1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to real estate; filling in an inadvertent 
  1.3             omission for a temporary increase in the surcharge for 
  1.4             filing and recording certain documents to fund the 
  1.5             real estate task force; amending Minnesota Statutes 
  1.6             2001 Supplement, sections 508.82, subdivision 1; 
  1.7             508A.82, subdivision 1. 
  1.8   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.9      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 
  1.10  508.82, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
  1.11     Subdivision 1.  [STANDARD DOCUMENTS.] The fees to be paid 
  1.12  to the registrar shall be as follows: 
  1.13     (1) of the fees provided herein, five percent of the fees 
  1.14  collected under clauses (3), (5), (11), (13), (14), (16), and 
  1.15  (17), for filing or memorializing shall be paid to the state 
  1.16  treasurer and credited to the general fund; plus a $4.50 $5 
  1.17  surcharge shall be charged and collected in addition to the 
  1.18  total fees charged for each transaction under clauses (2), (3), 
  1.19  (5), (11), (13), (14), (16), and (17), with 50 cents of this 
  1.20  surcharge to be retained by the county to cover its 
  1.21  administrative costs, 50 cents must be deposited in the state 
  1.22  treasury to provide an additional funding source for the 
  1.23  appropriations in Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 10, 
  1.24  article 2, sections 98 and 99, to the legislative coordinating 
  1.25  commission for the real estate task force established under Laws 
  1.26  2000, chapter 391, and $4 to be paid to the state treasury and 
  2.1   credited to the general fund; 
  2.2      (2) for registering a first certificate of title, including 
  2.3   issuing a copy of it, $30; 
  2.4      (3) for registering each instrument transferring the fee 
  2.5   simple title for which a new certificate of title is issued and 
  2.6   for the registration of the new certificate of title, including 
  2.7   a copy of it, $30; 
  2.8      (4) for issuance of a CECT pursuant to section 508.351, 
  2.9   $15; 
  2.10     (5) for the entry of each memorial on a certificate, $15; 
  2.11     (6) for issuing each residue certificate, $20; 
  2.12     (7) for exchange certificates, $10 for each certificate 
  2.13  canceled and $10 for each new certificate issued; 
  2.14     (8) for each certificate showing condition of the register, 
  2.15  $10; 
  2.16     (9) for any certified copy of any instrument or writing on 
  2.17  file in the registrar's office, the same fees allowed by law to 
  2.18  county recorders for like services; 
  2.19     (10) for a noncertified copy of any certificate of title, 
  2.20  other than the copies issued under clauses (2) and (3), any 
  2.21  instrument or writing on file in the office of the registrar of 
  2.22  titles, or any specified page or part of it, an amount as 
  2.23  determined by the county board for each page or fraction of a 
  2.24  page specified.  If computer or microfilm printers are used to 
  2.25  reproduce the instrument or writing, a like amount per image; 
  2.26     (11) for filing two copies of any plat in the office of the 
  2.27  registrar, $30; 
  2.28     (12) for any other service under this chapter, such fee as 
  2.29  the court shall determine; 
  2.30     (13) for filing an amendment to a declaration in accordance 
  2.31  with chapter 515, $10 for each certificate upon which the 
  2.32  document is registered and $30 for an amended floor plan filed 
  2.33  in accordance with chapter 515; 
  2.34     (14) for filing an amendment to a common interest community 
  2.35  declaration and plat or amendment complying with section 
  2.36  515B.2-110, subsection (c), $10 for each certificate upon which 
  3.1   the document is registered and $30 for the filing of the 
  3.2   condominium or common interest community plat or amendment; 
  3.3      (15) for a copy of a condominium floor plan filed in 
  3.4   accordance with chapter 515, or a copy of a common interest 
  3.5   community plat complying with section 515B.2-110, subsection 
  3.6   (c), the fee shall be $1 for each page of the floor plan or 
  3.7   common interest community plat with a minimum fee of $10; 
  3.8      (16) for the filing of a certified copy of a plat of the 
  3.9   survey pursuant to section 508.23 or 508.671, $10; 
  3.10     (17) for filing a registered land survey in triplicate in 
  3.11  accordance with section 508.47, subdivision 4, $30; and 
  3.12     (18) for furnishing a certified copy of a registered land 
  3.13  survey in accordance with section 508.47, subdivision 4, $10. 
