Current through Public Act 122 of the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 211.685 - Fee for recording or filing and indexing notice of lien, certificate, or notice affecting tax lien; billing state collecting agencies; recovery of fees by state collecting agency(1) The fee for recording or filing and indexing a notice of lien or certificate or notice affecting the tax lien is as follows:(a) For a tax lien, on real estate or on tangible and intangible property, the same fee provided by law for recording a real estate mortgage.(b) For a certificate of discharge or subordination, the same fee provided by law for recording a discharge of a real estate mortgage.(c) For all other notices, including a certificate of release or nonattachment, the same fee provided by law for recording a real estate mortgage.(2) A register of deeds shall bill the state collecting agencies on a monthly basis for fees for documents filed by the agencies, unless alternative payment methods are established.(3) The secretary of state shall not charge or collect a fee for filing and recording an instrument presented by a state collecting agency.(4) A state collecting agency may recover fees paid under this section from the person liable for the unpaid tax as additional costs.Amended by 2016, Act 227,s 1, eff. 10/1/2016.1968, Act 203, Eff. 7/1/1968 ;--Am. 1969, Act 34, Imd. Eff. 7/10/1969.