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AL HB659
Bill
Status
5/12/2015
Primary Sponsor
Alvin Holmes
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AI Summary
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Amends Act 2012-82 to establish a $5 special recording and filing fee collected by the Judge of Probate of Montgomery County for each real property instrument, personal property instrument, Uniform Commercial Code document, and other discretionary instruments filed in the probate office.
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No instruments or documents shall be recorded in the probate office unless the $5 special recording fee is paid, in addition to all other required fees, taxes, and charges.
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All special recording fees collected shall be deposited into a "Judge of Probate Fund" to be used at the judge's discretion for improved recording, archiving, and retrieval systems; equipment; maintenance; general office operations; and other lawful public purposes for county improvement.
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Judge of Probate must report annually to the Montgomery County Legislative Delegation on the use of collected funds, with a prohibition on using any portion of fees for political purposes.
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Effective date: the first day of the third month following passage and gubernatorial approval or otherwise becoming law.
Legislative Description
Montgomery Co., judge of probate, recording fees for property records and other documents, use of funds further provided for including use for other public purposes, Act 2012-82, 2012 Reg. Sess., am'd.
Montgomery County
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Montgomery County Legislation
5/12/2015