Minnesota Session Laws - 1991, Regular Session

  

                         Laws of Minnesota 1991 

                        CHAPTER 226-H.F.No. 809 
           An act relating to counties; fixing various fees for 
          documents; amending Minnesota Statutes 1990, sections 
          357.18, subdivision 1; 508.82; and 508A.82. 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
    Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1990, section 357.18, 
subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
    Subdivision 1.  The fees to be charged by the county 
recorder shall be as follows: 
    (1) for indexing and recording any deed or other instrument 
$1 for each page of an instrument, with a minimum fee 
of $10 $15, except; 
    (2) for documents containing multiple assignments, partial 
releases or satisfactions $10 for each document number or book 
and page cited; 
    (2) (3) for certified copies of any records or papers, $1 
for each page of an instrument with a minimum fee of $5; 
    (3) (4) 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 $2.50 $5 for every entry, $25 $50 for abstract 
certificate, $1 per page for each exhibit included within an 
abstract as a part of an abstract entry, and $2 per name for 
each required name search certification; 
    (4) (5) for a copy of an official plat filed pursuant to 
section 505.08, the fee shall be $9.50 and an additional 50 
cents shall be charged for the certification of each plat; 
    (5) (6) for filing a condominium floor plan in accordance 
with section 515.13, or a condominium plat in accordance with 
section 515A.2-110, the fee shall be 50 cents per apartment with 
a minimum fee of $30; 
    (6) (7) for a copy of a condominium floor plan filed 
pursuant to section 515.13, or a copy of a condominium plat 
filed in accordance with section 515A.2-110, the fee shall be $1 
for each page of the floor plan or condominium plat with a 
minimum fee of $10 and an additional 50 cents shall be charged 
for the certification of each condominium floor plan. 
    Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 1990, section 508.82, is 
amended to read: 
     508.82 [REGISTRAR'S FEES.] 
     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), (4), (11), (13), (14), (15), (17), 
and (18), and (19), for filing or memorializing shall be paid to 
the state treasurer and credited to the general fund; 
     (2) for registering each original certificate of title, and 
issuing a duplicate of it, $20 $30; 
    (3) for registering each instrument transferring the fee 
simple title for which a new certificate of title is issued and 
for the issuance and registration of the new certificate of 
title, $20 $30; 
    (4) for the entry of each memorial on a certificate and 
endorsements upon duplicate certificates, $10 $15; 
    (5) for issuing each mortgagee's or lessee's duplicate, 
$10; 
    (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 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 issuing a duplicate certificate of title pursuant 
to the directive of the examiner of titles in counties in which 
the compensation of the examiner is paid in the same manner as 
the compensation of other county employees, $50, plus $10 to 
memorialize; 
      (14) for issuing a duplicate certificate of title pursuant 
to the directive of the examiner of titles in counties in which 
the compensation of the examiner is not paid by the county or 
pursuant to an order of the court, $10; 
      (15) for filing a condominium plat or an amendment to it in 
accordance with chapter 515, $30; 
      (16) for a copy of a condominium plat filed pursuant to 
chapters 515 and 515A, the fee shall be $1 for each page of the 
condominium plat with a minimum fee of $10; 
      (17) for filing a condominium declaration and plat or an 
amendment to it in accordance with chapter 515A, $10 for each 
certificate upon which the document is registered and $30 for 
the filing of the condominium plat or an amendment thereto; 
      (18) for the filing of a certified copy of a plat of the 
survey pursuant to section 508.23 or 508.671, $10; 
      (19) for filing a registered land survey in triplicate in 
accordance with section 508.47, subdivision 4, $30; 
      (20) for furnishing a certified copy of a registered land 
survey in accordance with section 508.47, subdivision 4, $10. 
    Sec. 3.  Minnesota Statutes 1990, section 508A.82, is 
amended to read: 
    508A.82 [REGISTRAR'S FEES.] 
    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), (4), (11), (13), (14), (15), and 
(17), and (19), for filing or memorializing shall be paid to the 
state treasurer and credited to the general fund; 
    (2) for registering each original CPT, and issuing a 
duplicate of it, $20 $30; 
    (3) for registering each instrument transferring the fee 
simple title for which a new CPT is issued and for the issuance 
and registration of the new CPT, $20 $30; 
    (4) for the entry of each memorial on a certificate and 
endorsements upon duplicate CPTs, $10 $15; 
    (5) for issuing each mortgagee's or lessee's duplicate, 
$10; 
    (6) for issuing each residue CPT, $20; 
    (7) for exchange CPTs, $10 for each CPT canceled and $10 
for each new CPT 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 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 issuing a duplicate CPT pursuant to the directive 
of the examiner of titles in counties in which the compensation 
of the examiner is paid in the same manner as the compensation 
of other county employees, $50, plus $10 to memorialize; 
       (14) for issuing a duplicate CPT pursuant to the directive 
of the examiner of titles in counties in which the compensation 
of the examiner is not paid by the county or pursuant to an 
order of the court, $10; 
     (15) for filing a condominium plat or an amendment to it in 
accordance with chapter 515, $30; 
     (16) for a copy of a condominium plat filed pursuant to 
chapters 515 and 515A, the fee shall be $1 for each page of the 
plat with a minimum fee of $10; 
     (17) for filing a condominium declaration and condominium 
plat or an amendment to it in accordance with chapter 515A, $10 
for each certificate upon which the document is registered and 
$30 for the filing of the condominium plat or an amendment to 
it; 
     (18) 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; 
     (19) for filing a registered land survey in triplicate in 
accordance with section 508A.47, subdivision 4, $30; 
     (20) for furnishing a certified copy of a registered land 
survey in accordance with section 508A.47, subdivision 4, $10. 
     Sec. 4.  [COUNTY RECORDER'S EQUIPMENT FUND.] 
    For calendar years 1992 and 1993, $1 of the fee collected 
under Minnesota Statutes, section 357.18, subdivision 1, clause 
(1), must be deposited in the county recorder's equipment fund 
and be available, at the recorder's discretion, to provide 
modern, retrievable information from the county's system of 
recorded documents. 
    Presented to the governor May 24, 1991 
    Signed by the governor May 28, 1991, 9:30 a.m.