BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section
1.
That
§
7-9-15
be amended to read as follows:
7-9-15.
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
five
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;
(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, one dollar;
(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.
Signed February 25, 1997.