KRS § 64.012 — KY Code / Title VIII / Chapter 64 / Section 64.012
64.012 Fees of county clerks -- Use of fees for recording real estate mortgages -- Reimbursement of clerk -- Handling of fee
Status: in_force

64.012 Fees of county clerks -- Use of fees for recording real estate mortgages --

Reimbursement of clerk -- Handling of fee.

(1) The county clerk shall receive for the following services the following fees:

(a) 1. Recording and indexing of a:

a. Deed of trust or assignment for the benefit of creditors;

b. Deed;

c. Deed of assignment;

d. File-stamped copy of documents set forth in KRS 14A.2-040(1) or

(2) that have been filed first with the Secretary of State;

e. Real estate option;

f. Power of attorney;

g. Revocation of power of attorney;

h. Lease which is recordable by law;

i. Deed of release of a mortgage or lien under KRS 382.360;

j. United States lien;

k. Release of a United States lien;

l. Release of any recorded encumbrance other than state liens;

m. Lis pendens notice concerning proceedings in bankruptcy;

n. Lis pendens notice;

o. Mechanic's and artisan's lien under KRS Chapter 376;

p. Assumed name;

q. Notice of lien issued by the Internal Revenue Service;

r. Notice of lien discharge issued by the Internal Revenue Service;

s. Original, assignment, amendment, or continuation financing

statement;

t. Making a record for the establishment of a city, recording the plan

or plat thereof, and all other service incident;

u. Survey of a city, or any part thereof, or any addition to or

extensions of the boundary of a city;

v. Recording with statutory authority for which no specific fee is set,

except a military discharge;

w. Will or other probate document pursuant to KRS Chapter 392 or

394;

x. Court ordered name change pursuant to KRS Chapter 401;

y. Land use restriction according to KRS 100.3681; and

z. Filing with statutory authority for which no specific fee is set.

For all items in this subsection if the entire thereof does not exceed

five (5) pages .........................................................................$33.00

And, for all items in this subsection exceeding five (5) pages,

for each additional page ..........................................................$3.00

And, for all items in this subsection for each additional reference

relating to same instrument .....................................................$4.00

2. The thirty-three dollar ($33) fee imposed by this subsection shall be

divided as follows:

a. Twenty-seven dollars ($27) shall be retained by the county clerk;

and

b. Six dollars ($6) shall be paid to the affordable housing trust fund

established in KRS 198A.710 and shall be remitted by the county

clerk within ten (10) days following the end of the quarter in

which the fee was received. Each remittance to the affordable

housing trust fund shall be accompanied by a summary report on a

form prescribed by the Kentucky Housing Corporation.

(b) For noting a security interest on a certificate of title pursuant to

KRS Chapter 186A ..................................................................................$12.00

(c) For filing the release of collateral under a financing statement

and noting same upon the face of the title pursuant to KRS Chapter

186 or 186A ...............................................................................................$5.00

(d) Filing or recording state tax or other state liens ........................................$5.00

(e) Filing release of a state tax or other state lien ...........................................$5.00

(f) Acknowledging or notarizing any deed, mortgage, power of attorney,

or other written instrument required by law for recording and certifying

same ..................................... ......................................................................$5.00

(g) Recording plats, maps, and surveys, not exceeding 24 inches by

36 inches, per page ..................................................................................$40.00

(h) Recording a bond, for each bond .............................................................$10.00

(i) Each bond required to be taken or prepared by the clerk ..........................$4.00

(j) Copy of any bond when ordered ................................................................$3.00

(k) Administering an oath and certificate thereof ...........................................$5.00

(l) Issuing a license for which no other fee is fixed by law ............................$8.00

(m) Issuing a solicitor's license ......................................................................$15.00

(n) Marriage license, indexing, recording, and issuing certificate thereof ....$26.50

(o) Every order concerning the establishment, changing, closing, or

discontinuing of roads, to be paid out of the county levy when

the road is established, changed, closed, or discontinued, and by

the applicant when it is not ...............................................................$3.00

(p) Registration of licenses for professional persons required to register

with the county clerk ......................................................................$10.00

(q) Certified copy of any record ......................................................................$5.00

Plus fifty cents ($.50) per page after three (3) pages

(r) Filing certification required by KRS 65.070(2)(a) ....................................$5.00

(s) Filing notification and declaration and petition of candidates

for Commonwealth's attorney ........................................................$200.00

(t) Filing notification and declaration and petition of candidates for county

and independent boards of education .............................................$20.00

(u) Filing notification and declaration and petition of candidates for

boards of soil and water conservation districts ...............................$20.00

