1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to counties; providing for fees and standards
1.3 	for the recording of certain documents; amending
1.4 	Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 357.18; 386.30;
1.5 	505.08, subdivision 2; 507.093; 508.82; 508A.82;
1.6 	515B.1-116; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
1.7 	Statutes, chapter 357.
1.8 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.9 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 357.18, is
1.10 	amended to read:
1.11 	357.18 COUNTY RECORDER.
1.12 		Subdivision 1.County recorder fees. The fees to be
1.13 	charged by the county recorder shall be as follows and not
1.14 	exceed the following:
1.15 	(1) for indexing and recording any deed or other instrument
1.16 	$1 for each page of an instrument, with a minimum fee of $15 a
1.17 	fee of $40; $4 shall be paid to the state treasury and credited
1.18 	to the general fund; 50 cents shall be retained by the county to
1.19 	cover the administrative costs; $10 shall be deposited in the
1.20 	technology fund pursuant to subdivision 3; and $25.50 to the
1.21 	county general fund;
1.22 	(2) for documents containing multiple assignments, partial
1.23 	releases or satisfactions $10 for each document number or book
1.24 	and page cited;
1.25 	(3) for certified copies of any records or papers, $1 for
1.26 	each page of an instrument with a minimum fee of $5;
2.1 	(4) for an abstract of title, the fees shall be determined
2.2 	by resolution of the county board duly adopted upon the
2.3 	recommendation of the county recorder, and the fees shall not
2.4 	exceed $5 $10 for every entry, $50 $100 for abstract
2.5 	certificate, $1 per page for each exhibit included within an
2.6 	abstract as a part of an abstract entry, and $2 $5 per name for
2.7 	each required name search certification;
2.8 	(5) for a copy of an official plat filed pursuant to
2.9 	section 505.08, the fee shall be $9.50 $10 and an additional 50
2.10 	cents $5 shall be charged for the certification of each plat;
2.11 	(6) for filing an amended floor plan in accordance with
2.12 	chapter 515, an amended condominium plat in accordance with
2.13 	chapter 515A, or a common interest community plat or amendment
2.14 	complying with section 515B.2-110, subsection (c), the fee shall
2.15 	be 50 cents per apartment or unit with a minimum fee of $30 $50;
2.16 	(7) for a copy of a floor plan filed pursuant to chapter
2.17 	515, a copy of a condominium plat filed in accordance with
2.18 	chapter 515A, or a copy of a common interest community plat
2.19 	complying with section 515B.2-110, subsection (c), the fee shall
2.20 	be $1 for each page of the floor plan, condominium plat or
2.21 	common interest community plat with a minimum fee of $10;
2.22 	(8) for recording any plat, a fee of $50, of which $4 must
2.23 	be paid to the state treasury and credited to the general fund,
2.24 	50 cents must be retained by the county to cover administrative
2.25 	costs, $10 must be deposited in the technology fund pursuant to
2.26 	subdivision 3, and $35.50 must be deposited in the county
2.27 	general fund.
2.28 		Subd. 1a.Abstracting service fees. Fees fixed by or
2.29 	established pursuant to subdivision 1 shall be the maximum fee
2.30 	charged in all counties where the county recorder performs
2.31 	abstracting services and shall be charged by persons authorized
2.32 	to perform abstracting services in county buildings pursuant to
2.33 	section 386.18.
2.34 		Subd. 2.Fees for recording instruments in county
2.35 	recorder office. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general
2.36 	or special law to the contrary, the established fees pursuant to
3.1 	subdivision 1 shall be the recording fee per document charged in
3.2 	all counties.  The fees prescribed by this section shall govern
3.3 	the filing or recording of all instruments in the office of the
3.4 	county recorder other than Uniform Commercial Code documents,
3.5 	and documents filed or recorded pursuant to sections 270.69,
3.6 	subdivision 2, paragraph (c), 272.481 to 272.488, 277.20, and
3.7 	386.77.
3.8 	Subd. 3. [SURCHARGE.] In addition to the fees imposed in
3.9 	subdivision 1, a $4.50 surcharge shall be collected:  on each
3.10 	fee charged under subdivision 1, clauses (1) and (6), and for
3.11 	each abstract certificate under subdivision 1, clause (4).
3.12 	Fifty cents of each surcharge shall be retained by the county to
3.13 	cover its administrative costs and $4 shall be paid to the state
3.14 	treasury and credited to the general fund.
3.15 		Subd. 4.equipment technology fund. $1 of each The $10 
3.16 	fee collected under subdivision 1, clause (1), shall be
3.17 	deposited in an equipment a technology fund to for obtaining,
3.18 	maintaining, and updating current technology and equipment to
3.19 	provide services from the record system.  The fund shall be
3.20 	disbursed at the county recorder's discretion to provide modern
3.21 	information services from the records system. The fund is a
3.22 	supplemental fund and shall not be construed to diminish the
3.23 	duty of the county governing body to furnish funding for
3.24 	expenses and personnel necessary in the performance of the
3.25 	duties of said office pursuant to section 386.015, subdivision
3.26 	6, paragraph (a), clause (2), and to comply with the
3.27 	requirements of section 386.30.
