2019 US Virgin Islands Code
Title 28 - Property
Chapter 7 - Recording of Instruments
§ 133. Recording fees
(a) The following fees shall be paid for the recording of deeds, mortgages, contracts, etc.—
| (1) | not more than $400 | $11.00 |
| (2) | more than $400 and not more than $600 | 12.00 |
| (3) | more than $600 and not more than $1,000 | 13.00 |
| (4) | more than $1,000 and not more than $2,000 | 14.00 |
| (5) | more than $2,000 and not more than $3,000 | 15.00 |
| (6) | for each additional $1,000 | 1.00 |
(b) For contracts of lease, rent of real property, and delivering of cane, etc., the value shall be calculated as one year's rental amount. For reservation of use and benefit of real property, the fee shall be calculated upon one year's value.
(c) For recording documents to which the rules stated in subsections (a) and (b) of this section do not apply, the fee shall be $25.00: Provided, That, for judicial documents wherein title to property is transferred, the fee shall be based on the assessed value of the property.
(d) In addition to the recording fees, a fee shall be paid for entering the documents in the records, for each sheet of 400 words or less, in the amount of $1.00 for the English language and $1.25 for any other language.
(e) For attached documents, the recording fee shall be $2.50, plus $1.00 the fee for entering the attached document provided in subsection (d) of this section.
(f) For annotations from the records regarding encumbrances on the property or the want of title for the drawer of the instrument to dispose of the property, or of other things which serve to decide the value and validity of the instrument, the fee shall be one-half of the recording fee, but not exceeding $7.00. When the annotation can be rescinded the fee shall be one-quarter the recording fee, not exceeding $3.00.
(g) For a title and encumbrance certificate, the fee shall be $20.00.
(h) For the cancellation of instruments, the fee shall be one-fourth of the fee for the recording of such an instrument; for the cancellation of paid installments, the fee shall be one-fourth of the fee for the recording of a mortgage for the same amount; and for the release of mortgages or other documents, the fee shall be one-fourth of the fee for the recording of such a mortgage or other document.
(i) All fees under this section shall be paid in advance. These fees do not include the stamp tax.
(j) All fees collected pursuant to this section for the recording of mortgages of every kind shall be deposited into the Office of the Recorder of Deeds Fund.
(k)
(i)
- The following fees shall be paid for the recording of surveys in the Office of the Tax Assessor:
| (1) Descriptions | $10.00 |
| (2) Maps | $10.00 |
| (3) Maps (Sold by Sizes): | |
| Registration of New Maps | $ 5.00 |
| “F”, “G”, “E” and “D” | $ 5.00 |
| “A”, “B”, “C”, | $10.00 |
| (4) Islands Cays | $10.00 |
| (5) Water Resource Map | $10.00 |
| (6) Sediment Map | $10.00 |
| (7) Composite Map | $10.00 |
| (8) Official Zoning Map | $10.00 |
| (9) City Map | $10.00 |
| (10) Island Map | $15.00 |
| (11) Official Road Map | $15.00 |
| (12) Topography Aerial Map | $20.00 |
| (13) Attestation of Deeds | |
| Country and Town Property | $25.00 |
| Notation Only | $15.00 |
| Town Property Requiring Measuring Brief | $15.00 |
| Condominium Deeds | $15.00 |
| (14) Easements | $ 5.00 |
| (15) Coastal Zone Map | $20.00 |
| (16) Extract from Records | |
| Description | $ 5.00 |
| Measure Brief | $10.00 |
| Adjacent Ownership | |
| Certification (CZM) | $25.00 |
| (17) Real Property Tax Fees | |
| Tax Clearance Letter | $ 5.00 |
| Tax Map | $ 2.00 |
| Property Valuation Letter | $ 5.00 |
(ii) The Office of the Lieutenant Governor may, from time to time, amend the fees payable pursuant to subsection (k)(i), as well as establish additional fees related thereto.
(l) For Assignments of Mortgage and Leasehold Interest for several properties, the recording fees shall be $25.00 for the document and $4.00 for each property or unit attached; for certified copies, the recording fees shall be $10.00 for the first page and $1.00 for each additional page; for Certificates of Death, the recording fee shall be $25.00.
(m) For any service not described in this section, a fee schedule shall be established by the Recorder of Deeds and approved by the Lieutenant Governor.
