Cal. Public Records etc. v. County of Stanislaus
Annotate this CasePlaintiff sought a writ of mandate to compel the County to reduce the fees it charges for copies of official records. The trial court denied the writ, concluding that the County’s board of supervisors did not abuse its discretion in setting the copying fees and that the fees did not constitute a special tax requiring voter approval. The court concluded that the absence of evidence addressing costs on a per page basis and the estimate that it costs the County $2.97 to process the average copy request leads the court to conclude that the record lacks evidence showing that the fees charged per page reflect the County’s actual costs. Accordingly, the County’s board of supervisors abused its discretion when it set the copying fees. A writ of mandate should issue directing the board to comply with Government Code section 27366 by resetting the copying fees. The court reversed and remanded for further proceedings.
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