3.28 	Subd. 5 4.  [VARIANCE FROM STANDARDS.] A document that does
3.29 	not should conform to the standards in section 507.093,
3.30 	paragraph (a), shall not be recorded except upon payment of an
3.31 	additional fee of $10 per document but should not be rejected
3.32 	unless the document is not legible or cannot be archived.  This
3.33 	subdivision applies only to documents dated after July 31, 1997,
3.34 	and does not apply to Minnesota uniform conveyancing
3.35 	blanks contained in the book of forms on file in the office of
3.36 	the commissioner of commerce provided for under section 507.09,
4.1 	certified copies, or any other form provided for under Minnesota
4.2 	Statutes.

4.3 	Sec. 2. [357.182] COUNTY FEES AND RECORDING STANDARDS FOR
4.4 	THE RECORDING OF REAL ESTATE DOCUMENTS.
4.5 		Subdivision 1.Application. Unless otherwise specified
4.6 	in this section and notwithstanding any other law to the
4.7 	contrary, effective August 1, 2005, this section applies to each
4.8 	county in Minnesota.  Documents presented for recording within
4.9 	60 days from the effective date of this act and that are
4.10 	acknowledged, sworn to before a notary, or certified prior to
4.11 	the effective date of this act must not be rejected for failure
4.12 	to include the new filing fee.
4.13 		Subd. 2.Fee restrictions. Notwithstanding any local law
4.14 	or ordinance to the contrary, no county may charge or collect
4.15 	any fee, special or otherwise, or however described, other than
4.16 	a fee denominated or prescribed by state law, for any service,
4.17 	task, or step performed by any county officer or employee in
4.18 	connection with the receipt, recording, and return of any
4.19 	recordable instrument by the county recorder or registrar of
4.20 	titles, whether received by mail, in person, or by electronic
4.21 	delivery, including, but not limited to, opening mail; handling,
4.22 	transferring, or transporting the instrument; certifying no
4.23 	delinquent property taxes; payment of state deed tax, mortgage
4.24 	registry tax, or conservation fee; recording of approved plats,
4.25 	subdivision splits, or combinations; or any other prerequisites
4.26 	to recording, and returning the instrument by regular mail or in
4.27 	person to the person identified in the instrument for that
4.28 	purpose.
4.29 		Subd. 3.Recording requirements. Each county recorder
4.30 	and registrar of titles shall, within 15 business days after any
4.31 	instrument in recordable form accompanied by payment of
4.32 	applicable fees by customary means is delivered to the county
4.33 	for recording or is otherwise received by the county recorder or
4.34 	registrar of titles for that purpose, record and index the
4.35 	instrument in the manner provided by law and return it by
4.36 	regular mail or in person to the person identified in the
5.1 	instrument for that purpose, if the instrument does not require
5.2 	certification of no-delinquent taxes, payment of state deed tax,
5.3 	mortgage registry tax, or conservation fee.  Each county will
5.4 	establish a policy for the timely handling of instruments which
5.5 	require certification of no-delinquent taxes, payment of state
5.6 	deed tax, mortgage registry tax, or conservation fee and that
5.7 	policy may allow up to an additional five business days at the
5.8 	request of the office or offices responsible to complete the
5.9 	payment and certification process.
5.10 	For calendar years 2009 and 2010, the maximum time allowed
5.11 	for completion of the recording process for documents presented
5.12 	in recordable form will be 15 business days.
5.13 	For calendar year 2011 and thereafter, the maximum time
5.14 	allowed for completion of the recording process for documents
5.15 	presented in recordable form will be ten business days.
5.16 	Instruments recorded electronically are to be returned no
5.17 	later than five business days after receipt by the county in a
5.18 	recordable format.
5.19 		Subd. 4.Compliance with recording requirements. For
5.20 	calendar year 2007, a county shall be deemed to be in compliance
5.21 	with the recording requirements prescribed by subdivision 3 if
5.22 	at least 60 percent of all recordable instruments described in
5.23 	subdivision 3 and received by the county in that year are
5.24 	recorded and returned within the time limits prescribed in
5.25 	subdivision 3.  In calendar year 2008, at least 70 percent of
5.26 	all recordable instruments must be recorded and returned in
5.27 	compliance with the recording requirements; for calendar year
5.28 	2009, at least 80 percent of all recordable instruments must be
5.29 	recorded and returned in compliance with the recording
5.30 	requirements; and for calendar year 2010 and later years, at
5.31 	least 90 percent of all recordable instruments must be recorded
5.32 	and returned in compliance with the recording requirements.
5.33 		Subd. 5.Temporary suspension of compliance with
5.34 	recording requirements. Compliance with the requirements of
5.35 	subdivision 4 may be suspended for up to six months when a
5.36 	county undertakes material enhancements to its systems for
6.1 	receipt, handling, paying of deed and mortgage tax and
6.2 	conservation fees, recording, indexing, certification, and
6.3 	return of instruments.  The six-month suspension may be extended
6.4 	for up to an additional six months if a county board finds by
6.5 	resolution that the additional time is necessary because of the
6.6 	difficulties of implementing the enhancement.