(v) Filing notification and declaration and petition of candidates for

other office ......................................................................................$50.00

(w) Filing declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate for office ..............$50.00

(x) Filing petitions for elections, other than nominating petitions ................$50.00

(y) Notarizing any signature, per signature .....................................................$2.00

(z) Filing bond for receiving bodies under KRS 311.310 .............................$10.00

(aa) Noting the assignment of a certificate of delinquency and recording

and indexing the encumbrance under KRS 134.126 or 134.127 .............$27.00

(ab) Filing a going-out-of-business permit under KRS 365.445 .....................$50.00

(ac) Filing a renewal of a going-out-of-business permit under KRS 365.445 $50.00

(ad) Filing and processing a transient merchant permit under KRS 365.680 .$25.00

(ae) Recording and indexing a real estate mortgage:

1. For a mortgage that does not exceed thirty (30) pages ....................$63.00

2. And, for a mortgage that exceeds thirty (30) pages, for each additional

page .........................................................................................$3.00

(af) Filing or recording a lien or release of lien by a consolidated local

government, urban-county government, unified local government, or city of

any class ................................................................................................$20.00

(2) The sixty-three dollar ($63) fee imposed by subsection (1)(ae) of this section shall

be divided as follows:

(a) Fifty-seven dollars ($57) shall be retained by the county clerk; and

(b) Six dollars ($6) shall be paid to the affordable housing trust fund established

in KRS 198A.710 and shall be remitted by the county clerk within ten (10)

days following the end of the quarter in which the fee was received. Each

remittance to the affordable housing trust fund shall be accompanied by a

summary report on a form prescribed by the Kentucky Housing Corporation.

(3) (a) For services related to the permanent storage of records listed in paragraphs

(a), (g), (n), and (ae) of subsection (1) of this section, the clerk shall be

entitled to receive a reimbursement of ten dollars ($10).

(b) In counties or a county containing an urban-county government, charter

county government, or unified local government:

1. This fee shall:

a. Not be paid annually to the fiscal court under KRS 64.152;

b. Not be paid to the Finance and Administration Cabinet under KRS

64.345;

c. Be accumulated and transferred to the fiscal court or the legislative

body of an urban-county government on a monthly basis within

ten (10) days following the end of the month;

d. Be maintained by the fiscal court or the legislative body of an

urban-county government in a separate bank account and

accounted for in a separate fund; and

e. Not lapse to the general fund of the county or urban-county

government.

2. The moneys accumulated from this fee shall be held in perpetuity by the

fiscal court or the legislative body of an urban-county government for

the county clerk's exclusive use for:

a. Equipment related to the permanent storage of and access to

records, including deed books, binders, shelves, microfilm

equipment, and fireproof equipment;

b. Hardware for the permanent storage of and access to records,

including computers, servers, and scanners;

c. Software for the permanent storage of and access to records,

including vendor services and consumer subscription fees;

d. Personnel costs for the permanent storage of and access to records,

including overtime costs for personnel involved in the digitization

of records; and

e. Cloud storage and cybersecurity services for the permanent storage

of and access to records.

3. Notwithstanding KRS 68.275, claims by a county clerk that are for the

approved expenditures in subparagraph 2. of this paragraph shall be paid

by the county judge/executive or the chief executive officer of an urban-

county government by a warrant drawn on the fund and co-signed by the

treasurer of the county or urban-county government.

4. No later than July 1 of each year, each county fiscal court or legislative

body of an urban-county government shall submit a report to the

Legislative Research Commission detailing the receipts, expenditures,

and any amounts remaining in the fund.

(c) In a county containing a consolidated local government:

1. The fee shall not:

a. Be paid to the Finance and Administration Cabinet under KRS

64.345; or

b. Lapse to the general fund of the consolidated local government.

2. The moneys accumulated from this fee shall be held in perpetuity by the

county clerk in a separate fund to be used exclusively for:

a. Equipment related to the permanent storage of and access to

records, including deed books, binders, shelves, microfilm

equipment, and fireproof equipment;

b. Hardware for the permanent storage of and access to records,

including computers, servers, and scanners;

c. Software for the permanent storage of and access to records,

including vendor services and consumer subscription fees;

d. Personnel costs for the permanent storage of and access to records,

including overtime costs for personnel involved in the digitization

of records; and

e. Cloud storage and cybersecurity services for the permanent storage

of and access to records.

3. No later than July 1 of each year, the county clerk shall submit a report

to the consolidated local government and the Legislative Research

Commission detailing the receipts, expenditures, and any amounts

remaining in the fund.