HP1137
LD 1550
Second Regular Session - 125th Maine Legislature
H "A" to C "A", Filing Number H-806, Sponsored by MOULTON
LR 2151
Item 4
Bill Tracking, Additional Documents Chamber Status

Amend the amendment in the first paragraph by striking out everything after the following: "Amend" (page 1, lines 11 and 12 in amendment) and inserting the following: 'the bill by striking out all of sections 1 and 2 and inserting in their place the following:

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 for the first record page , a sum established by the county commissioners for the county in which the registry of deeds is located but no more than $19 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 a sum of $15 established by the county commissioners for the county in which the registry of deeds is located but no more than $21; ' ’

Amend the amendment by striking out all of the 2nd paragraph (page 1, lines 13 and 14 in amendment)

summary

This amendment allows the county commissioners for each county to establish the fee for recording an instrument at the registry of deeds for that county. The recording fee is limited to a maximum of $19 for the first record page and $21 for plans, the same amounts proposed in Committee Amendment "A."


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