Except as provided in any other provision of law, registers of deeds shall receive the following fees for: [PL 1993, c. 560, §3 (AMD).]
1. Instruments generally. Receiving, recording and indexing any instrument that may be recorded and for which a specific fee is not set forth in this section or in any other section, the sum of $19 for the first record page and $2 for each additional record page or portion of an additional record page. In addition, if more than 4 names are to be indexed, a fee of $1 must be paid for each additional name, counting all grantors and grantees;

[PL 2013, c. 370, §1 (AMD).]

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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 33 Sec. 751

  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Electronic abstract: means the digital indexing information for a document. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 33 Sec. 753
  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • Image: means a digital capture of an individual page of a document or plan filed in a county registry of deeds. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 33 Sec. 753
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Person: means a person, corporation, partnership or other entity. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 33 Sec. 753
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
1-A. Divorce decrees or abstracts.

[PL 1991, c. 497, §3 (RP).]

2. Discharge.

[PL 1981, c. 279, §26 (RP).]

3. Municipal quitclaim deed.

[PL 1977, c. 145, §3 (RP).]

4. Copy of writ of attachment in unincorporated place.

[PL 1977, c. 145, §4 (RP).]

5. Certain corporation certificates.

[PL 1973, c. 625, §228 (RP).]

6. Copy of process against domestic corporation.

[PL 1977, c. 145, §5 (RP).]

7. Organization of nonprofit corporation.

[PL 1979, c. 541, Pt. A, §208 (RP).]

8. Federal liens.

[PL 1991, c. 497, §4 (RP).]

9. Plans. Recording, indexing and preserving plans, the sum of $21;

[PL 2013, c. 370, §2 (AMD).]

10. Municipal and unorganized territory tax liens.

[PL 1991, c. 497, §5 (RP).]

11. Mortgage foreclosure.

[PL 1977, c. 145, §9 (RP).]

12. District liens.

[PL 1991, c. 497, §6 (RP).]

13. Secured transactions.

[PL 1991, c. 497, §7 (RP).]

13-A. Previously recorded instrument. An instrument satisfying, releasing, discharging, assigning, subordinating, continuing, amending or extending an instrument previously recorded in the county in which recording is requested must make reference to only one previously recorded instrument, or a fee of $13 for each additional previously recorded instrument referred to must be paid.

[PL 2005, c. 246, §3 (AMD).]

14. Abstracts and copies.

[PL 2011, c. 378, §1 (RP).]

14-A. Bail liens.

[PL 1991, c. 497, §9 (RP).]

14-B. Paper copies. Making paper copies of records at the office of the register of deeds as follows:
A. Five dollars per page for paper copies of plans; and [PL 2013, c. 370, §3 (AMD).]
B. One dollar per page for other paper copies; [PL 2013, c. 370, §3 (AMD).]
C. [PL 2013, c. 370, §3 (RP).]

[PL 2013, c. 370, §3 (AMD).]

14-C. Abstracts and copies.

[PL 2011, c. 508, §2 (RP).]

14-D. Downloads of 1,000 or more consecutive electronic images or electronic abstracts from a county registry of deeds. Acquiring downloads of 1,000 or more consecutive electronic images or electronic abstracts from a county registry of deeds equipped to provide downloads of images or electronic abstracts, 5¢ per image or electronic abstract;

[PL 2013, c. 370, §4 (NEW).]

14-E. Electronic images, printed images or electronic abstracts from a county registry of deeds website. Acquiring electronic images, printed images or electronic abstracts from a county registry of deeds website as follows:
A. No charge for the first 500 images or electronic abstracts, or a combination of the first 500 images and electronic abstracts, acquired by a person in a calendar year; and [PL 2013, c. 370, §5 (NEW).]
B. Fifty cents per image or electronic abstract for each subsequent image or electronic abstract after 500 acquired in the same calendar year; and [PL 2013, c. 370, §5 (NEW).]

[PL 2013, c. 370, §5 (NEW).]

15. When payable. Fees provided by this section shall be paid when the instrument is offered for record, except that fees payable by the State shall be paid monthly by the department or agencies requesting the recording, upon rendition of bills by the register of deeds. Said bills shall be paid within 10 days of receipt of same by the department or agencies.

[PL 1971, c. 321 (RPR).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 1965, c. 265 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 321 (RPR). PL 1973, c. 226 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 625, §§228,230 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 198, §§1-6 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 145, §§1-11 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 422, §1 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 72, §3 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 541, §A208 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 666, §4 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 279, §§24-31 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 557, §§2,3 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 795, §6 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 645, §3 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 497, §§2-9 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 560, §3 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 55, §§8,9 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 246, §§1-3 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 575, §2 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 378, §§1, 2 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 508, §§1, 2 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 370, §§1-5 (AMD).
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