Montana Title 7. Local Government § 7-4-2637. Fees for recording documents--rulemaking

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) Except as provided in 7-2-2803(4) and 7-4-2631, the fee for recording a standard document that meets the requirements of 7-4-2636 is as follows:

(a) $20 for the first page or fraction of a page and $10 a page for each additional page or fraction of a page; and

(b) beginning July 1, 2027, the department of revenue shall set the fee under this subsection (1) by administrative rule to adjust for inflation. The fee contained in subsection (1)(a) must be adjusted biennially using an inflation factor, which is determined by dividing the consumer price index for June of the previous tax year by the consumer price index for June 2025. The resulting figure must be rounded down to the nearest whole dollar amount.

(2) Except as provided in 7-2-2803(4), the fee for recording a document that does not meet the requirements of 7-4-2636 is the fee specified in subsection (1) plus $10.

(3)(a) Of the fees collected under subsection (1), for each page or fraction of a page:

(i) $2 must be deposited in the records preservation fund, provided for in 7-4-2635;

(ii) 75 cents must be deposited in the county land information account provided for in 7-6-2230;

(iii) $2.25 must be transmitted each month to the department of revenue in the manner prescribed by the department of revenue for deposit in the Montana geospatial information account created in 90-1-409;

(iv) the remainder must be deposited as provided for in 7-4-2511; and

(v) beginning July 1, 2027, the department of revenue shall set the amounts deposited or transmitted under subsections (3)(a)(i) through (3)(a)(iii) by administrative rule to adjust for inflation. The amounts contained in subsections (3)(a)(i) through (3)(a)(iii) must be adjusted biennially using an inflation factor, which is determined by dividing the consumer price index for June of the previous tax year by the consumer price index for June 2025. The resulting figure must be rounded down to the nearest quarter dollar amount.

(b) The fees collected under subsection (2) must be deposited in the records preservation fund provided for in 7-4-2635.

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