Michigan House & Senate Change Treasurer’s Fees
Brandon Krause, Bay County
Register of Deeds, wants citizens and submitters of land documents to be aware
of new legislation, passed by the House and Senate, and signed by Governor
Snyder May 26, 2015.
House Bill 4075 has
changed state law regarding fees associated with the purchase of tax records
and tax certifications required on some documents recorded for the public
record.
The bill increases the fee
from $1 to $5 on tax certifications for documents such as warranty deeds, land
contracts, and condominium master deeds among others. These fees are collected
by the Register of Deeds as part of the recording process. Bay County averages 2450 documents per year that require a tax
certificate. This portion of the bill
goes into effect July 1, 2015.
Persons submitting documents
that require a tax certificate need to plan accordingly to ensure their
documents for land conveyances and related documents are not rejected due to
lack of sufficient funds, stated Krause.
The bill also changes the
fees associated with the purchase of tax parcel records. The new legislation provides a maximum charge
of $0.25 per parcel, not to exceed $1,500.00 for a single request made is
effective immediately. For example if all parcels in the county (say 50,000
parcels) are requested electronically for a qualified data file the fee would
have been $12,500 (25 cents per parcel) but is now limited to $1,500.
Register of Deeds, Brandon Krause
989-895-4228
Bay County, MI
MARD public relations
contact:
Paul DeYoung
219 E Paw Paw St STE 102
Paw Paw, MI 49079
Phone 269-657-8242