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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?