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 San Francisco
 Transportation Code
 Division II.
 Article 300. FINES AND FEES
 Section 318. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LICENSE FEE (FILM PERMITS).

New Resolution Notice

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  • Publisher's Note:This section has been AMENDED by new legislation (SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 200421-043 , adopted 4/21/2020, effective 5/22/2020, operative 7/01/2020). Superceded by SFMTA Bd. Res. No. , adopted 6/30/2020, effective 7/31/2020, operative 1/4/2021. The text of the amendment will be incorporated below when the new legislation is effective.
    A license fee shall be charged in conjunction with every Use Agreement issued by the Film Commission for filming that may include visual images of SFMTA trademarks, service marks, or other intellectual property.
    The license fees shall be as follows:
    Description
    FY 2019
    Effective July 1, 2018
    FY 2020
    Effective July 1, 2019
    Television Series/Movie/Pilot/ Documentary based on the project’s budget (in excess of $500,000) submitted to the Film Commission
    $1,342 per permit issued by Film Commission
    $1,396 per permit issued by Film Commission
    Television Series/Movie/Pilot/ Documentary based on the project’s budget (between $100,000 and $500,000) submitted to the Film Commission
    $671 per permit issued by Film Commission
    $698 per permit issued by Film Commission
    Television Series/Movie/Pilot/ Documentary based on the project’s budget (less than $100,000) submitted to the Film Commission
    $336 per permit issued by Film Commission
    $349 per permit issued by Film Commission
    Commercials
    $671 per permit issued by Film Commission
    $698 per permit issued by Film Commission
    Still Photography Corporate/ Music Video/Industrial/Web Content/Short (40 minutes or less)
    $336 per permit issued by Film Commission
    $$349 1 per permit issued by Film Commission
    Travel shows promoting San Francisco, as determined by the Film Commission.
    $100 per permit issued by Film Commission
    $100 per permit issued by Film Commission
    By qualified students when (i) the Film Commission permit is accompanied by a letter from a college or university professor confirming that the film is a student project, and (ii) insurance coverage from the college or university is provided as determined by the Film Commission
    Waived
    Waived
    By qualified college or university students other than as described above as determined by the Film Commission
    $56 per permit issued by Film Commission
    $58 per permit issued by Film Commission
    By qualified Non-Profit or Government Agency as determined by the Film Commission*1
    Waived
    Waived
    The Director of Transportation or his or her designee shall have the discretion to waive or reduce this license fee for student filming, filming by government agencies, or filming by non-profit agencies if requested by the Film Commission.
    (Added by SFMTA Bd. Res. No. , Ad. 4/15/2014, Eff. 5/16/2014, Oper. 7/1/2014; amended by SFMTA Bd. Res. No. , Ad. 7/15/2014, Eff. 8/15/2014; SFMTA Bd. Res. No. , Ad. 4/5/2016, Eff. 5/6/2016, Oper. 7/1/2016; SFMTA Bd. Res. No. , Ad. 4/3/2018, Eff. 5/4/2018, Oper. 7/1/2018)
    CODIFICATION NOTE
    1. So in SFMTA Bd. Res. No. .