6.7 		Subd. 6.Certification of compliance with recording
6.8 	requirements. A requirement is imposed effective in 2007 for
6.9 	the 2008 county budget that requires the county recorder and
6.10 	registrar of titles for each county to file with the county
6.11 	commissioners, as part of their budget request, a report that
6.12 	establishes the status for the previous year of their compliance
6.13 	with the requirements established in subdivision 3.  If the
6.14 	office has not achieved compliance with the recording
6.15 	requirements, the report must include an explanation of the
6.16 	failure to comply, recommendations by the recorder/registrar to
6.17 	cure the noncompliance and to prevent a reoccurrence and a
6.18 	proposal identifying actions, deadlines, and funding necessary
6.19 	for bringing the county into compliance.
6.20 		Subd. 7.Restriction on use of recording
6.21 	fees. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, effective for
6.22 	county budgets adopted after January 1, 2006, each county shall
6.23 	segregate the additional unallocated fee authorized by this act
6.24 	from the application of the provisions of chapters 386, 507,
6.25 	508, and 508A, in an appropriate account.  These funds are
6.26 	available as authorized by the Board of County Commissioners for
6.27 	supporting enhancements to the recording process, including
6.28 	electronic recording, to fund compliance efforts specified in
6.29 	subdivision 5 and for use in undertaking data integration and
6.30 	aggregation projects.  Funds shall remain in the account until
6.31 	expended for any of the authorized purposes set forth in this
6.32 	subdivision.  These funds shall not be considered as available
6.33 	to supplant the normal operating expenses for the office of
6.34 	county recorder or registrar of titles.

6.35 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 386.30, is
6.36 	amended to read:
7.1 	386.30 DEEDS RECORDED WITHIN 30 15 BUSINESS DAYS.
7.2 	Each county recorder shall, within 30 15 business days
7.3 	after any instrument entitled to record is left for that
7.4 	purpose, actually record the same in the manner provided by law
7.5 	and return the same in person or by mail to the person who left
7.6 	such instrument for record, if the person's residence is known,
7.7 	or to such other person and at such address as the recorder may
7.8 	be directed to deliver the same. If the instrument is submitted
7.9 	electronically, the recorder must return it in the same manner
7.10 	within five business days.Persistent failure to so record and
7.11 	return instruments entitled to record, upon demand therefor and
7.12 	payment of recording fees, shall constitute nonfeasance in
7.13 	office and be sufficient ground for removal therefrom. The
7.14 	15-business-day and five-business-day periods begin on the day
7.15 	that the tax certifications required by chapters 272 and 287 are
7.16 	made.In a county in which the office of county recorder has
7.17 	been combined with another county office, the 30-day 
7.18 	15-business-day time period begins when the tax certifications
7.19 	required by chapters 272 and 287 are made, but the total period
7.20 	to complete the time period after receipt of the instrument by
7.21 	the office must not exceed 60 30 business days.

7.22 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 505.08,
7.23 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
7.24 		Subd. 2.Public certified copies.  The copies of the
7.25 	official plat or of the exact reproducible copy shall be
7.26 	compared and certified to by the county recorder in the manner
7.27 	in which certified copies of records are issued in the
7.28 	recorder's office, and the copy thereof shall be bound in a
7.29 	proper volume for the use of the general public and anyone shall
7.30 	have access to and may inspect such certified copy at their
7.31 	pleasure.  When the plat includes both registered and
7.32 	nonregistered land two copies thereof shall be so certified and
7.33 	bound, one for such general public use in each of the offices of
7.34 	the county recorder and registrar of titles; provided, however,
7.35 	that only one such copy so certified and bound shall be provided
7.36 	for general public use in those counties wherein the office
8.1 	quarters of the county recorder and registrar of titles are one
8.2 	and the same.  When the copy, or any part thereof, shall become
8.3 	unintelligible from use or wear or otherwise, at the request of
8.4 	the county recorder it shall be the duty of the county surveyor
8.5 	to make a reproduction copy of the official plat, or the exact
8.6 	transparent reproducible copy under the direct supervision of
8.7 	the county recorder, who shall compare the copy, certify that it
8.8 	is a correct copy thereof, by proper certificate as above set
8.9 	forth, and it shall be bound in the volume, and under the page,
8.10 	and in the place of the discarded copy.  In counties not having
8.11 	a county surveyor the county recorder shall employ a licensed
8.12 	land surveyor to make such reproduction copy, at the expense of
8.13 	the county.  The county recorder shall receive as a fee for
8.14 	filing these plats, as aforesaid described, 50 cents per lot,
8.15 	but shall receive not less than $30 for any plat filed in the
8.16 	recorder's office pursuant to section 357.18, subdivision 1.
8.17 	Reproductions from the exact transparent reproducible copy shall
8.18 	be available to any person upon request and the cost of such
8.19 	reproductions shall be paid by the person making such request.
8.20 	If a copy of the official plat is requested the county recorder
8.21 	shall prepare it and duly certify that it is a copy of the
8.22 	official plat and the cost of such copy shall be paid by the
8.23 	person making such request.

8.24 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 507.093, is
8.25 	amended to read:
8.26 	507.093 STANDARDS FOR DOCUMENTS TO BE RECORDED OR FILED.
8.27 	(a) The following standards are imposed on documents to be
8.28 	recorded with the county recorder or filed with the registrar of
8.29 	titles:
8.30 	(1) The document shall consist of one or more individual
8.31 	sheets measuring no larger than 8.5 inches by 14 inches.
