Effective immediately afterMay 6, 1998, a specialrecording and filingfee of five dollars ($5)shall be paid to and collected by the judge of probate, with respect to eachreal property instrument, each personal property instrument, and UCC that maybe filed for record in the office of the judge of probate and, in the discretion of the judgeof probate with respect to other instruments and documents in the probate office. On and after that date, no instrument or document, or both,shall be received for record in the office of the judge of probate unless thespecial recording fee of five dollars ($5) is paid. The special recordingfee shall be in addition to all other fees, taxes, and charges required by lawto be paid upon the filing for record of any real property instrument, personalproperty instrument, or UCC, and for the recording of other instruments and documents in the probateoffice at the discretion of thejudge of probate. Any, all, or noneof the special recording fee may be charged, in the discretion of the judgeof probate. other instruments and documents in the probateoffice at the discretion of thejudge of probate. Any, all, or noneof the special recording fee may be charged, in the discretion of the judgeof probate. All special recording fees so collected shallbe paid into a specialfund of the judge of probate. These fundsshall be used at the discretion of the judge of probate for an improvedrecording, archiving, and retrieving system or other equipment, maintenance, and services necessary forthe improvement of the office of the judge of probate, or both. The fee may be adjustedfrom time to time by the Randolph County Commission.(Act 98–592, p. 1299, § 7.)
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