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St. Louis County Recorder’s Department

Today’s Discussion. History of the recording fee How did we get to where we are today Overview of MN Statute 357.18 and 357.182 Recorder’s Technology Fund County Integration Fund Recording Standards/Performance Measures. 1. St. Louis County Recorder’s Department. In the beginning.

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St. Louis County Recorder’s Department

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  1. Today’s Discussion • History of the recording fee • How did we get to where we are today • Overview of MN Statute 357.18 and 357.182 • Recorder’s Technology Fund • County Integration Fund • Recording Standards/Performance Measures 1 St. Louis County Recorder’s Department

  2. In the beginning County recorders worked in a paper based world… • Hand scribed records • Manual Typewriters • Electric Typewriters/Memory Cards • Microfilm, Copiers, etc. • Then Computers… St. Louis County Recorder’s Department

  3. Recording Fee • 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 3 St. Louis County Recorder’s Department

  4. Recording Fee • 1993State increased the surcharge $4.50 • $4.00/state & .50/counites • Recording fee was $19.50 • 1994 $1.00 Equipment Fund Created 2001State increased the surcharge $5.00 • .50 increase went to MN eRecording Task force • Recording fee was $20.00 St. Louis County Recorder’s Department

  5. Recording Fee • 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 5 St. Louis County Recorder’s Department

  6. How does it work? • The “base” recording fee is now a flat $46.00per document • Created the Recorder’s Tech. Fund • Created the County Integration Fund • Created Performance Measures 6 St. Louis County Recorder’s Department

  7. Performance Measures 7 7 St. Louis County Recorder’s Department

  8. New County Recording Fee • 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? 8 8 St. Louis County Recorder’s Department

  9. Recording Fee Structure • “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 9 9 9 St. Louis County Recorder’s Department

  10. Thank You Questions?

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