8.32 	(2) The form of the document shall be printed, typewritten,
8.33 	or computer generated in black ink and the form of the document
8.34 	shall not be smaller than 8-point type.
8.35 	(3) The document shall be on white paper of not less than
8.36 	20-pound weight with no background color,or images, or writing 
9.1 	and shall have a clear border of approximately one-half inch on
9.2 	the top, bottom, and each side.
9.3 	(4) The first page of the document shall contain a blank
9.4 	space at the top measuring three inches, as measured from the
9.5 	top of the page.  The right half is to be used by the county
9.6 	recorder or registrar of titles for recording information or
9.7 	registrar of titles for filing information and the left half is 
9.8 	to be used by the county auditor or treasurer for
9.9 	certification. An administrative page may be attached to the
9.10 	face of the document to accommodate this standard.
9.11 	(5) The title of the document shall be prominently
9.12 	displayed at the top of the first page below the blank space
9.13 	referred to in clause (4).
9.14 	(6) No additional sheet shall be attached or affixed to a
9.15 	page that covers up any information or printed part of the form.
9.16 	(7) A document presented for recording or filing must be
9.17 	sufficiently legible to reproduce produce a readable copy using
9.18 	the county recorder's or registrar of title's titles' current
9.19 	method of reproduction archiving records.
9.20 	The standards in this paragraph do not apply to a document
9.21 	that is recorded or filed as part of a pilot project for the
9.22 	electronic filing of real estate documents implemented by the
9.23 	task force created in Laws 2000, chapter 391.
9.24 	(b) The recording or filing fee for a document that does
9.25 	not conform to the standards in paragraph (a) shall be increased
9.26 	as provided in sections 357.18, subdivision 5; 508.82; and
9.27 	508A.82.
9.28 	(c) The recorder or registrar general fund shall refund the
9.29 	recording or filing fee to the applicant if the real estate
9.30 	documents are not filed or registered recorded within 30 15
9.31 	business days after receipt or after five business days if the
9.32 	document is submitted electronically, or as otherwise provided
9.33 	by section 386.30.

9.34 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 508.82, is
9.35 	amended to read:
9.36 	508.82  REGISTRAR'S REGISTRAR OF TITLES' FEES.
10.1 		Subdivision 1.Standard documents. The fees to be paid
10.2 	to charged by the registrar of titles shall be as follows and
10.3 	not exceed the following:
10.4 	(1) of the fees provided herein, five percent $1.50 of the
10.5 	fees collected under clauses (3), (5), (11), (13),(4), (10),
10.6 	(12),(14), (16), and (17),for filing or memorializing shall be
10.7 	paid to the commissioner of finance state treasury pursuant to
10.8 	section 508.75and credited to the general fund; plus a $4.50
10.9 	surcharge shall be charged and collected in addition to the
10.10 	total fees charged for each transaction under clauses (2), (3),
10.11 	(5), (11), (13), (14), (16), and (17), with 50 cents of this
10.12 	surcharge to be retained by the county to cover its
10.13 	administrative costs, and $4 to be paid to the state treasury
10.14 	and credited to the general fund;
10.15 	(2) for registering a first certificate of title, including
10.16 	issuing a copy of it, $30 $40.  Pursuant to clause (1),
10.17 	distribution of this fee is as follows:
10.18 	(i) $4 shall be paid to the state treasury and credited to
10.19 	the general fund;
10.20 	(ii) 50 cents shall be retained by the county to cover
10.21 	administrative costs;
10.22 	(iii) $10 shall be deposited in the technology fund
10.23 	pursuant to section 357.18, subdivision 3; and 
10.24 	(iv) $25.50 shall be deposited to the county general fund;
10.25 	(3) for registering each instrument transferring the fee
10.26 	simple title for which a new certificate of title is issued and
10.27 	for the registration of the new certificate of title, including
10.28 	a copy of it, $30 $40.  Pursuant to clause (1), distribution of
10.29 	this fee is as follows:
10.30 	(i) $1.50 shall be paid to the state treasury and credited
10.31 	to the general fund;
10.32 	(ii) $4 shall be paid to the state treasury and credited to
10.33 	the general fund;
10.34 	(iii) 50 cents shall be retained by the county to cover
10.35 	administrative costs;
10.36 	(iv) $10 shall be deposited in the technology fund pursuant
11.1 	to section 357.18, subdivision 3; and 
11.2 	(v) $24 shall be deposited to the county general fund;
11.3 	(4) for issuance of a CECT pursuant to section 508.351,
11.4 	$15;
11.5 	(5) for the entry of each memorial on a
11.6 	certificate, $15 $40.  For multiple certificate entries, $20
11.7 	thereafter.  Pursuant to clause (1), distribution of this fee is
11.8 	as follows:
11.9 	(i) $1.50 shall be paid to the state treasury and credited
11.10 	to the general fund;
11.11 	(ii) $4 shall be paid to the state treasury and credited to
11.12 	the general fund;
11.13 	(iii) 50 cents shall be retained by the county to cover
11.14 	administrative costs;
11.15 	(iv) $10 shall be deposited in the technology fund pursuant
11.16 	to section 357.18, subdivision 3;
11.17 	(v) $24 shall be deposited to the county general fund; and 
