SENATE BILL No.
835



   October 20, 1999, Introduced by Senator BULLARD and referred to the Committee on Local, 
        Urban and State Affairs.



        A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled

   "Revised judicature act of 1961,"

   by amending section 2567a (MCL 600.2567a), as added by 1990 PA

   346.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         Sec. 2567a.  (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection

 2    (4), the county register of deeds shall collect a fee of 
             $2.00 

 3    $4.00 for recording any instrument.  The fee shall be paid when

 4    the instrument is left for record.

 5         (2) The fee required by this section is in addition to any

 6    other fees required in section 2567 or fees or charges otherwise

 7    required by law for the recording of instruments.

 8         (3) The fees collected under this section shall be remitted

 9    to the state treasurer quarterly, and shall be deposited by the

10    state treasurer in the survey and remonumentation fund created in


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 1    section 11 of the state survey and remonumentation act, 1990 PA

 2    345, MCL 54.271, except that a county may retain not more than

 3    1-1/2% of each  $2.00  $4.00 fee collected to cover
             the costs of

 4    administering this section.

 5         (4) This section does not apply to any of the following:

 6         (a) An agency of  the  THIS state when filing
             or recording

 7    any instrument with the county register of deeds pursuant to

 8    either of the following:

 9         (i) The state tax lien registration act,  Act No.
             203 of the

10     Public Acts of 1968, being sections 211.681 to 211.687 of
                       the

11     Michigan Compiled Laws  1968 PA 203, MCL 211.681 TO
                       211.687.

12         (ii) Section 67a of the general property tax act, 
             Act

13     No. 206 of the Public Acts of 1893, being section 211.67a of
                       the

14     Michigan Compiled Laws  1893 PA 206, MCL 211.67A.

15         (b) An individual or any public or private legal entity when

16    recording a lien or discharge of a lien with the county register

17    of deeds pursuant to section 15 of the Michigan employment secur-

18    ity act,  Act No. 1 of the Extra Session of the Public Acts
             of

19     1936, being section 421.15 of the Michigan Compiled Laws
                        1936

20    (EX SESS) PA 1, MCL 421.15.

21         (c) An agency of the federal government when filing or

22    recording any instrument with the county register of deeds pursu-

23    ant to the uniform federal lien registration act,  Act No.
             102 of

24     the Public Acts of 1983, being sections 211.661 to 211.668
                       of the

25     Michigan Compiled Laws  1983 PA 102, MCL 211.661 TO
                       211.668.

26         (d) An individual or any public or private legal entity when

27    recording any instrument with the county register of deeds



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 1    pursuant to the uniform commercial code,  Act No. 174 of the

 2     Public Acts of 1962, being sections 440.1101 to 440.11102 of
                       the

 3     Michigan Compiled Laws  1962 PA 174, MCL 440.1101
                       TO 440.11102.


















































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