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Cowlitz County chair outlines state fee increases affecting local services, effective July 27
Summary
The BOCC chair summarized several state-level fee increases and new surcharges that will affect county transactions, including recording fees rising from $18 to $301, a $100 surcharge added to marriage licenses (raising cost to $172), discover pass increases and a new luxury vehicle tax for vehicles over $100,000.
The chair of the Cowlitz County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday briefed commissioners on a package of recently enacted state law changes that raise multiple fees county residents pay and will take effect July 27.
The chair told the board that House Bill 1855 and House Bill 1858 eliminate certain recording exemptions and increase the recording fee for assignments and substitutions on deeds from $18 to $301. He also…
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