11.18 	(vi) $20 shall be deposited to the county general fund for
11.19 	each multiple entry used;
11.20 	(6) (5) for issuing each residue certificate, $20 $40;
11.21 	(7) (6) for exchange certificates, $10 $20 for each
11.22 	certificate canceled and $10 $20 for each new certificate
11.23 	issued;
11.24 	(8) (7) for each certificate showing condition of the
11.25 	register, $10 $50;
11.26 	(9) (8) for any certified copy of any instrument or writing
11.27 	on file or recorded in the registrar's registrar of titles' 
11.28 	office, the same fees allowed by law to county recorders for
11.29 	like services;
11.30 	(10) (9) for a noncertified copy of any certificate of
11.31 	title, other than the copies issued under clauses (2) and (3),
11.32 	any instrument or writing on file or recorded in the office of
11.33 	the registrar of titles, or any specified page or part of it, an
11.34 	amount as determined by the county board for each page or
11.35 	fraction of a page specified.  If computer or microfilm printers
11.36 	are used to reproduce the instrument or writing, a like amount
12.1 	per image;
12.2 	(11) (10) for filing two copies of any plat in the office
12.3 	of the registrar, $30 $50.  Pursuant to clause (1), distribution
12.4 	of this fee is as follows:
12.5 	(i) $1.50 shall be paid to the state treasury and credited
12.6 	to the general fund;
12.7 	(ii) $4 shall be paid to the state treasury and credited to
12.8 	the general fund;
12.9 	(iii) 50 cents shall be retained by the county to cover
12.10 	administrative costs;
12.11 	(iv) $10 shall be deposited in the technology fund pursuant
12.12 	to section 357.18, subdivision 3; and 
12.13 	(v) $34 shall be deposited to the county general fund;
12.14 	(12) (11) for any other service under this chapter, such
12.15 	fee as the court shall determine;
12.16 	(13) (12) for filing an amendment to a declaration in
12.17 	accordance with chapter 515, $10 $40 for each certificate upon
12.18 	which the document is registered and $30 for multiple
12.19 	certificate entries, $20 thereafter; $50 for an amended floor
12.20 	plan filed in accordance with chapter 515.  Pursuant to clause
12.21 	(1), distribution of this fee is as follows:
12.22 	(i) $1.50 shall be paid to the state treasury and credited
12.23 	to the general fund;
12.24 	(ii) $4 shall be paid to the state treasury and credited to
12.25 	the general fund;
12.26 	(iii) 50 cents shall be retained by the county to cover
12.27 	administrative costs;
12.28 	(iv) $10 shall be deposited in the technology fund pursuant
12.29 	to section 357.18, subdivision 3;
12.30 	(v) $24 shall be deposited to the county general fund for
12.31 	amendment to a declaration;
12.32 	(vi) $20 shall be deposited to the county general fund for
12.33 	each multiple entry used; and 
12.34 	(vii) $34 shall be deposited to the county general fund for
12.35 	an amended floor plan;
12.36 	(13) for issuance of a CECT pursuant to section 508.351,
13.1 	$40;
13.2 	(14) for filing an amendment to a common interest community
13.3 	declaration and plat or amendment complying with section
13.4 	515B.2-110, subsection (c), $10 $40 for each certificate upon
13.5 	which the document is registered and $30 for multiple
13.6 	certificate entries, $20 thereafter and $50 for the filing of
13.7 	the condominium or common interest community plat or amendment.
13.8 	Pursuant to clause (1), distribution of this fee is as follows:
13.9 	(i) $1.50 shall be paid to the state treasury and credited
13.10 	to the general fund;
13.11 	(ii) $4 shall be paid to the state treasury and credited to
13.12 	the general fund;
13.13 	(iii) 50 cents shall be retained by the county to cover
13.14 	administrative costs;
13.15 	(iv) $10 shall be deposited in the technology fund pursuant
13.16 	to section 357.18, subdivision 3;
13.17 	(v) $24 shall be deposited to the county general fund for
13.18 	the filing of an amendment complying with section 515B.2-110,
13.19 	subsection (c);
13.20 	(vi) $20 shall be deposited to the county general fund for
13.21 	each multiple entry used; and 
13.22 	(vii) $34 shall be deposited to the county general fund for
13.23 	the filing of a condominium or CIC plat or amendment;
13.24 	(15) for a copy of a condominium floor plan filed in
13.25 	accordance with chapter 515, or a copy of a common interest
13.26 	community plat complying with section 515B.2-110, subsection
13.27 	(c), the fee shall be $1 for each page of the floor plan or
13.28 	common interest community plat with a minimum fee of $10;
13.29 	(16) for the filing of a certified copy of a plat of the
13.30 	survey pursuant to section 508.23 or 508.671, $10 $40.  Pursuant
13.31 	to clause (1), distribution of this fee is as follows:
13.32 	(i) $1.50 shall be paid to the state treasury and credited
13.33 	to the general fund;
13.34 	(ii) $4 shall be paid to the state treasury and credited to
13.35 	the general fund;
13.36 	(iii) 50 cents shall be retained by the county to cover
14.1 	administrative costs;
14.2 	(iv) $10 shall be deposited in the technology fund pursuant
14.3 	to section 357.18, subdivision 3; and 
14.4 	(v) $24 shall be deposited to the county general fund;
14.5 	(17) for filing a registered land survey in triplicate in
14.6 	accordance with section 508.47, subdivision 4, $30 $50.
