2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests › Chapter 508 — Registration Of Land › Section 508.82 — Registrar Of Titles' Fees.

508.82 REGISTRAR OF TITLES' FEES.
Subdivision 1.
Standard documents.
The fees to be charged by the registrar of titles shall be and not exceed the following:
(1) of the fees provided herein, $1.50 of the fees collected under clauses (2), (3), (4), (11), (13), (15), (17), and (18) for filing or memorializing shall be paid to the state treasury pursuant to section 508.75 and credited to the general fund;
(2) for registering a first certificate of title, including issuing a copy of it, $46. Pursuant to clause (1), distribution of this fee is as follows:
(i) $10.50 shall be paid to the state treasury and credited to the general fund;
(ii) $10 shall be deposited in the technology fund pursuant to section 357.18, subdivision 4; and
(iii) $25.50 shall be deposited in the county general fund;
(3) for registering each instrument transferring the fee simple title for which a new certificate of title is issued and for the registration of the new certificate of title, including a copy of it, $46. Pursuant to clause (1), distribution of this fee is as follows:
(i) $12 shall be paid to the state treasury and credited to the general fund;
(ii) $10 shall be deposited in the technology fund pursuant to section 357.18, subdivision 4; and
(iii) $24 shall be deposited in the county general fund;
(4) for the entry of each memorial on a certificate, $46. For multiple certificate entries, $20 thereafter. Pursuant to clause (1), distribution of this fee is as follows:
(i) $12 shall be paid to the state treasury and credited to the general fund;
(ii) $10 shall be deposited in the technology fund pursuant to section 357.18, subdivision 4;
(iii) $24 shall be deposited in the county general fund; and
(iv) $20 shall be deposited in the county general fund for each multiple entry used;
(5) for issuing each residue certificate and each additional new certificate, $40;
(6) for exchange certificates, $20 for each certificate canceled and $20 for each new certificate issued;
(7) for any certified copy of a certificate of title that states the date it is verified through, $10;
(8) for any certified copy of any instrument or writing on file or recorded in the registrar of titles' office, $10;
(9) for a noncertified copy of any certificate of title, other than the copies issued under clauses (2) and (3), any instrument or writing on file or recorded 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 a noncertified copy of any document submitted for recording, if the original document is accompanied by a copy or duplicate original, $2. Upon receipt of the copy or duplicate original and payment of the fee, a registrar of titles shall return it marked "copy" or "duplicate," showing the recording date and, if available, the document number assigned to the original;
(11) for filing two copies of any plat, other than a CIC plat complying with section 515B.2-110, paragraph (c), in the office of the registrar, $56. Pursuant to clause (1), distribution of this fee is as follows:
(i) $12 shall be paid to the state treasury and credited to the general fund;
(ii) $10 shall be deposited in the technology fund pursuant to section 357.18, subdivision 4; and
(iii) $34 shall be deposited in the county general fund;
(12) for any other service under this chapter, such fee as the court shall determine;
(13) for filing any document affecting two or more units in a condominium governed by chapter 515, $46 for the first certificate upon which the document is registered, and for multiple certificate entries, $20 for each additional certificate upon which the document is registered. For purposes of this paragraph, an amendment to the declaration of a condominium governed by chapter 515 and a related amendment to the condominium floor plans shall be considered a single document, and the filing fee shall be $56 for the first certificate upon which the document is registered, and for multiple certificate entries, $20 for each additional certificate upon which the document is registered. Pursuant to clause (1), distribution of this fee is as follows:
(i) $12 shall be paid to the state treasury and credited to the general fund;
(ii) $10 shall be deposited in the technology fund pursuant to section 357.18, subdivision 4;
(iii) $24 shall be deposited in the county general fund for amendment to a declaration;
