2005 Minnesota Statutes

     357.18 County recorder. 

    Subdivision 1.    County recorder fees.  The fees to be 
 charged by the county recorder shall be and not exceed the 
 following: 

    (1) for indexing and recording any deed or other instrument 
 a fee of $46; $10.50 shall be paid to the state treasury and 
 credited to the general fund; $10 shall be deposited in the 
 technology fund pursuant to subdivision 3; and $25.50 shall be 
 deposited in the county general fund; 

    (2) for documents containing multiple assignments, partial 
 releases or satisfactions a fee of $46; if the document cites 
 more than four recorded instruments, an additional fee of $10 
 for each additional instrument cited over the first four 
 citations; 

    (3) for certified copies of any records or papers, $10; 

    (4) for a noncertified copy of any instrument or writing on 
 file or recorded in the office of the county recorder, or any 
 specified page or part of it, an amount as determined by the 
 county board for each page or fraction of a page specified.  If 
 computer or microfilm printers are used to reproduce the 
 instrument or writing, a like amount per image; 

    (5) for an abstract of title, the fees shall be determined 
 by resolution of the county board duly adopted upon the 
 recommendation of the county recorder, and the fees shall not 
 exceed $10 for every entry, $100 for abstract certificate, $1 
 per page for each exhibit included within an abstract as a part 
 of an abstract entry, and $5 per name for each required name 
 search certification; 

    (6) for a copy of an official plat filed pursuant to 
 section 505.08, the fee shall be $10 and an additional $5 shall 
 be charged for the certification of each plat; 

    (7) for filing an amended floor plan in accordance with 
 chapter 515, an amended condominium plat in accordance with 
 chapter 515A, or a common interest community plat or amendment 
 complying with section 515B.2-110, subsection (c), the fee shall 
 be 50 cents per apartment or unit with a minimum fee of $56; 

    (8) for a copy of a floor plan filed pursuant to chapter 
 515, a copy of a condominium plat filed in accordance with 
 chapter 515A, or a copy of a common interest community plat 
 complying with section 515B.2-110, subsection (c), the fee shall 
 be $1 for each page of the floor plan, condominium plat or 
 common interest community plat with a minimum fee of $10; 

    (9) for recording any plat, a fee of $56, of which $10.50 
 must be paid to the state treasury and credited to the general 
 fund, $10 must be deposited in the technology fund pursuant to 
 subdivision 3, and $35.50 must be deposited in the county 
 general fund; and 

    (10) for a noncertified copy of any document submitted for 
 recording, if the original document is accompanied by a copy or 
 duplicate original, $2.  Upon receipt of the copy or duplicate 
 original and payment of the fee, a county recorder shall return 
 it marked "copy" or "duplicate," showing the recording date and, 
 if available, the document number assigned to the original. 

    Subd. 1a.    Abstracting service fees.  Fees fixed by or 
 established pursuant to subdivision 1 shall be the maximum fee 
 charged in all counties where the county recorder performs 
 abstracting services and shall be charged by persons authorized 
 to perform abstracting services in county buildings pursuant to 
 section 386.18.  

    Subd. 2.    Fees for recording instruments in county 
 recorder office.  Notwithstanding the provisions of any 
 special law to the contrary, the established fees pursuant to 
 subdivision 1 shall be the fee charged in all counties for the 
 specified service, other than Uniform Commercial Code documents, 
 and documents filed or recorded pursuant to sections 270C.63, 
 subdivision 6, 272.481 to 272.488, 277.20, and 386.77. 

    Subd. 3. Repealed by amendment, 2005 c 136 art 14 s 6 

    Subd. 4.    Technology fund.  The $10 fee collected 
 under subdivision 1, clause (1), shall be deposited in a 
 technology fund for obtaining, maintaining, and updating current 
 technology and equipment to provide services from the record 
 system.  The fund shall be disbursed at the county recorder's 
 discretion to provide modern information services from the 
 records system.  The fund is a supplemental fund and shall not 
 be construed to diminish the duty of the county governing body 
 to furnish funding for expenses and personnel necessary in the 
 performance of the duties of the office pursuant to section 
 386.015, subdivision 6, paragraph (a), clause (2), and to comply 
 with the requirements of section 357.182. 

    Subd. 5.    Variance from standards.  A document should 
 conform to the standards in section 507.093, paragraph (a), but 
 should not be rejected unless the document is not legible or 
 cannot be archived.  This subdivision applies only to documents 
 dated after July 31, 1997, and does not apply to Minnesota 
 uniform conveyancing blanks on file in the office of the 
 commissioner of commerce provided for under section 507.09, 
 certified copies, or any other form provided for under Minnesota 
 Statutes. 

    Subd. 6.    Registrar of titles' fees.  The fees to be 
 charged by the registrar of titles are in sections 508.82 and 
 508A.82. 

    HIST: (7002) RL s 2706; 1907 c 256 s 1; 1911 c 376 s 1; 1947 c 
 458 s 1; 1951 c 484 s 1; 1969 c 995 s 5; 1971 c 454 s 1,2; 1973 
 c 35 s 63; 1974 c 493 s 1; 1976 c 181 s 2; 1980 c 560 s 1; 1985 
 c 281 s 5; 1990 c 358 s 1; 1991 c 226 s 1; 1991 c 291 art 18 s 
 12; 1992 c 513 art 4 s 43; 1993 c 73 s 1; 1993 c 192 s 95; 1994 
 c 416 art 1 s 42; 1996 c 338 art 3 s 2; 1999 c 11 art 3 s 11; 
 1Sp2001 c 10 art 2 s 77; 2002 c 365 s 7; 2005 c 136 art 14 s 6; 
 2005 c 151 art 2 s 17; 1Sp2005 c 7 s 12