1998 Minnesota Statutes

     508A.82 Registrar's fees. 

    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), (4), (10), (12), (13), (14), (16), 
 and (18), for filing or memorializing shall be paid to the state 
 treasurer and credited to the general fund; plus a $4.50 
 surcharge shall be charged and collected in addition to the 
 total fees charged for each transaction under clauses (2) to 
 (5), (10), (12), (14), and (18), with 50 cents of this surcharge 
 to be retained by the county to cover its administrative costs 
 and $4 to be paid to the state treasury and credited to the 
 general fund; 

    (2) for registering each original CPT, and issuing a 
 duplicate of it, $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, $30; 

    (4) for the entry of each memorial on a certificate and 
 endorsements upon duplicate CPTs, $15; 

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

    (6) for exchange CPTs, $10 for each CPT canceled and $10 
 for each new CPT issued; 

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

    (8) 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; 

    (9) 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; 

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

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

    (12) 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; 

    (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 not paid by the county or pursuant to an 
 order of the court, $10; 

    (14) for filing a condominium plat or an amendment to it in 
 accordance with chapter 515, $30; 

    (15) 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; 

    (16) 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; 

    (17) 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; 

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

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

    Subd. 2.    Variance from standards.  A document that 
 does not conform to the standards in section 507.093, paragraph 
 (a), shall not be filed 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: 1982 c 396 s 72; 1983 c 92 s 37; 1985 c 281 s 18; 1986 c 
 342 s 3; 1986 c 444; 1Sp1989 c 1 art 11 s 14; 1990 c 575 s 5; 
 1991 c 226 s 3; 1992 c 463 s 25; 1992 c 513 art 4 s 47; 1993 c 
 192 s 100; 1996 c 338 art 3 s 4