Earlier editions: 2026-09
Sonoma County Municipal Code Art. XIII Sheriff-Coroner
Sonoma County Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Sonoma County
Cite as: Sonoma County Municipal Code Article XIII · Text as of 2026-10-04
Sec. 2-130. - Fee for embalming.¶
Whenever the sheriff-coroner takes custody of a dead body pursuant to law, he may embalm the body and charge and collect one hundred dollars ($100.00) from the person entitled to its custody, except when the body is that of a child not more than fourteen (14) years of age or a person for whose burial there is available less than one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00), in which cases the expenses of embalming are a county charge. The fee above set shall be paid into the county treasury.
(Ord. No. 2619 § 1.)
Sec. 2-131. - Fees for various services provided by the sheriff's office.¶
(a) The sheriff's office provides certain services to individuals and organizations that are considered extraordinary levels of service, or are services for which charges or other compensation are authorized pursuant to applicable laws.
(b) Using available data, the sheriff's office has conducted a thorough analysis to determine the cost to the County of Sonoma of providing these services, and has provided such information to the board of supervisors.
(c) Based on such information, this board finds that it is in the public interest for the sheriff's office to continue to provide these services, that the proposed fees represent the reasonable cost of providing the services, and that such fees comply with all legal requirements, including but not limited to Art. XIII C of the California Constitution.
(d) Effective July 1, 2024, the fees for providing the identified services shall be as follows:
Central Information Bureau Carrying Concealed Weapons (CCW) Permit:
| New | $745.00 | (Valid for two years) |
|---|---|---|
| Renewal | $417.00 | (Valid for two years) |
| Amended | $108.00 | |
| (Sonoma County reserve deputies are exempt from paying CCW fees) | ||
| Copies: | Copies: | Copies: |
| Booking Photo and Information | ||
| Defense Attorney fee | $14.50 | |
| Licensed Bail Agent fee | $13.90 | |
| Call for Service Report | $14.50 | |
| Chronology Report - CAD | $65.00 | |
| Chronology Report - Netviewer | $14.50 | |
| Coroner Report | $14.50 | |
| Crime Photo, Audio, Video, Data | $98.00 | (DVD furnished by party requesting copy) |
| Crime Report | $14.50 | |
| Digitally Stored Evidence | $22.75 | (Per deputy per case number) (DVD furnished by party requesting copy) |
| Dispatch Recording | $65.75 | (0—30 min, processing time - prorated thereafter CD-R furnished by party requesting copy) |
| Hard Drive | $384.00 | (Hard drive furnished by party requesting copy) |
| Photo Line-up Color | $21.00 | |
| Ten Print Card Report | $97.25 | |
| Fingerprinting: | $27.25 | |
| Firearm Seizure, Storage, and Release: | $167.00 | (Initial firearm) |
| $61.00 | (Per additional firearm) | |
| Protective Order Firearm Seizure, Storage and Release: | $167.00 | (Initial firearm) |
| $61.00 | (Per additional firearm) | |
| Card Dealer Permit: | Card Dealer Permit: | Card Dealer Permit: |
| New | $366.00 | (Plus State fingerprint fee) |
| Renewal | $301.00 | (Annual) |
| Replacement | $57.00 | |
| Gun Dealer License: | Gun Dealer License: | Gun Dealer License: |
| New | $366.00 | (Plus State fingerprint fee) |
| Renewal | $301.00 | (Annual) |
| Picture Arcade Permit: | Picture Arcade Permit: | Picture Arcade Permit: |
| New | $366.00 | (Plus State fingerprint fee) |
| Renewal | $301.00 | (Annual) |
| Secondhand Dealer License: | Secondhand Dealer License: | Secondhand Dealer License: |
| New | $366.00 | (Plus State fingerprint fee and DOJ fees) |
| Renewal | $301.00 | (Every other year) |
| Taxicab: | Taxicab: | Taxicab: |
| Driver Permit | $159.00 | (Plus State fingerprint fee) (Annual) |
| Driver Permit - Renewal | $132.00 | |
| Vehicle Permit | $108.00 | (Annual) |
| Vehicle Permit - Renewal | $108.00 | |
| Certificate of Exemption | $47.50 | |
| Verification Letter: | Verification Letter: | Verification Letter: |
| Clearance Letter | $13.80 | |
| Crime Report Verification | $13.80 | |
| Incarceration Verification | $13.80 | |
| Coroner | Coroner | Coroner |
| Body Removal: | $484.00 | |
