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Register of Deeds proposes flat $50 recording fee; senator sponsoring bill
Summary
Register of Deeds Jessica Spalding told the commissioners that the Register of Deeds Association will propose legislation to change recording fees from a per-page fee to a flat $50, with $5 per document directed to a registry preservation surcharge; Senator Rick Bennett is sponsoring the bill.
Jessica Spalding, the county’s Register of Deeds, briefed the Board of Commissioners Dec. 2 on a proposal by registers across Maine to change recording fees from a per-page schedule to a flat $50 charge.
Spalding said the registers have not increased fees since 2011 and that a flat fee would reduce…
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