Bill > HB192

This bill increases fees charged by county clerks and recorders for recording documents, raising the cost from $7 to $20 for the first page and introducing a $10 fee for each additional page. The bill also adjusts deposits into several specific funds: increasing the records preservation fund deposit from $1 to $2 per page, raising the county land information account deposit from 50 cents to 75 cents, and boosting the Montana geospatial information account transmission from $1.50 to $2.25 per page. Starting July 1, 2027, the bill mandates that these fees and deposits will be automatically adjusted biennially for inflation using a calculation based on the consumer price index, with amounts rounded down to the nearest whole or quarter dollar. The Department of Revenue is granted rulemaking authority to implement these periodic adjustments. For documents that do not meet standard recording requirements, an additional $10 fee will be charged. The bill becomes effective on October 1, 2025, and will apply to documents recorded on or after that date, providing a clear timeline for implementation of the new fee structure.

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https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1448