Maine § 33 §751 Schedule

Maine Statutes

§ 33 §751 — Schedule

Maine § 33 §751

Title 33PROPERTY

Ch. 11REGISTER OF DEEDS

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 33, § 33 §751 (2026).

Text

Except as provided in any other provision of law, registers of deeds shall receive the following fees for:

1.(TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1/01/26) Instruments generally. Receiving, recording and indexing any instrument that may be recorded and for which a specific fee is not set forth in this section or in any other section, the sum of $19 for the first record page and $2 for each additional record page or portion of an additional record page. In addition, if more than 4 names are to be indexed, a fee of $1 must be paid for each additional name, counting all grantors and grantees;

1.(TEXT EFFECTIVE 1/01/26) Instruments generally. Receiving, recording and indexing any instrument that may be recorded and for which a specific fee is not set forth in this section or in any other section, a flat fee

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Except as provided in any other provision of law, registers of deeds shall receive the following fees for:
1.
(TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1/01/26) Instruments generally.
Receiving, recording and indexing any instrument that may be recorded and for which a specific fee is not set forth in this section or in any other section, the sum of $19 for the first record page and $2 for each additional record page or portion of an additional record page. In addition, if more than 4 names are to be indexed, a fee of $1 must be paid for each additional name, counting all grantors and grantees;
1.
(TEXT EFFECTIVE 1/01/26) Instruments generally.
Receiving, recording and indexing any instrument that may be recorded and for which a specific fee is not set forth in this section or in any other section, a flat fee charged as follows:
1-A.
Divorce decrees or abstracts.
2.
Discharge.
3.
Municipal quitclaim deed.
4.
Copy of writ of attachment in unincorporated place.
5.
Certain corporation certificates.
6.
Copy of process against domestic corporation.
7.
Organization of nonprofit corporation.
8.
Federal liens.
9.
(TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1/01/26) Plans.
Recording, indexing and preserving plans, the sum of $21;
9.
(TEXT EFFECTIVE 1/01/26) Plans.
Recording, indexing and preserving plans, the sum of $45;
10.
Municipal and unorganized territory tax liens.
11.
Mortgage foreclosure.
12.
District liens.
13.
Secured transactions.
13-A.
(TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1/01/26) Previously recorded instrument.
An instrument satisfying, releasing, discharging, assigning, subordinating, continuing, amending or extending an instrument previously recorded in the county in which recording is requested must make reference to only one previously recorded instrument, or a fee of $13 for each additional previously recorded instrument referred to must be paid.
13-A.
(TEXT REPEALED 1/01/26) Previously recorded instrument.
14.
Abstracts and copies.
14-A.
Bail liens.
14-B.
Paper copies.
Making paper copies of records at the office of the register of deeds as follows:
14-C.
Abstracts and copies.
14-D.
(TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1/01/26) Downloads of 1,000 or more consecutive electronic images or electronic abstracts from a county registry of deeds.
Acquiring downloads of 1,000 or more consecutive electronic images or electronic abstracts from a county registry of deeds equipped to provide downloads of images or electronic abstracts, 5¢ per image or electronic abstract;
14-D.
(TEXT EFFECTIVE 1/01/26) Downloads of 1,000 or more consecutive electronic images from a county registry of deeds.
Acquiring downloads of 1,000 or more consecutive electronic images from a county registry of deeds that is equipped to and voluntarily agrees to provide downloads of 1,000 or more consecutive electronic images pursuant to a written agreement with the person requesting the downloads, 25¢ per image;
14-E.
(TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1/01/26) Electronic images, printed images or electronic abstracts from a county registry of deeds website.
Acquiring electronic images, printed images or electronic abstracts from a county registry of deeds website as follows:
14-E.
(TEXT EFFECTIVE 1/01/26) Electronic images or printed images from a county registry of deeds website.
Acquiring electronic images or printed images from a county registry of deeds website:
15.
When payable.
Fees provided by this section shall be paid when the instrument is offered for record, except that fees payable by the State shall be paid monthly by the department or agencies requesting the recording, upon rendition of bills by the register of deeds. Said bills shall be paid within 10 days of receipt of same by the department or agencies.

Legislative History

PL 1965, c. 265 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 321 (RPR). PL 1973, c. 226 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 625, §§228,230 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 198, §§1-6 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 145, §§1-11 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 422, §1 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 72, §3 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 541, §A208 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 666, §4 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 279, §§24-31 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 557, §§2,3 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 795, §6 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 645, §3 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 497, §§2-9 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 560, §3 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 55, §§8,9 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 246, §§1-3 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 575, §2 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 378, §§1, 2 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 508, §§1, 2 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 370, §§1-5 (AMD). PL 2025, c. 328, §§2-7 (AMD). PL 2025, c. 328, §10 (AFF).