1999 Minnesota Statutes

     357.18 County recorder. 

    Subdivision 1.    County recorder fees.  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 $15; 

    (2) for documents containing multiple assignments, partial 
 releases or satisfactions $10 for each document number or book 
 and page cited; 

    (3) for certified copies of any records or papers, $1 for 
 each page of an instrument with a minimum fee of $5; 

    (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 $5 for every entry, $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; 

    (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; 

    (6) 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 $30; 

    (7) 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. 

    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 
 general or special law to the contrary, the fees prescribed by 
 this section shall govern the filing or recording of all 
 instruments in the office of the county recorder other than 
 Uniform Commercial Code documents, and documents filed or 
 recorded pursuant to sections 270.69, subdivision 2, paragraph 
 (c), 272.481 to 272.488, 277.20, and 386.77. 

    Subd. 3.    Surcharge.  In addition to the fees imposed 
 in subdivision 1, a $4.50 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 $4 shall be paid to the state 
 treasury and credited to the general fund. 

    Subd. 4.    Equipment fund.  $1 of each fee collected 
 under subdivision 1, clause (1), shall be deposited in an 
 equipment fund to be disbursed at the county recorder's 
 discretion to provide modern information services from the 
 records system. 

    Subd. 5.    Variance from standards.  A document that 
 does not conform to the standards in section 507.093, paragraph 
 (a), shall not be recorded except upon payment of an additional 
 fee of $10 per document.  This subdivision applies only to 
 documents dated after July 31, 1997, and does not apply to 
 Minnesota uniform conveyancing blanks contained in the book of 
 forms 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. 

    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