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St. Louis County Recorder’s Department
Today’s DiscussionToday’s Discussion
• History of the recording feeHistory of the recording fee• How did we get to where we are todayHow did we get to where we are today
• Overview of MN Statute 357.18 and Overview of MN Statute 357.18 and 357.182357.182Recorder’s Technology FundRecorder’s Technology FundCounty Integration FundCounty Integration FundRecording Standards/Performance Recording Standards/Performance
MeasuresMeasures
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In the beginning
St. Louis County Recorder’s Department
County recorders worked in a paper based world…• Hand scribed records• Manual Typewriters
• Electric Typewriters/Memory Cards• Microfilm, Copiers, etc. •Then Computers…
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Recording Fee
St. Louis County Recorder’s Department
• 1989-MN Statute 383C.725 raised the St. Louis County recording fee to $15.00
• $5.00 per doc./Equipment Fund
• 1991-Recording fee raised to $15.00 statewide
• 1992-State added a $2.00 surcharge $1.60/state & .40 retained by counties
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Recording Fee
St. Louis County Recorder’s Department
• 1993 State increased the surcharge $4.50$4.00/state & .50/counites Recording fee was $19.50
• 1994 $1.00 Equipment Fund Created
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2001 State increased the surcharge $5.00 .50 increase went to MN eRecording
Task forceRecording fee was $20.00
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Recording Fee
St. Louis County Recorder’s Department
• 2002-I began to lobby MCRA to increase the recording fee
• 2004 MCRA passed resolution & developed strategy to increase the fee
• Kay Wrucke, Martin County Rec. • 8/2005 “County Fees and Recording Standards for Recording of Real Estate Documents” passed into law
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How does it work?
St. Louis County Recorder’s Department
•The “base” recording fee is now a flat $46.00 per document
Created the Recorder’s Tech. Fund
Created the County Integration Fund
Created Performance Measures
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Performance Measures
St. Louis County Recorder’s Department
YEAR RECORDING DAYS PERCENTAGE
2006 No time limit
2007 15 60%
2008 15 70%
2009 15 80%
2010 15 90%
2011 10 90%
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New County Recording Fee
St. Louis County Recorder’s Department
• Base fee is $46.00 pursuant to MN Statute 357.182 & prohibits counties from adding any type of “add on “ fee • 357.18, Subd. 1 (1)
$10.50 State Surcharge
$10.00 Recorder’s Technology Fund
357.18, Subd. 4 - Discretion of the Recorder
$ 25.50 in the County General Fund
• 357.182, Subd. 7, Creates the Integration Fund - $11.00 from the $25.50 General Fund. How?
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Recording Fee Structure
St. Louis County Recorder’s Department
• “Each county shall segregate the additional unallocated fee…)
• Base fee is $46.00 $ 10.50 State Surcharge
$ 10.00 Recorder’s Technology Fund
$ 11.00 Integration Fund
$ 14.50 in the County General Fund
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Thank You Questions?