  3.14     Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 
  3.15  508A.82, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
  3.16     Subdivision 1.  [STANDARD DOCUMENTS.] The fees to be paid 
  3.17  to the registrar shall be as follows:  
  3.18     (1) of the fees provided herein, five percent of the fees 
  3.19  collected under clauses (3), (5), (11), (13), (14), and (17), 
  3.20  for filing or memorializing shall be paid to the state treasurer 
  3.21  and credited to the general fund; plus a $4.50 $5 surcharge 
  3.22  shall be charged and collected in addition to the total fees 
  3.23  charged for each transaction under clauses (2), (3), (5), (11), 
  3.24  (13), (14), and (17), with 50 cents of this surcharge to be 
  3.25  retained by the county to cover its administrative costs, 50 
  3.26  cents to be deposited in the state treasury to provide an 
  3.27  additional funding source for the appropriations in Laws 2001, 
  3.28  First Special Session chapter 10, article 2, sections 98 and 99, 
  3.29  to the legislative coordinating commission for the real estate 
  3.30  task force established under Laws 2000, chapter 391, and $4 to 
  3.31  be paid to the state treasury and credited to the general fund; 
  3.32     (2) for registering a first CPT, including issuing a copy 
  3.33  of it, $30; 
  3.34     (3) for registering each instrument transferring the fee 
  3.35  simple title for which a new CPT is issued and for the 
  3.36  registration of the new CPT, including a copy of it, $30; 
  4.1      (4) for issuance of a CECT pursuant to section 508A.351, 
  4.2   $15; 
  4.3      (5) for the entry of each memorial on a CPT, $15; 
  4.4      (6) for issuing each residue CPT, $20; 
  4.5      (7) for exchange CPTs or combined certificates of title, 
  4.6   $10 for each CPT and certificate of title canceled and $10 for 
  4.7   each new CPT or combined certificate of title issued; 
  4.8      (8) for each CPT showing condition of the register, $10; 
  4.9      (9) for any certified copy of any instrument or writing on 
  4.10  file in the registrar's office, the same fees allowed by law to 
  4.11  county recorders for like services; 
  4.12     (10) for a noncertified copy of any CPT, other than the 
  4.13  copies issued under clauses (2) and (3), any instrument or 
  4.14  writing on file in the office of the registrar of titles, or any 
  4.15  specified page or part of it, an amount as determined by the 
  4.16  county board for each page or fraction of a page specified.  If 
  4.17  computer or microfilm printers are used to reproduce the 
  4.18  instrument or writing, a like amount per image; 
  4.19     (11) for filing two copies of any plat in the office of the 
  4.20  registrar, $30; 
  4.21     (12) for any other service under sections 508A.01 to 
  4.22  508A.85, the fee the court shall determine; 
  4.23     (13) for filing an amendment to a declaration in accordance 
  4.24  with chapter 515, $10 for each certificate upon which the 
  4.25  document is registered and $30 for an amended floor plan filed 
  4.26  in accordance with chapter 515; 
  4.27     (14) for filing an amendment to a common interest community 
  4.28  declaration and plat or amendment complying with section 
  4.29  515B.2-110, subsection (c), and issuing a CECT if required, $10 
  4.30  for each certificate upon which the document is registered and 
  4.31  $30 for the filing of the condominium or common interest 
  4.32  community plat or amendment; 
  4.33     (15) for a copy of a condominium floor plan filed in 
  4.34  accordance with chapter 515, or a copy of a common interest 
  4.35  community plat complying with section 515B.2-110, subsection 
  4.36  (c), the fee shall be $1 for each page of the floor plan, or 
  5.1   common interest community plat with a minimum fee of $10; 
  5.2      (16) in counties in which the compensation of the examiner 
  5.3   of titles is paid in the same manner as the compensation of 
  5.4   other county employees, for each parcel of land contained in the 
  5.5   application for a CPT, as the number of parcels is determined by 
  5.6   the examiner, a fee which is reasonable and which reflects the 
  5.7   actual cost to the county, established by the board of county 
  5.8   commissioners of the county in which the land is located; 
  5.9      (17) for filing a registered land survey in triplicate in 
  5.10  accordance with section 508A.47, subdivision 4, $30; and 
  5.11     (18) for furnishing a certified copy of a registered land 
  5.12  survey in accordance with section 508A.47, subdivision 4, $10. 
  5.13     Sec. 3.  [ADDITIONAL FUND SOURCE FOR 2001 APPROPRIATION.] 
  5.14     The 50 cent increase in the surcharges made by the 
  5.15  amendments in sections 1 and 2 are available as an additional 
  5.16  funding source for the appropriations in Laws 2001, First 
  5.17  Special Session chapter 10, article 2, sections 98 and 99.  
  5.18     Sec. 4.  [PERIOD OF EFFECT.] 
  5.19     The 50 cent surcharge imposed by sections 1 and 2 is 
  5.20  effective until June 30, 2003, for documents:  (1) last 
  5.21  acknowledged ten or more days after the date of enactment; or 
  5.22  (2) filed 45 days or more following final enactment.  Section 3 
  5.23  is only effective during the period from ten business days after 
  5.24  its final enactment through June 30, 2003.