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7-9-15. Fees of register of deeds enumerated. The register of deeds shall charge and receive the following fees:
(1) For recording deeds, mortgages, and all other instruments not specifically provided for in this section or this code, the sum of ten dollars for the first page and two dollars for each additional page or fraction thereof. Each rider or addendum shall be considered as an additional page. If a real estate document recorded with the register of deeds does not conform to § 43-28-23, the sum of ten dollars shall be charged in addition to the fees specified in this subdivision;
(2) For a certified copy of any instrument of record, including certificate and official seal, two dollars plus twenty cents for each page after five pages, and for an uncertified copy, one dollar, plus twenty cents for each page after five pages. The board of county commissioners by resolution shall establish the fees charged for duplicate microfilm. In addition to the fee for a certified copy of the record of any birth, there is an additional charge of two dollars for each copy requested, which shall be submitted on a monthly basis to the state treasurer to be deposited in the children's trust fund;
(3) For filing and indexing a bill of sale, seed grain lien, or thresher's lien, the sum of ten dollars. No fee may be charged for filing any satisfaction or termination of any instrument as prescribed in this subdivision;
(4) For recording oil, gas, and mineral leases, and other recorded documents relating to mineral or oil and gas lease exploration and development, six dollars per page; and
(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (2) of this section, the board of county commissioners shall fix by resolution the fees to be paid by licensed abstracters of the county or by any person who has passed the written examination established by the Abstracters' Board of Examiners pursuant to § 36-13-11 for uncertified copies of recorded instruments, which fee may not exceed the actual cost to the county for providing such copies.
The register of deeds may not charge a fee for discharging or canceling any personal property lien.

Source: SDC 1939, § 12.0712; SL 1941, ch 28; SL 1943, ch 26; SL 1949, ch 26; SL 1955, ch 19; SL 1971, ch 47, §§ 1 to 3; SL 1976, ch 69; SL 1978, ch 56, §§ 1, 2; SL 1981, ch 51; SL 1984, ch 194, § 2A; SL 1986, ch 64; SL 1988, ch 69; SL 1992, ch 54; SL 1996, ch 51; SL 1997, ch 44, § 1; SL 1999, ch 33, § 1; SL 2001, ch 240, § 2.