Section 41 Surcharge on fees of registers of deeds and assistant recorders; registries under control of county government; surcharge to fund improvements at registries; disposition of surcharge - Massachusetts Statutes

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Section 41. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the fees of each of the registers of deeds and of the assistant recorders, except as otherwise provided, to be paid when the instrument is left for recording, filing or deposit shall be subject to a surcharge of $5. The surcharge shall be imposed for the purpose of automation, modernization, operation and technological improvements at the registries of deeds. Only registries presently under the control of county government shall be subject to this section. From March 15, 2003 until June 20, 2011, all surcharges on fees collected pursuant to this section shall be forwarded to the County Registers Technological Fund, established in section 2KKK of chapter 29. From July 1, 2011, all of the surcharges shall be forwarded to the General Fund as provided in section 2 of said chapter 29.

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Statutes > Massachusetts > PARTI > TITLEVI > CHAPTER36 > Section41

Section 41. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the fees of each of the registers of deeds and of the assistant recorders, except as otherwise provided, to be paid when the instrument is left for recording, filing or deposit shall be subject to a surcharge of $5. The surcharge shall be imposed for the purpose of automation, modernization, operation and technological improvements at the registries of deeds. Only registries presently under the control of county government shall be subject to this section. From March 15, 2003 until June 20, 2011, all surcharges on fees collected pursuant to this section shall be forwarded to the County Registers Technological Fund, established in section 2KKK of chapter 29. From July 1, 2011, all of the surcharges shall be forwarded to the General Fund as provided in section 2 of said chapter 29.

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Section 41. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the fees of each of the registers of deeds and of the assistant recorders, except as otherwise provided, to be paid when the instrument is left for recording, filing or deposit shall be subject to a surcharge of $5. The surcharge shall be imposed for the purpose of automation, modernization, operation and technological improvements at the registries of deeds. Only registries presently under the control of county government shall be subject to this section. From March 15, 2003 until June 20, 2011, all surcharges on fees collected pursuant to this section shall be forwarded to the County Registers Technological Fund, established in section 2KKK of chapter 29. From July 1, 2011, all of the surcharges shall be forwarded to the General Fund as provided in section 2 of said chapter 29.