LC 1448 Legislature · 2025 Regular Session

Revise county clerk and recorder fee for recording documents

This bill increases recording fees charged by Montana county clerks and recorders for documents, affecting property owners, lenders, and other parties who file legal documents. It raises the standard fee to $20 for the first page and $10 for each additional page, with non-standard documents incurring an extra $10 charge. The bill also establishes a records preservation fund requiring a $2 deposit per page and allows fees to automatically adjust every two years based on inflation starting in 2027. These changes take effect on October 1, 2025, for all documents recorded on or after that date.
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Nov 2024
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Introduced Nov 16, 2024 Last action Jan 13, 2025
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