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Lake County OKs discretionary $5 title-fee increase after Clerk warns of operating shortfall
Summary
The Board approved a discretionary $5 increase to the county title fee, raising the local option to $23 total; Clerk of Courts Carla Franklin said the increase will replenish the Clerk's title account and that state House Bill 96 separately raises the base fee by $3.
The Lake County Board of Commissioners voted to adopt a discretionary $5 increase to the county title fee, a change the Clerk of Courts said is needed to replenish the Clerk of Court Title Account (CTA) and maintain services.
Carla Franklin, Lake County Clerk of Courts, told commissioners that House Bill 96 will raise the statutory title fee by $3 (from $15 to $18) and direct the $3 increase to the State Security Fund administered by…
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