Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD358: An Act to Increase Fees Paid to Registers of Deeds
Status: Signed into law, June 17, 2025
What the bill says
An Act to Increase Fees Paid to Registers of Deeds.
From the engrossed text:
An Act to Increase Fees Paid to Registers of Deeds Sec. 1. 33 MRSA §604, 3rd ¶, as enacted by PL 1979, c. 710, §1, is amended to read: Registers shall photocopy each warranty or quitclaim deed send an electronic or paper copy of transfers received and send the copy to the assessors of the appropriate municipality in the format requested by the assessors within 30 days of recordation. They Registers may charge a reasonable fee for such service a paper copy provided pursuant to this paragraph. Sec. 2. 33 MRSA §751, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2013, c. 370, §1, is further amended to read: 1. Instruments generally. Receiving, recording and indexing any instrument that may be recorded and for which a specific fee is not set forth in this section or in any other section, the sum of $19 for the first record page and $2 for each additional record page or portion of an additional record page. In addition, if more than 4 names are to be indexed, a fee of $1 must be paid for each additional name, counting all grantors and grantees; a flat fee charged as follows: A. Twenty-five dollars per instrument recorded at the request of the State or a municipality; and B. Thirty-five dollars per instrument recorded at the request of all …
Sponsors
- Richard Bennett (R, 18) · primary sponsor
- Donna Bailey (D, 31)
- James Libby (R, 22)
- Joseph Martin (R, 19)
Latest actions
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYUnder suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-192).In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Report READ and ACCEPTED.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (S-192) READ and ADOPTED.Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-192).Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- : CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- : Received by the Secretary of the Senate on January 30, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2
Subjects: COUNTIES, REGISTERS OF DEEDS, Legislature, Senate, Other, FEES
Common questions
- What is LD358?
- LD358 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Increase Fees Paid to Registers of Deeds.
- What does LD358 do?
- In its own words: An Act to Increase Fees Paid to Registers of Deeds.
- What is the status of LD358?
- Signed into law as of June 17, 2025. Latest action: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (June 3, 2025).
- Who sponsored LD358?
- Richard Bennett (R, 18), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD358?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=358&snum=132
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