14.7 	Pursuant to clause (1), distribution of this fee is as follows:
14.8 	(i) $1.50 shall be paid to the state treasury and credited
14.9 	to the general fund;
14.10 	(ii) $4 shall be paid to the state treasury and credited to
14.11 	the general fund;
14.12 	(iii) 50 cents shall be retained by the county to cover its
14.13 	administrative costs;
14.14 	(iv) $10 shall be deposited in the technology fund pursuant
14.15 	to section 357.18, subdivision 3; and 
14.16 	(v) $34 shall be deposited to the county general fund; and
14.17 	(18) for furnishing a certified copy of a registered land
14.18 	survey in accordance with section 508.47, subdivision 4, $10 $15.
14.19 	Subd. 1a.[FEES FOR RECORDING INSTRUMENTS WITH REGISTRAR
14.20 	OF TITLES' OFFICE.] Notwithstanding the provisions of any
14.21 	general or special law to the contrary, the established fees
14.22 	pursuant to subdivision 1 shall be the recording fee per
14.23 	document charged in all counties.  No other fee may be required
14.24 	for recording a document with the registrar of titles without
14.25 	amending section 508.82.  The fees prescribed by this section
14.26 	shall govern the filing or recording of all instruments in the
14.27 	office of the registrar of titles other than Uniform Commercial
14.28 	Code documents and documents filed or recorded pursuant to
14.29 	sections 270.69, subdivision 2, paragraph (c); 272.481 to
14.30 	272.488; 277.20; and 386.77.
14.31 		Subd. 2.Variance from standards. A document that does
14.32 	not should conform to the standards in section 507.093,
14.33 	paragraph (a), shall not be filed except upon payment of an
14.34 	additional fee of $10 per document but should not be rejected
14.35 	unless the document is not legible or cannot be archived.  This
14.36 	subdivision applies only to documents dated after July 31, 1997,
15.1 	and does not apply to Minnesota uniform conveyancing
15.2 	blanks contained in the book of forms on file in the office of
15.3 	the commissioner of commerce provided for under section 507.09,
15.4 	certified copies, or any other form provided for under Minnesota
15.5 	Statutes.

15.6 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 508A.82, is
15.7 	amended to read:
15.8 	508A.82  REGISTRAR'S REGISTRAR OF TITLES' FEES.
15.9 		Subdivision 1.Standard documents. The fees to be paid
15.10 	to charged by the registrar of titles shall be as follows and
15.11 	not exceed the following:
15.12 	(1) of the fees provided herein, five percent $1.50 of the
15.13 	fees collected under clauses (3), (5), (11), (13), (14) (15),
15.14 	and (17),(18) for filing or memorializing shall be paid to the
15.15 	commissioner of finance state treasury pursuant to section
15.16 	508.75 and credited to the general fund; plus a $4.50 surcharge
15.17 	shall be charged and collected in addition to the total fees
15.18 	charged for each transaction under clauses (2), (3), (5), (11),
15.19 	(13), (14), and (17), with 50 cents of this surcharge to be
15.20 	retained by the county to cover its administrative costs, and $4
15.21 	to be paid to the state treasury and credited to the general
15.22 	fund;
15.23 	(2) for registering a first CPT, including issuing a copy
15.24 	of it, $30;$40.  Pursuant to clause (1), distribution of the
15.25 	fee is as follows:
15.26 	(i) $4 shall be paid to the state treasury and credited to
15.27 	the general fund;
15.28 	(ii) 50 cents shall be retained by the county to cover
15.29 	administrative costs;
15.30 	(iii) $10 shall be deposited in the technology fund
15.31 	pursuant to section 357.18, subdivision 3; and 
15.32 	(iv) $25.50 shall be deposited to the county general fund;
15.33 	(3) for registering each instrument transferring the fee
15.34 	simple title for which a new CPT is issued and for the
15.35 	registration of the new CPT, including a copy of it, $30;$40.
