Reversing a lower court’s ruling, the California Court of Appeal found that the County of Alameda’s decision to charge $3.50 per page for copies of official records for the Clerk-Recorder’s Office was not “arbitrary or capricious.”
A typical 15-page deed of trust costs $52.50 in the county.
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