| Morgue Use: | Morgue Use: | Morgue Use: |
| Base Morgue Use | $307.00 | |
| Biohazardous Waste Disposal | $146.73 | |
| Forensic Assistant | $140.85 | (First 1.5 hours normal work day - $46.95 each half hour thereafter) |
| Forensic Assistant OT | $167.22 | (First 2 hours-$41.81 per half hour thereafter) |
| Deputy Detective OT | $334.28 | (First 2 hours-$83.57 per half hour thereafter) |
| Sergeant Detective OT | $394.10 | (First 2 hours-$98.53 per half hour thereafter) |
| Helicopter | Helicopter | Helicopter |
| Helicopter Service: | Helicopter Service: | Helicopter Service: |
| Advanced Life Support (Per transport) | $2,749.00 | (Applies to all ALS transports) |
| Search and Rescue (Per call-out) | $2,749.00 | (Applies to rescue of out-of-County residents) |
| Law Enforcement (Per call-out) | $2,749.00 | (Applies only to special enforcement situations) |
| Patrol | Patrol | Patrol |
| Driving Under the Influence Incident: | Driving Under the Influence Incident: | Driving Under the Influence Incident: |
| DUI Incident Response | $621.00 | |
| DUI Pursuit | $621.00 | (Up to the first hour of pursuit; $310.50 for each additional 30-minute increment.) |
| Explosive Ordnance Disposal: | Explosive Ordnance Disposal: | Explosive Ordnance Disposal: |
| EOD Service In-County | EOD Service In-County | EOD Service In-County |
| Deputy II - Advanced | $526.50 | (3 hour minimum plus vehicle fee-$170.10 per hour thereafter) |
| Sergeant - Advanced $596.78 (3 hour minimum plus vehicle fee-$193.53 per hour thereafter) | ||
| EOD Service Out-of-County | EOD Service Out-of-County | EOD Service Out-of-County |
| Deputy II - Advanced | $658.13 | (Applies to all Out-of-County 25% premium, 3 hour minimum plus vehicle fee-$212.63 per hour thereafter) |
| Sergeant - Advanced | $745.98 | (Applies to all Out-of-County 25% premium, 3 hour minimum plus vehicle fee-$241.91 per hour thereafter) |
| Vehicle Mileage | $0.42 | per gallon (Vehicle Fuel Charge - Same as Security Services) |
| Response to Unabated Disturbance: | Response to Unabated Disturbance: | Response to Unabated Disturbance: |
| Deputy Labor (Per Hour) | $171.32 | (These rates may be used for any billings that involve straight time for listed classifications.) |
| Sergeant Labor (Per Hour) | $201.11 | (These rates may be used for any billings that involve straight time for listed classifications.) |
| Security Service: | Security Service: | Security Service: |
| Community Service Officer | $71.08 | (Per Hour: These rates may be used for any billings that involve overtime.) |
| Deputy II Labor | $151.20 | (Per Hour: These rates may be used for any billings that involve overtime.) |
| Deputy II - Premium Labor | $155.51 | (Per Hour: These rates may be used for any billings that involve overtime.) |
| Sergeant Labor | $182.24 | (Per Hour: These rates may be used for any billings that involve overtime.) |
| Dispatcher Labor | $118.45 | (Per Hour: These rates may be used for any billings that involve overtime.) |
| Senior Dispatcher | $129.36 | (Per Hour: These rates may be used for any billings that involve overtime.) |
| Supervising Dispatcher | $145.65 | (Per Hour: These rates may be used for any billings that involve overtime.) |
| Vehicle Daily Use | $20.56 | (Per Patrol Vehicle - See above for the fee applicable to use of the Sheriff's helicopter) |
| Vehicle Mileage | $0.67 | (Per Patrol Vehicle - See above for the fee applicable to use of the Sheriff's helicopter) |
| Vehicle Fuel Charge | $4.94 | per gallon |
| Towed Vehicle Release: | $311.00 | (Per vehicle) |
| Telecommunications | Telecommunications | Telecommunications |
| Telecommunication Service: | Telecommunication Service: | Telecommunication Service: |
| Communications Tech | $109.29 | Per Hour (Materials will be billed in addition to fee at actual cost) |
| Communications Manager | $146.82 | Per Hour (Materials will be billed in addition to fee at actual cost) |
(Ord. No. 6468, §§ I—IV, 4-16-2024; Ord. No. 6414, § IV, 4-4-2023; Ord. No. 6373, §§ I—IV, 4-5-2022; Ord. No. 6341, § IV, 4-6-2021; Ord. No. 6303, § IV, 4-7-2020; Ord. No. 6271, §§ I—IV, 5-14-2019; Ord. No. 6233, §§ I—IV, 6-11-2018; Ord. No. 6101, § IV, 4-21-2015; Ord. No. 6031, § IV, 4-23-2013; Ord. No. 5888, §§ I—IV, 4-20-2010.)
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