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An Act To Clarify the Applicability of the Records Preservation Surcharge within County Registries of Deeds
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 33 MRSA §752, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 503, §1, is amended to read:
 
1. Surcharge.   In addition to any other fees required by law, a register of deeds may collect a surcharge of $3 per document for all records that are recorded in the registry of deeds, except those recorded by agencies of State Government, including quasi-independent state entities as defined in Title 5, section 12021, subsection 5, and municipalities.
 
Effective 90 days following adjournment of the 128th Legislature, First Regular Session, unless otherwise indicated.