California Code of Regulations
Title 25 - Housing and Community Development
Division 1 - Housing and Community Development
Chapter 5 - Registration and Titling of Manufactured Homes, Mobilehomes, Multifamily Manufactured Home, Commercial Modular, Truck Campers, and Floating Homes
Article 15 - Title Search
Section 5651 - Establishing a Requester Account

(a) A requester may establish a prepaid title search account with the department and make requests for information on the registration and title status of units by complying with the following requirements.

(b) The requester shall complete and submit to the department a requester account agreement which contains the following:

THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this __________ day of __________19___, between the STATE OF CALIFORNIA, acting by and through the DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, herein called "seller" and __________ enter requester's name__________, herein called "buyer".

WHEREAS, buyer desires to purchase information from seller's records, it is agreed that the seller will furnish said information as soon as possible after receipt of request, except that seller may elect to cease furnishing said information for other reasons required by law or regulation, and

IT IS FURTHER AGREED that buyer will place an initial advance deposit with the seller, of not less than $250 to cover the seller's estimated cost for processing subsequent individual requests, including salaries and wages, operating expenses and equipment. Current information service costs are $25 for Informal Title Search and $35 for Formal Title Search per record. Payment must be in the form of a negotiable check or money order and must reach the seller before delivery of information.

IT IS FURTHER AGREED that buyer will maintain a level of advance deposit sufficient to cover the services requested from seller.

BUYER AGREES to comply with the provisions of Title 15, U.S.C., Sections 1681 to 1681(t) (Credit Reporting Agencies), if these sections are applicable to the buyer's business and method of operation.

Except for the election of seller to cease furnishing information or to cancel this contract upon notice as above provided, this contract shall continue until canceled by either party upon thirty (30) days written notice to the other.

(c) The requester account agreement shall provide a list of authorized employees who may use the account to requester title search information from the department.

(d) The requester account shall be signed by the department and by the party requesting the account.

(e) The requester shall place an advance deposit with the department as required by the signed requester account agreement pursuant to subsection (b).

(f) The requester shall maintain the confidentiality of the account number assigned the requester by the department.

(g) The requester shall maintain the balance of the advance deposit at an amount adequate to cover the services requested.

(h) The department shall accept requests for information,

(l) The department may cancel the requester account if the requester fails to comply with subsections (a) through (h).