DATE: August 25, 2026
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Supervisor Buddy Mendes, District 4
Paul Dictos, CPA, Assessor-Recorder
SUBJECT: First Hearing to Add Chapter 10.33 to Title 10 of the Fresno County Ordinance Code Relating to Real Property Fraud Prevention Notices
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Conduct first hearing on an Ordinance adding Chapter 10.33 to Title 10 of the Fresno County Ordinance Code, relating to Real Property Fraud Prevention Notices; waive reading of the Ordinance in its entirety; and set the second hearing for September 8, 2026;
2. Designate County Counsel to prepare a fair and adequate summary of the proposed Ordinance; and
3. Direct the Clerk of the Board to post and publish the required summary in accordance with Government Code section 25124(b)(1).
REPORT
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. The proposed Ordinance would authorize Fresno County real property owners to voluntarily record a Real Property Fraud Prevention Notice, which provides constructive public notice of owner-designated fraud-prevention and verification procedures to help deter deed fraud. The Ordinance clarifies that the Notice is not a lien, encumbrance, forfeiture, restraint on alienation, or a condition on the County Recorder's duty to record documents otherwise entitled to recordation. The Ordinance would take effect thirty (30) days after passage of the second hearing. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board may choose not to approve the recommended actions, in which case Chapter 10.33 would not be added to the Fresno County Ordinance Code and no Real Property Fraud Prevention Notice process would be established.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. Recording of a Real Property Fraud Prevention Notice, or any amendment, release, or revocation, will be processed using existing Recorder procedures. Fees authorized under State law and included in the ...
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