§ 103615 Birth And Death Fees

This law says you can only charge the fees that are listed in the rulebook for birth and death certificates and for permits to handle a dead body; no extra charges are allowed.

Key Takeaways

•Only the fees listed in the official schedule can be charged for birth and death registrations.
•Only the listed fees can be charged for permits to bury, cremate, or otherwise handle a dead body.
•Any extra or hidden fees are prohibited, even if another law seems to allow them.

Example

A family registers their newborn and the city clerk tries to add an extra $20 processing fee that isn’t listed in the official fee schedule.

Because of this law, the clerk can only ask for the fees that are already set in the rules. The extra $20 charge is not allowed and the family can refuse to pay it.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no fees other than those provided for in this part shall be charged for the registration of births and deaths or for the issuance of any permits for disposition of human remains. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)

This law says you can only charge the fees that are listed in the rulebook for birth and death certificates and for permits to handle a dead body; no extra charges are allowed.

Key Takeaways

•Only the fees listed in the official schedule can be charged for birth and death registrations.
•Only the listed fees can be charged for permits to bury, cremate, or otherwise handle a dead body.
•Any extra or hidden fees are prohibited, even if another law seems to allow them.

Example

A family registers their newborn and the city clerk tries to add an extra $20 processing fee that isn’t listed in the official fee schedule.

Because of this law, the clerk can only ask for the fees that are already set in the rules. The extra $20 charge is not allowed and the family can refuse to pay it.

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