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House committee hears proposal to raise county recording fees; sponsor and clerks argue costs outpaced fees
Summary
Representative Julie Darling presented HB192 to raise recording fees (first page to $20, $10 for additional pages) to fund clerk services and record preservation; clerks and the Montana Association of Clerk and Recorders testified that fees have not kept pace with inflation and technology costs.
Representative Julie Darling opened the House State Administration Committee hearing on House Bill 192, saying the bill would authorize county clerks and recorders to increase recording fees for documents such as deeds and mortgages.
Julie Darling, sponsor and representative for House District 84, said current recording fees "have not been increased since the 1980s" and described a proposed structure that would set the first page at $20 and each additional page at $10, with a biannual inflation adjustment and an…
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