§751. Schedule
Except as provided in any other provision of law, registers of deeds shall receive the following fees for:
[PL 1993, c. 560, §3 (AMD).]
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, a flat fee charged as follows:
A.
Twenty-five dollars per instrument recorded at the request of the State or a municipality; and
[PL 2025, c. 328, §2 (NEW); PL 2025, c. 328, §10 (AFF).]
B.
Thirty-five dollars per instrument recorded at the request of all other persons.
[PL 2025, c. 328, §2 (NEW); PL 2025, c. 328, §10 (AFF).]
[PL 2025, c. 328, §2 (AMD); PL 2025, c. 328, §10 (AFF).]
1-A.
Divorce decrees or abstracts.
[PL 1991, c. 497, §3 (RP).]
2.
Discharge.
[PL 1981, c. 279, §26 (RP).]
3.
Municipal quitclaim deed.
[PL 1977, c. 145, §3 (RP).]
4.
Copy of writ of attachment in unincorporated place.
[PL 1977, c. 145, §4 (RP).]
5.
Certain corporation certificates.
[PL 1973, c. 625, §228 (RP).]
6.
Copy of process against domestic corporation.
[PL 1977, c. 145, §5 (RP).]
7.
Organization of nonprofit corporation.
[PL 1979, c. 541, Pt. A, §208 (RP).]
8.
Federal liens.
[PL 1991, c. 497, §4 (RP).]
9.
Plans.
Recording, indexing and preserving plans, the sum of $45;
[PL 2025, c. 328, §3 (AMD); PL 2025, c. 328, §10 (AFF).]
10.
Municipal and unorganized territory tax liens.
[PL 1991, c. 497, §5 (RP).]
11.
Mortgage foreclosure.
[PL 1977, c. 145, §9 (RP).]
12.
District liens.
[PL 1991, c. 497, §6 (RP).]
13.
Secured transactions.
[PL 1991, c. 497, §7 (RP).]
13-A.
Previously recorded instrument.
[PL 2025, c. 328, §4 (RP); PL 2025, c. 328, §10 (AFF).]
14.
Abstracts and copies.
[PL 2011, c. 378, §1 (RP).]
14-A.
Bail liens.
[PL 1991, c. 497, §9 (RP).]
14-B.
Paper copies.
Making paper copies of records at the office of the register of deeds as follows:
A.
Ten dollars per page for paper copies of plans; and
[PL 2025, c. 328, §5 (AMD); PL 2025, c. 328, §10 (AFF).]
B.
One dollar per page for other paper copies;
[PL 2013, c. 370, §3 (AMD).]
C.
[PL 2013, c. 370, §3 (RP).]
[PL 2025, c. 328, §5 (AMD); PL 2025, c. 328, §10 (AFF).]
14-C.
Abstracts and copies.
[PL 2011, c. 508, §2 (RP).]
14-D.
Downloads of 1,000 or more consecutive electronic images from a county registry of deeds.
Acquiring downloads of 1,000 or more consecutive electronic images from a county registry of deeds that is equipped to and voluntarily agrees to provide downloads of 1,000 or more consecutive electronic images pursuant to a written agreement with the person requesting the downloads, 25¢ per image;
[PL 2025, c. 328, §6 (AMD); PL 2025, c. 328, §10 (AFF).]
14-E.
Electronic images or printed images from a county registry of deeds website.
Acquiring electronic images or printed images from a county registry of deeds website:
A.
No charge for the first 400 electronic images acquired by a person in a calendar year;
[PL 2025, c. 328, §7 (AMD); PL 2025, c. 328, §10 (AFF).]
B.
Fifty cents per electronic image for each subsequent image after 400 electronic images acquired under paragraph A in the same calendar year, except that a municipality may not be charged a fee under this paragraph for acquisition of any number of electronic images from a county registry of deeds website; and
[PL 2025, c. 328, §7 (AMD); PL 2025, c. 328, §10 (AFF).]
C.
One dollar per printed image acquired, not including any applicable postage rates set by the county; and
[PL 2025, c. 328, §7 (NEW); PL 2025, c. 328, §10 (AFF).]
[PL 2025, c. 328, §7 (AMD); PL 2025, c. 328, §10 (AFF).]
15.
When payable.
Fees provided by this section shall be paid when the instrument is offered for record, except that fees payable by the State shall be paid monthly by the department or agencies requesting the recording, upon rendition of bills by the register of deeds. Said bills shall be paid within 10 days of receipt of same by the department or agencies.
[PL 1971, c. 321 (RPR).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1965, c. 265 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 321 (RPR). PL 1973, c. 226 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 625, §§228,230 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 198, §§1-6 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 145, §§1-11 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 422, §1 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 72, §3 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 541, §A208 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 666, §4 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 279, §§24-31 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 557, §§2,3 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 795, §6 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 645, §3 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 497, §§2-9 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 560, §3 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 55, §§8,9 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 246, §§1-3 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 575, §2 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 378, §§1, 2 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 508, §§1, 2 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 370, §§1-5 (AMD). PL 2025, c. 328, §§2-7 (AMD). PL 2025, c. 328, §10 (AFF).