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An Act To Change Document Filing Fees for County Registries of Deeds
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 33 MRSA §751, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2005, c. 246, §1, is further amended to read:
 
1. Instruments generally.   Receiving, recording and indexing any instrument that may be recorded and for which a specific fee is not set forth in this section or in any other section, the sum of $13$19 for the first record page and $2 for each additional record page or portion of an additional record page. In addition, if more than 4 names are to be indexed, a fee of $1 must be paid for each additional name, counting all grantors and grantees;
Sec. 2. 33 MRSA §751, sub-§9, as amended by PL 2005, c. 246, §2, is further amended to read:
 
9. Plans.   Recording, indexing and preserving plans, the sum of $15$21;
Sec. 3.  33 MRSA §753  is enacted to read:
§ 753. Option to raise fees
The county commissioners, by a majority vote, may raise the filing fee for the first page of recording an instrument in the registry of deeds.
 
SUMMARY
This bill increases the filing fee for the first page of recording an instrument, including plans, at all registries of deeds by $6. This bill also gives the county commissioners the option to raise the filing fee for the first page of recording an instrument in the registry of deeds by a majority vote.