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Utah House approves statutory recorder fee schedule after heated debate
Summary
The House passed House Bill 247 on county recorder fees, moving a multi‑year study’s proposal into statute to standardize fees statewide. Opponents said the change effectively raises many routine recording costs several‑fold without independent audit data; backers said it shifts costs to users and stabilizes recorder operations.
The Utah House of Representatives on Feb. 25 approved House Bill 247, a measure to set county recorder fees in state statute based on a multi‑year study, sending the bill to the Senate after a 50–25 roll‑call vote.
Representative Wilde, sponsor of the bill, told the House the statute codifies a balanced fee schedule developed over three years so counties charge consistent recording fees across Utah. "What this does is set in statute that fee schedule so that every county is on the same playing field,"…
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