SF 1020

as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to legal services funding; increasing a
surcharge on certain recording and registration fees;
appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004,
sections 357.18, subdivision 3; 508.82, subdivision 1;
508A.82, subdivision 1.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 357.18,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Surcharge.

In addition to the fees imposed in
subdivision 1, a deleted text begin $4.50 deleted text end new text begin $8.50 new text end surcharge shall be collected: on
each fee charged under subdivision 1, clauses (1) and (6), and
for each abstract certificate under subdivision 1, clause (4).
Fifty cents of each surcharge shall be retained by the county to
cover its administrative costs and deleted text begin $4 deleted text end new text begin $8 new text end shall be paid to the
state treasury and credited to the general fund.

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new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2005.
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Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 508.82,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Standard documents.

The fees to be paid
to the registrar shall be as follows:

(1) of the fees provided herein, five percent of the fees
collected under clauses (3), (5), (11), (13), (14), (16), and
(17), for filing or memorializing shall be paid to the
commissioner of finance and credited to the general fund; plus a
deleted text begin $4.50 deleted text end new text begin $8.50 new text end surcharge shall be charged and collected in addition
to the total fees charged for each transaction under clauses
(2), (3), (5), (11), (13), (14), (16), and (17), with 50 cents
of this surcharge to be retained by the county to cover its
administrative costs, and deleted text begin $4 deleted text end new text begin $8 new text end to be paid to the state treasury
and credited to the general fund;

(2) for registering a first certificate of title, including
issuing a copy of it, $30;

(3) for registering each instrument transferring the fee
simple title for which a new certificate of title is issued and
for the registration of the new certificate of title, including
a copy of it, $30;

(4) for issuance of a CECT pursuant to section 508.351,
$15;

(5) for the entry of each memorial on a certificate, $15;

(6) for issuing each residue certificate, $20;

(7) for exchange certificates, $10 for each certificate
canceled and $10 for each new certificate issued;

(8) for each certificate showing condition of the register,
$10;

(9) for any certified copy of any instrument or writing on
file in the registrar's office, the same fees allowed by law to
county recorders for like services;

(10) for a noncertified copy of any certificate of title,
other than the copies issued under clauses (2) and (3), any
instrument or writing on file in the office of the registrar of
titles, 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;

(11) for filing two copies of any plat in the office of the
registrar, $30;

(12) for any other service under this chapter, such fee as
the court shall determine;

(13) for filing an amendment to a declaration in accordance
with chapter 515, $10 for each certificate upon which the
document is registered and $30 for an amended floor plan filed
in accordance with chapter 515;

(14) for filing an amendment to a common interest community
declaration and plat or amendment complying with section
515B.2-110, subsection (c), $10 for each certificate upon which
the document is registered and $30 for the filing of the
condominium or common interest community plat or amendment;

(15) for a copy of a condominium floor plan filed in
accordance with chapter 515, 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 or
common interest community plat with a minimum fee of $10;

(16) for the filing of a certified copy of a plat of the
survey pursuant to section 508.23 or 508.671, $10;

(17) for filing a registered land survey in triplicate in
accordance with section 508.47, subdivision 4, $30; and

(18) for furnishing a certified copy of a registered land
survey in accordance with section 508.47, subdivision 4, $10.

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new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2005.
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Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 508A.82,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Standard documents.

The fees to be paid
to the registrar shall be as follows:

(1) of the fees provided herein, five percent of the fees
collected under clauses (3), (5), (11), (13), (14), and (17),
for filing or memorializing shall be paid to the commissioner of
finance and credited to the general fund; plus a deleted text begin $4.50 deleted text end new text begin $8.50
new text end surcharge shall be charged and collected in addition to the
total fees charged for each transaction under clauses (2), (3),
(5), (11), (13), (14), and (17), with 50 cents of this surcharge
to be retained by the county to cover its administrative costs,
and deleted text begin $4 deleted text end new text begin $8 new text end to be paid to the state treasury and credited to the
general fund;

(2) for registering a first CPT, including issuing a copy
of it, $30;

(3) for registering each instrument transferring the fee
simple title for which a new CPT is issued and for the
registration of the new CPT, including a copy of it, $30;

(4) for issuance of a CECT pursuant to section 508A.351,
$15;

(5) for the entry of each memorial on a CPT, $15;

(6) for issuing each residue CPT, $20;

(7) for exchange CPTs or combined certificates of title,
$10 for each CPT and certificate of title canceled and $10 for
each new CPT or combined certificate of title issued;

(8) for each CPT showing condition of the register, $10;

(9) for any certified copy of any instrument or writing on
file in the registrar's office, the same fees allowed by law to
county recorders for like services;

(10) for a noncertified copy of any CPT, other than the
copies issued under clauses (2) and (3), any instrument or
writing on file in the office of the registrar of titles, 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;

(11) for filing two copies of any plat in the office of the
registrar, $30;

(12) for any other service under sections 508A.01 to
508A.85, the fee the court shall determine;

(13) for filing an amendment to a declaration in accordance
with chapter 515, $10 for each certificate upon which the
document is registered and $30 for an amended floor plan filed
in accordance with chapter 515;

(14) for filing an amendment to a common interest community
declaration and plat or amendment complying with section
515B.2-110, subsection (c), and issuing a CECT if required, $10
for each certificate upon which the document is registered and
$30 for the filing of the condominium or common interest
community plat or amendment;

(15) for a copy of a condominium floor plan filed in
accordance with chapter 515, 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, or
common interest community plat with a minimum fee of $10;

(16) in counties in which the compensation of the examiner
of titles is paid in the same manner as the compensation of
other county employees, for each parcel of land contained in the
application for a CPT, as the number of parcels is determined by
the examiner, a fee which is reasonable and which reflects the
actual cost to the county, established by the board of county
commissioners of the county in which the land is located;

(17) for filing a registered land survey in triplicate in
accordance with section 508A.47, subdivision 4, $30; and

(18) for furnishing a certified copy of a registered land
survey in accordance with section 508A.47, subdivision 4, $10.

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new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2005.
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Sec. 4. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin $....... is appropriated for the fiscal year ending June
30, 2006, and $....... is appropriated for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 2007, from the general fund to the chief justice
of the Supreme Court for legal services under Minnesota
Statutes, sections 480.24 to 480.244.
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