California Insurance Code 12415-12417
12415. It is the intent of the Legislature that certificated title insurers and licensed underwritten title companies, as defined in Section 12340.5 shall pay to the commissioner an annual renewal fee, as provided in Section 12416, in addition to that provided as to title insurers by Section 705 to cover the costs to the commissioner for administering and enforcing Article 3.7 (commencing with Section 12389), Article 5.5 (commencing with Section 12401), and Article 6 (commencing with Section 12404) of Chapter 1, Part 6, Division 2 of this code and other provisions of this code as may be subsequently incorporated by reference in this article by legislative enactment. Such fee shall be in lieu of all fees provided for in Article 6 (commencing with Section 12404) of Chapter 1, Part 6, Division 2. 12416. Each certificated title insurer possessing a certificate of authority of indefinite term pursuant to Section 701 shall owe and pay an annual renewal fee of four hundred thirteen dollars ($413) in lawful money of the United States. Each underwritten title company possessing a license of indefinite term pursuant to Section 12389 shall owe and pay an annual renewal fee of two hundred thirty-six dollars ($236), except that: (a) where the aggregate number of documents recorded and documents filed in the offices of the county recorders in the preceding calendar year in all counties where the company is licensed to transact business is less than 50,000, such company shall owe and pay an annual renewal fee of one hundred eighteen dollars ($118), or (b) where the aggregate number of documents recorded and documents filed in the offices of the county recorders in the preceding calendar year in all counties where the company is licensed to transact business is more than 50,000 but less than 100,000, such company shall owe and pay an annual renewal fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150). Such fees shall be for annual periods commencing on July 1 of each year and ending on June 30 of each year, and shall be due on March 1st preceding the annual period for which such fees are charged, and shall be delinquent on and after April 1st next following the date when due. 12417. The annual renewal fee provided by this article is not a tax but a charge for services to be rendered.
