§ 45-55-81 — Recording Fees

(a) In Pike County, a fee of five dollars ($5) per page shall be charged and collected for filing and recording documents in the following books: Deed, mortgage, liens, judgment, and lis pendens. Additionally, a special indexing fee of two dollars ($2) shall be charged and collected on each instrument to be recorded in the books listed above. No instrument shall be received for record in the office of the judge of probate unless the recording fee of five dollars ($5) per page, the indexing fee of two dollars ($2) per instrument, and taxes, as required by law, are paid. It is intended that no other charges shall be collected on above named instruments. All special indexing and recording fees collected under this subsection shall be deposited in the county general fund.
(b) A special indexing fee of two dollars ($2) shall be charged and collected by the judge of probate on each financing statement filed with the judge of probate. The special indexing fee shall be in addition to all other taxes and other charges required by law to be paid for filing for record, financing statements. All special indexing fees collected under this subsection shall be deposited in the county general fund.

Legislative History

(Act 95–426, p. 921, §§ 1, 2.)