(a) (1) The fees or charges for a record search or for the issuance of any license, permit, registration, or any other document pursuant to Section 26840 of the Government Code, or Section 102525, 102625, 102670, 102725, 102750, 103040.1, 103050, 103065, 103225, 103325, 103400, 103425, 103450, 103525, 103590, 103650, 103675, 103690, 103695, 103700, 103705, 103710, 103715, 103720, 103725, or 103735 of this code, may be adjusted annually by the percentage change determined pursuant to Section 100425.
(2) The base amount to be adjusted shall be the statutory base amount of the fee or charge plus the sum of the prior adjustments to the statutory base amount. Whenever the statutory base amount is amended, the base amount shall be the new statutory base amount plus the sum of adjustments to the new statutory base amount calculated subsequent to the statutory base amendment. The actual dollar fee or charge shall be rounded to the next highest whole dollar.
(b) Beginning January 1, 1983, the department shall annually publish a list of the actual numerical fee charges as adjusted pursuant to this section. This adjustment of fees and the publication of the fee list shall not be subject to the requirements of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 402, Sec. 4. (AB 1053) Effective January 1, 2012.)