15.36 	Pursuant to clause (1), distribution of the fee is as follows:
16.1 	(i) $1.50 shall be paid to the state treasury and credited
16.2 	to the general fund;
16.3 	(ii) $4 shall be paid to the state treasury and credited to
16.4 	the general fund;
16.5 	(iii) 50 cents shall be retained by the county to cover
16.6 	administrative costs;
16.7 	(iv) $10 shall be deposited in the technology fund pursuant
16.8 	to section 357.18, subdivision 3; and 
16.9 	(v) $24 shall be deposited to the county general fund;
16.10 	(4) for issuance of a CECT pursuant to section 508A.351,
16.11 	$15;
16.12 	(5) for the entry of each memorial on a CPT, $15;$40; for
16.13 	multiple certificate entries, $20 thereafter.  Pursuant to
16.14 	clause (1) distribution of the fee is as follows:
16.15 	(i) $1.50 shall be paid to the state treasury and credited
16.16 	to the general fund;
16.17 	(ii) $4 shall be paid to the state treasury and credited to
16.18 	the general fund;
16.19 	(iii) 50 cents shall be retained by the county to cover
16.20 	administrative costs;
16.21 	(iv) $10 shall be deposited in the technology fund pursuant
16.22 	to section 357.18, subdivision 3;
16.23 	(v) $24 shall be deposited to the county general fund; and 
16.24 	(vi) $20 shall be deposited to the county general fund for
16.25 	each multiple entry used;
16.26 	(6) for issuing each residue CPT, $20 $40;
16.27 	(7) for exchange CPTs or combined certificates of title,
16.28 	$10 $20 for each CPT and certificate of title canceled and
16.29 	$10 $20 for each new CPT or combined certificate of title
16.30 	issued;
16.31 	(8) for each CPT showing condition of the
16.32 	register, $10 $50;
16.33 	(9) for any certified copy of any instrument or writing on
16.34 	file or recorded in the registrar's registrar of titles' office,
16.35 	the same fees allowed by law to county recorders for like
16.36 	services;
17.1 	(10) for a noncertified copy of any CPT, other than the
17.2 	copies issued under clauses (2) and (3), any instrument or
17.3 	writing on file or recorded in the office of the registrar of
17.4 	titles, or any specified page or part of it, an amount as
17.5 	determined by the county board for each page or fraction of a
17.6 	page specified.  If computer or microfilm printers are used to
17.7 	reproduce the instrument or writing, a like amount per image;
17.8 	(11) for filing two copies of any plat in the office of the
17.9 	registrar, $30;$50.  Pursuant to clause (1), distribution of
17.10 	the fee is as follows:
17.11 	(i) $1.50 shall be paid to the state treasury and credited
17.12 	to the general fund;
17.13 	(ii) $4 shall be paid to the state treasury and credited to
17.14 	the general fund;
17.15 	(iii) 50 cents shall be retained by the county to cover
17.16 	administrative costs;
17.17 	(iv) $10 shall be deposited in the technology fund pursuant
17.18 	to section 357.18, subdivision 3; and 
17.19 	(v) $34 shall be deposited to the county general fund;
17.20 	(12) for any other service under sections 508A.01 to
17.21 	508A.85, the fee the court shall determine;
17.22 	(13) for filing an amendment to a declaration in accordance
17.23 	with chapter 515, $10 $40 for each certificate upon which the
17.24 	document is registered and $30 for multiple certificate entries,
17.25 	$20 thereafter; $50 for an amended floor plan filed in
17.26 	accordance with chapter 515;.  Pursuant to clause (1),
17.27 	distribution of the fee is as follows:
17.28 	(i) $1.50 shall be paid to the state treasury and credited
17.29 	to the general fund;
17.30 	(ii) $4 shall be paid to the state treasury and credited to
17.31 	the general fund;
17.32 	(iii) 50 cents shall be retained by the county to cover
17.33 	administrative costs;
17.34 	(iv) $10 shall be deposited in the technology fund pursuant
17.35 	to section 357.18, subdivision 3;
17.36 	(v) $24 shall be deposited to the county general fund for
18.1 	amendment to a declaration;
18.2 	(vi) $20 shall be deposited to the county general fund for
18.3 	each multiple entry used; and 
18.4 	(vii) $34 shall be deposited to the county general fund for
18.5 	an amended floor plan;
18.6 	(14) for issuance of a CECT pursuant to section 508.351,
18.7 	$40;
18.8 	(15) for filing an amendment to a common interest community
18.9 	declaration and plat or amendment complying with section
18.10 	515B.2-110, subsection (c), and issuing a CECT if
18.11 	required, $10 $40 for each certificate upon which the document
18.12 	is registered and $30 for multiple certificate entries, $20
18.13 	thereafter; $50 for the filing of the condominium or common
18.14 	interest community plat or amendment;.  Pursuant to clause (1),
18.15 	distribution of the fee is as follows:
18.16 	(i) $1.50 shall be paid to the state treasury and credited
18.17 	to the general fund;
18.18 	(ii) $4 shall be paid to the state treasury and credited to
18.19 	the general fund;
18.20 	(iii) 50 cents shall be retained by the county to cover
18.21 	administrative costs;
18.22 	(iv) $10 shall be deposited in the technology fund pursuant
18.23 	to section 357.18, subdivision 3;
18.24 	(v) $24 shall be deposited to the county general fund for
18.25 	the filing of an amendment complying with section 515B.2-110,
18.26 	subsection (c);
18.27 	(vi) $20 shall be deposited to the county general fund for
18.28 	each multiple entry used; and 
18.29 	(vii) $34 shall be deposited to the county general fund for
18.30 	the filing of a condominium or CIC plat or amendment;
18.31 	(15) (16) for a copy of a condominium floor plan filed in
18.32 	accordance with chapter 515, or a copy of a common interest
18.33 	community plat complying with section 515B.2-110, subsection
18.34 	(c), the fee shall be $1 for each page of the floor plan, or
18.35 	common interest community plat with a minimum fee of $10;
18.36 	(16) (17) in counties in which the compensation of the
19.1 	examiner of titles is paid in the same manner as the
19.2 	compensation of other county employees, for each parcel of land
19.3 	contained in the application for a CPT, as the number of parcels
19.4 	is determined by the examiner, a fee which is reasonable and
19.5 	which reflects the actual cost to the county, established by the
19.6 	board of county commissioners of the county in which the land is
19.7 	located;
19.8 	(17) (18) for filing a registered land survey in triplicate
19.9 	in accordance with section 508A.47, subdivision 4, $30; and $50.
