2012 Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 33: PROPERTY
Chapter 11: REGISTER OF DEEDS
33 §751. Schedule

Subchapter 4: FEES

§751. Schedule

Except as provided in any other provision of law, registers of deeds shall receive the following fees for: [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, the sum of $13 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;

[ 2005, c. 246, §1 (AMD) .]

1-A. Divorce decrees or abstracts.

[ 1991, c. 497, §3 (RP) .]

2. Discharge.

[ 1981, c. 279, §26 (RP) .]

3. Municipal quitclaim deed.

[ 1977, c. 145, §3 (RP) .]

4. Copy of writ of attachment in unincorporated place.

[ 1977, c. 145, §4 (RP) .]

5. Certain corporation certificates.

[ 1973, c. 625, §228 (RP) .]

6. Copy of process against domestic corporation.

[ 1977, c. 145, §5 (RP) .]

7. Organization of nonprofit corporation.

[ 1979, c. 541, Pt. A, §208 (RP) .]

8. Federal liens.

[ 1991, c. 497, §4 (RP) .]

9. Plans. Recording, indexing and preserving plans, the sum of $15;

[ 2005, c. 246, §2 (AMD) .]

10. Municipal and unorganized territory tax liens.

[ 1991, c. 497, §5 (RP) .]

11. Mortgage foreclosure.

[ 1977, c. 145, §9 (RP) .]

12. District liens.

[ 1991, c. 497, §6 (RP) .]

13. Secured transactions.

[ 1991, c. 497, §7 (RP) .]

13-A. Previously recorded instrument. An instrument satisfying, releasing, discharging, assigning, subordinating, continuing, amending or extending an instrument previously recorded in the county in which recording is requested must make reference to only one previously recorded instrument, or a fee of $13 for each additional previously recorded instrument referred to must be paid.

[ 2005, c. 246, §3 (AMD) .]

14. Abstracts and copies.

[ 2011, c. 378, §1 (RP) .]

14-A. Bail liens.

[ 1991, c. 497, §9 (RP) .]

14-B. Abstracts and copies. Making abstracts and copies of records at the office of the register of deeds as follows:

A. Five dollars per page for paper abstracts and copies of plans; [2011, c. 378, §2 (NEW).]

B. One dollar per page for other paper abstracts and copies; and [2011, c. 378, §2 (NEW).]

C. Fifty cents per page for digital abstracts and copies, except that the fee is 5 per page for copies of 1,000 or more digital abstracts and copies of consecutive records; and [2011, c. 508, §1 (AMD).]

[ 2011, c. 508, §1 (AMD) .]

14-C. Abstracts and copies.

[ 2011, c. 508, §2 (RP) .]

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.

[ 1971, c. 321, (RPR) .]

SECTION HISTORY

1965, c. 265, (AMD). 1971, c. 321, (RPR). 1973, c. 226, (AMD). 1973, c. 625, §§228,230 (AMD). 1975, c. 198, §§1-6 (AMD). 1977, c. 145, §§1-11 (AMD). 1977, c. 422, §1 (AMD). 1979, c. 72, §3 (AMD). 1979, c. 541, §A208 (AMD). 1979, c. 666, §4 (AMD). 1981, c. 279, §§24-31 (AMD). 1981, c. 557, §§2,3 (AMD). 1983, c. 795, §6 (AMD). 1987, c. 645, §3 (AMD). 1991, c. 497, §§2-9 (AMD). 1993, c. 560, §3 (AMD). 2003, c. 55, §§8,9 (AMD). 2005, c. 246, §§1-3 (AMD). 2009, c. 575, §2 (AMD). 2011, c. 378, §§1, 2 (AMD). 2011, c. 508, §§1, 2 (AMD).