Riverside County Municipal Code Ch. 5.92 Fee Schedule for Sheriff's Office Administrative and Licensing Services

The board of supervisors finds the following:

A. Pursuant to the authority set forth in Article XIIIC, Section 1 of the Constitution of the State of California, the County of Riverside may impose charges for the reasonable regulatory costs for issuing licenses and permits and performing investigations, inspections, and audits, including the costs of administrative enforcement related thereto.

B. The Riverside County Auditor-Controller's Office performed a review of the rates to be charged pursuant to this Ordinance No. 1003 for services provided for the purpose set forth in Section 5.92.010 A., above, and determined that the charges are reasonably calculated to recover the cost of providing said services.

(Ord. No. 1003, § 1, 11-18-2025)

The purpose of this chapter is to allow the Riverside County Sheriff's Department to recover costs associated with issuing various business licenses and permits, as well as any associated investigations, inspections, audits, and enforcement related thereto, as authorized by the Constitution of the State of California.

(Ord. No. 1003, § 2, 11-18-2025)

Article XIIIC, Section 1(b)(3) of the Constitution of the State of California expressly provides that a local government may recover a charge imposed for the reasonable regulatory costs to a local government for issuing licenses and permits, performing investigations, inspections, and audits, enforcing agricultural marketing orders, and the administrative enforcement and adjudication thereof, and that such charges do not constitute a general tax.

(Ord. No. 1003, § 3, 11-18-2025)

The board of supervisors establishes the fee schedule set forth in Attachment "A" of this Ordinance No. 1003 for the Riverside County Sheriff's Office related to various administrative and licensing services, including the issuance of permits.

(Ord. No. 1003, § 4, 11-18-2025)

The fee schedule, identified as Exhibit "A" to this Ordinance No. 1003, may be amended by resolution.

(Ord. No. 1003, § 5, 11-18-2025)