District of Columbia Code Division VII. Property. § 42-1218. Authority of Mayor to adjust fees;  computation of rates;  exception.

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 42-1210, 50-1212, and 50-1213, or any other act of Congress, the Mayor of the District of Columbia may, from time to time, increase or decrease the fees authorized to be charged for filing, recording, and indexing or for making a certified copy of any instrument;  for searching records;  for taking acknowledgments;  for recording plats;  for filing affidavits;  for filing certificates of incorporation and amendments of certificates;  for recording liens, assignments of liens, or releases of liens on motor vehicles or trailers;  or for any other service rendered by the Office of the Recorder of Deeds.

(b) The fees for services rendered by the Office of the Recorder of Deeds shall be fixed at such rates, computed on such bases and in such manner, as may, in the judgment of the Mayor, be necessary to defray the approximate cost of operating the Office of the Recorder of Deeds.

(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing the Mayor to modify any provision of Chapters 1, 2, and 3 of Title 29.