mark handler
SAWHORSE
OPINION of the OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL State of California
http://ag.ca.gov/cms_attachments/opinions/pdfs/o563_09-903.pdf
Health and Safety Code section 18931.6 requires cities, counties, and cities and counties to collect a fee from all applicants for building permits. This fee is “assessed at the rate of $4 per $100,000 in valuation,” as determined by local building officials. The local entity may retain up to 10 percent of the fees it collects to pay for administrative costs and code enforcement education.
"....charges required to be collected by cities, counties, and cities and counties under section 18931.6 of the California Health and Safety Code are validly levied regulatory fees, and do not constitute an unlawful tax...."
http://ag.ca.gov/cms_attachments/opinions/pdfs/o563_09-903.pdf
Health and Safety Code section 18931.6 requires cities, counties, and cities and counties to collect a fee from all applicants for building permits. This fee is “assessed at the rate of $4 per $100,000 in valuation,” as determined by local building officials. The local entity may retain up to 10 percent of the fees it collects to pay for administrative costs and code enforcement education.
"....charges required to be collected by cities, counties, and cities and counties under section 18931.6 of the California Health and Safety Code are validly levied regulatory fees, and do not constitute an unlawful tax...."