(iv) $20 shall be deposited in the county general fund for each multiple entry used; and
(v) $34 shall be deposited in the county general fund for an amended floor plan;
(14) for issuance of a CICCT pursuant to section 508.351, $40;
(15) for filing a common interest community declaration and a CIC plat complying with section 515B.2-110, paragraph (c); an amendment to a common interest community declaration and a related amendment to a CIC plat complying with section 515B.2-110, paragraph (c); or a supplemental declaration and a related supplemental CIC plat complying with section 515B.2-110, paragraph (c), each of which related documents shall be considered a single document, the filing fee shall be $56 for the first certificate upon which the document is registered, and for multiple certificate entries, $20 for each additional certificate upon which the document is registered. For filing any other document affecting two or more units in a common interest community, the filing fee shall be $46 for the first certificate upon which the document is registered, and for multiple certificate entries, $20 for each additional certificate upon which the document is registered. The same fees shall apply to filing any document affecting two or more units or other parcels subject to a master declaration. Pursuant to clause (1), distribution of this fee is as follows:
(i) $12 shall be paid to the state treasury and credited to the general fund;
(ii) $10 shall be deposited in the technology fund pursuant to section 357.18, subdivision 4;
(iii) $24 shall be deposited in the county general fund for the filing of an amendment complying with section 515B.2-110, subsection (c);
(iv) $20 shall be deposited in the county general fund for each multiple entry used; and
(v) $34 shall be deposited in the county general fund for the filing of a condominium or CIC plat or amendment;
(16) for a copy of a condominium floor plan filed in accordance with chapter 515, 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 or common interest community plat with a minimum fee of $10;
(17) for the filing of a certified copy of a plat of the survey pursuant to section 508.23 or 508.671, $46. Pursuant to clause (1), distribution of this fee is as follows:
(i) $12 shall be paid to the state treasury and credited to the general fund;
(ii) $10 shall be deposited in the technology fund pursuant to section 357.18, subdivision 4; and
(iii) $24 shall be deposited in the county general fund;
(18) for filing a registered land survey in triplicate in accordance with section 508.47, subdivision 4, $56. Pursuant to clause (1), distribution of this fee is as follows:
(i) $12 shall be paid to the state treasury and credited to the general fund;
(ii) $10 shall be deposited in the technology fund pursuant to section 357.18, subdivision 4; and
(iii) $34 shall be deposited in the county general fund; and
(19) for furnishing a certified copy of a registered land survey in accordance with section 508.47, subdivision 4, $15.
Subd. 1a.
Fees for recording instruments with registrar of titles' office.
Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, and pursuant to section 357.182, the established fees pursuant to subdivision 1 shall be the fee charged in all counties for the specified service, other than Uniform Commercial Code documents and documents filed or recorded pursuant to sections 270C.63, subdivision 2, paragraph (c); 272.481 to 272.488; 277.20; and 386.77.
Subd. 2.
Variance from standards.
A document should conform to the standards in section 507.093, paragraph (a), but should not be rejected unless the document is not legible or cannot be archived. This subdivision applies only to documents dated after July 31, 1997, and does not apply to Minnesota uniform conveyancing blanks on file 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.
History:
(8328) RL s 3450; 1905 c 305 s 80; 1911 c 349 s 1; 1951 c 407 s 1; 1955 c 804 s 1; 1957 c 680 s 1; 1974 c 493 s 3; 1976 c 77 s 2; 1976 c 145 s 2; 1976 c 181 s 2; 1980 c 543 s 7; 1980 c 560 s 3; 1982 c 382 s 1; 1983 c 92 s 22; 1985 c 281 s 15; 1986 c 342 s 2; 1986 c 444; 1Sp1989 c 1 art 11 s 9; 1991 c 226 s 2; 1992 c 463 s 13; 1992 c 513 art 4 s 46; 1993 c 192 s 99; 1996 c 338 art 3 s 3; 1999 c 11 art 1 s 40; art 3 s 20; 2001 c 50 s 6; 2002 c 365 s 3,9; 2003 c 112 art 2 s 50; 2005 c 136 art 14 s 9; 2005 c 151 art 1 s 116; 1Sp2005 c 7 s 13; 2006 c 222 s 3; 2008 c 331 s 9; 2008 c 341 art 1 s 1; 2009 c 86 art 1 s 75; 2013 c 10 s 4; 2017 c 16 s 12