Kern County Commercial Filming Permits are issued free of charge with valid insurance. Additional permits may be required for some locations. Please consult this page for rates and other requirements. Rates are listed as provided by each agency and are subject to change without notice.
Stills
- 1-10 persons, $100/day; 11-30 persons, $150/day; 31+ persons, $250/day
Films/ TV / Commercials
- 1-30 persons, $250/day; 31-60 persons, $500/day; 61+ persons, $600/day
- Application fee: $109 (non-refundable)
- Monitor fee: 0-8 hours, $109; 8-24 hours, $386; 24-36 hours, $726; 36-50 hours, $1,040
- Over 50 hours, full reimbursement of costs
- Pre-production conference (if required): $100
- Students: Fees waived with confirmation of student status and insurance
Stills
- 1-10 persons, $50/day; 11-30 persons, $150/day; 31+ persons, $250/day
Films/ TV / Commercials
- 1-10 persons, $150/day; 11-30 persons, $200/day; 31-60 persons, $500/day; 60+, $600/day
- Processing fee $30 - $45/hour based on availability and overtime
- Monitor fees: $30 - $45/hour based on availability and overtime. Additional $50/hour required for dispatcher in off-duty hours (6 pm - 7:30 am.)
- A performance bond may be required to ensure cleanup and restoration
- Applicable state and county permits are required with copies provided to USFS
- Filming in Los Padres National Forest will not be authorized on weekends
- Insurance endorsement is required (certificates will not be accepted in lieu of endorsement)
- $100/hour plus labor, equipment and lost revenue
- Filming limited to public access areas only
- Special Effects Permit: $70
- Monitor fee: $85/hour (two-hour minimum) when applicable.
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- Film and Video: $250/day ($200 rental fee plus $50 application fee)
- Still Photography: $100/day ($50 rental fee plus $50 application fee)
- $2 million general liability insurance required
- No fee (excluding traffic control - see below)
- Review fee: $70/hour (standard review is two hours)
- Inspector: $70/hour (when required)
- Red Rock Canyon State Park, Fort Tejon State Historic Park, Tule Elk State Reserve
- Review fee: $79-$200 based on activity
- Monitor fee: $79/hour (four-hour minimum, when required)
- Officers: $83.98/hour (four-hour minimum)
- Motor Officers: $86.88/hour (four-hour minimum)
- Sergeants: $102.84/hour; $105.58/hour (motorcycle)
- Patrol vehicles: 70 cents/mile; Motorcycles: 96 cents/mile
- Arvin: Fee structure under development.
- Bakersfield: $200 ($170 permit fee, $30 business license). Not applicable to private property.
- California City: $10/day (temporary business license);
- Streets: $110/day ($100 permit fee plus $10/day temporary business license);
- Airport: $710/day ($700/day plus $10/day temporary business license)
- Delano: $50 (permit fee)
- Maricopa: $40 (business license fee)
- McFarland: $75 (business license fee)
- Ridgecrest: $100 (permit fee). Waived for student films (confirmation required) with insurance.
- Shafter: $15/day (temporary business license fee)
- Taft: $115 ($75 permit fee, $40 business license fee).
- Encroachment permit, when applicable, $35-$85 depending upon activity.
- Tehachapi: $50/day (permit fee)
- Wasco: Fee structure under development.
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