Form ARC 271, UDA Registration – Individual – San Bernardino County, CA

UDA Registration – Individual (form ARC 271, titled "Unlawful Detainer Assistant Registration (Individual)") is the two-page application that an individual submits to the San Bernardino County Recorder-County Clerk to register as an unlawful detainer assistant (UDA).

The form has five parts. Part A collects personal and business information. Parts B through E are disclosure questions: civil judgments, criminal convictions, revocation of a prior registration, and disbarment or suspension from the practice of law. Each "Yes" answer must be backed by the certified copies the form names. A separate renewal statement covers the continuing education requirement, and the applicant signs the whole application under penalty of perjury.

The form states that the registration period is two years from the date of filing or bond expiration, that a new registration number must be assigned if a renewal follows a lapse of three years or more, that the filing will be a public record and that there are no refunds. Filing fees apply, including a fee for filing the bond and for each additional ID card; the county's fee schedule gives the current amounts.

The County Clerk lists a separate form for corporations, UDA Registration – Corporation, so this version is the one for individuals. The Clerk's office and its deputies cannot give legal advice or assistance on completing it.

Individuals who want to register as an unlawful detainer assistant with the San Bernardino County Recorder-County Clerk use this form. It is the individual version: the County Clerk's forms list shows a separate UDA Registration – Corporation form for registrants that are corporations.

The same form is used for a first registration and for a renewal. A person renewing checks the renewal box on page 2 and confirms completion of the 15 hours of continuing legal education courses required during the two-year period before renewal, as required by Business and Professions Code Section 6402.2.

Before filing, be ready to answer the disclosure questions truthfully, because each one carries an attachment requirement when the answer is "Yes":

• civil judgments for fraud, untrue or misleading representations, or unfair, unlawful or deceptive business practices;
• civil judgments for failing to properly perform your obligations as a legal document assistant or unlawful detainer assistant;
• felony convictions and the misdemeanor convictions listed in Part C;
• a revocation of an earlier registration;
• current disbarment or suspension from the practice of law.

The form does not name any representative who may sign for the applicant; the applicant signs the declaration.

File this form when you apply to register as an unlawful detainer assistant, or when you renew a registration. The form prints no calendar deadline. It states that the registration runs two years from the date of filing or bond expiration, so a renewal falls due at the end of that period.

If three years or more pass between registration periods, the form says a new registration number must be assigned instead of a renewal under the old number. To be eligible to renew, you must have completed 15 hours of continuing legal education courses during the two-year period preceding renewal.

The form says nothing about how long the Clerk takes to process it. For questions, call the Recorder-County Clerk's office at (909) 387-8306.

You submit the application by mail to the San Bernardino County Recorder-County Clerk; the form names no other channel, and the county's forms page notes that printed applications are used for mail requests only.

• By mail: send the completed application, every required attachment and the payment to San Bernardino Recorder-County Clerk's Office, 222 West Hospitality Lane, 1st Floor, San Bernardino, CA 92415.
• Payment: a filing fee applies, and the form lists additional fees such as the bond filing, recording the bond and extra ID cards. Pay by personal check, cashier's check, or postal/bank money order, made payable to San Bernardino County. Card payments carry a surcharge. Ask the Clerk's office for current amounts at (909) 387-8306 or see the county's fee schedule at arc.sbcounty.gov.
• Attachments: include legible copies of the documents required for each box you checked, as certified copies or originals where the form says so. Sign the application under penalty of perjury.

Filings are public records and the form states there are no refunds. FillingPDF lets you fill out and download the PDF; submission follows the channels above.