House Bill No. introduced by J. Darling proposes to increase the fees charged by county clerks and recorders for recording documents. The bill amends several sections of the Montana Code Annotated (MCA) to raise the recording fee for the first page of a document to $20, with an additional $10 for each subsequent page. It also establishes a biennial adjustment for these fees based on inflation, starting July 1, 2027. The bill includes provisions for the deposit of fees into the Records Preservation Fund, the County Land Information Account, and the Montana Geospatial Information Account, with specific amounts set for each account.

Additionally, the bill mandates that the amounts deposited into these accounts will also be adjusted biennially for inflation, using a formula based on the consumer price index. The effective date for the new fee structure and the applicability of the bill is set for October 1, 2025. The proposed changes aim to ensure that the fees remain relevant and sufficient to support the preservation of county records and related information services.

Statutes affected:
LC Text: 7-4-2632, 7-4-2635, 7-4-2637
HB0192_1(1): 7-4-2632, 7-4-2635, 7-4-2637
HB0192_1(2): 7-4-2632, 7-4-2635, 7-4-2637
HB0192_1(3): 7-4-2632, 7-4-2635, 7-4-2637
HB0192_1(4): 7-4-2632, 7-4-2635, 7-4-2637
HB0192_1(5): 7-4-2632, 7-4-2635, 7-4-2637
HB0192_1(6): 7-4-2632, 7-4-2635, 7-4-2637
HB0192_1(7): 7-4-2632, 7-4-2635, 7-4-2637
HB0192_1(8): 7-4-2632, 7-4-2635, 7-4-2637
HB0192_1(9): 7-4-2632, 7-4-2635, 7-4-2637
HB0192_1: 7-4-2632, 7-4-2635, 7-4-2637
HB0192_2(1): 7-4-2632, 7-4-2635, 7-4-2637
HB0192_2(2): 7-4-2632, 7-4-2635, 7-4-2637
HB0192_2(3): 7-4-2632, 7-4-2635, 7-4-2637
HB0192_2(4): 7-4-2632, 7-4-2635, 7-4-2637
HB0192_2(5): 7-4-2632, 7-4-2635, 7-4-2637
HB0192_2(6): 7-4-2632, 7-4-2635, 7-4-2637
HB0192_2(7): 7-4-2632, 7-4-2635, 7-4-2637
HB0192_2(8): 7-4-2632, 7-4-2635, 7-4-2637
HB0192_2: 7-4-2632, 7-4-2635, 7-4-2637