivision (a) of Section 16585. (2) For the actual costs associated with the preparation, sale, processing, and filing of reports utilized pursuant to Sections 26556, 26905, and 28050, or paragraph (2) of subdivision (e) of Section 32000. (3) For the actual costs associated with the electronic or telephonic transfer of information pursuant to Section 28215. (b) Any costs incurred by the Department of Justice to implement this section shall be reimbursed from fees collected and charged pursuant to this section. No fees shall be charged to the dealer pursuant to Section 28225 for implementing this section.

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