19.10 	Pursuant to clause (1), distribution of the fee is as follows:
19.11 	(i) $1.50 shall be paid to the state treasury and credited
19.12 	to the general fund;
19.13 	(ii) $4 shall be paid to the state treasury and credited to
19.14 	the general fund;
19.15 	(iii) 50 cents shall be retained by the county to cover
19.16 	administrative costs;
19.17 	(iv) $10 shall be deposited in the technology fund pursuant
19.18 	to section 357.18, subdivision 3; and 
19.19 	(v) $34 shall be deposited to the county general fund; and 
19.20 	(18) (19) for furnishing a certified copy of a registered
19.21 	land survey in accordance with section 508A.47, subdivision
19.22 	4, $10 $15.
19.23 		Subd. 1a.Fees to record instruments with registrar of
19.24 	titles. Notwithstanding any special law to the contrary, the
19.25 	established fees pursuant to subdivision 1 shall be the
19.26 	recording fee per document charged in all counties.  No other
19.27 	fee may be required for recording a document with the registrar
19.28 	of titles without amending section 508A.32.  The fees prescribed
19.29 	by this section shall govern the filing or recording of all
19.30 	instruments in the office of the registrar of titles other than
19.31 	Uniform Commercial Code documents, and documents filed or
19.32 	recorded pursuant to sections 270.69, subdivision 2, paragraph
19.33 	(c); 272.481 to 272.488; 277.20; and 386.77.
19.34 		Subd. 2.Variance from standards. A document that does
19.35 	not should conform to the standards in section 507.093,
19.36 	paragraph (a), shall not be filed except upon payment of an
20.1 	additional fee of $10 per document but should not be rejected
20.2 	unless the document is not legible or cannot be archived.  This
20.3 	subdivision applies only to documents dated after July 31, 1997,
20.4 	and does not apply to Minnesota uniform conveyancing
20.5 	blanks contained in the book of forms on file in the office of
20.6 	the commissioner of commerce provided for under section 507.09,
20.7 	certified copies, or any other form provided for under Minnesota
20.8 	Statutes.

20.9 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 515B.1-116, is
20.10 	amended to read:
20.11 	515B.1-116 RECORDING.
20.12 	(a) A declaration, bylaws, any amendment to a declaration
20.13 	or bylaws, and any other instrument affecting a common interest
20.14 	community shall be entitled to be recorded.  In those counties
20.15 	which have a tract index, the county recorder shall enter the
20.16 	declaration in the tract index for each unit affected.  The
20.17 	registrar of titles shall file the declaration in accordance
20.18 	with section 508.351 or 508A.351.
20.19 	(b) The recording officer shall upon request promptly
20.20 	assign a number (CIC number) to a common interest community to
20.21 	be formed or to a common interest community resulting from the
20.22 	merger of two or more common interest communities.
20.23 	(c) Documents recorded pursuant to this chapter shall in
20.24 	the case of registered land be filed, and references to the
20.25 	recording of documents shall mean filed in the case of
20.26 	registered land.
20.27 	(d) Subject to any specific requirements of this chapter,
20.28 	if a recorded document relating to a common interest community
20.29 	purports to require a certain vote or signatures approving any
20.30 	restatement or amendment of the document by a certain number or
20.31 	percentage of unit owners or secured parties, and if the
20.32 	amendment or restatement is to be recorded pursuant to this
20.33 	chapter, an affidavit of the president or secretary of the
20.34 	association stating that the required vote or signatures have
20.35 	been obtained shall be attached to the document to be recorded
20.36 	and shall constitute prima facie evidence of the representations
21.1 	contained therein.
21.2 	(e) If a common interest community is located on registered
21.3 	land, the recording fee for any document affecting two or more
21.4 	units shall be the then-current fee for registering the document
21.5 	on the certificates of title for the first ten affected
21.6 	certificates and one-third of the then-current fee for each
21.7 	additional affected certificate $40 for the first ten affected
21.8 	certificates and $10 for each additional affected certificate.
21.9 	This provision shall not apply to recording fees for deeds of
21.10 	conveyance, with the exception of deeds given pursuant to
21.11 	sections 515B.2-119 and 515B.3-112.
21.12 	(f) Except as permitted under this subsection, a recording
21.13 	officer shall not file or record a declaration creating a new
21.14 	common interest community, unless the county treasurer has
21.15 	certified that the property taxes payable in the current year
21.16 	for the real estate included in the proposed common interest
21.17 	community have been paid.  This certification is in addition to
21.18 	the certification for delinquent taxes required by section
21.19 	272.12.  In the case of preexisting common interest communities,
21.20 	the recording officer shall accept, file, and record the
21.21 	following instruments, without requiring a certification as to
21.22 	the current or delinquent taxes on any of the units in the
21.23 	common interest community:  (i) a declaration subjecting the
21.24 	common interest community to this chapter; (ii) a declaration
21.25 	changing the form of a common interest community pursuant to
21.26 	section 515B.2-123; or (iii) an amendment to or restatement of
21.27 	the declaration, bylaws, or CIC plat.  In order for an
21.28 	instrument to be accepted and recorded under the preceding
21.29 	sentence, the instrument must not create or change unit or
21.30 	common area boundaries.