NDCC 11-18-05 Effective August 1, 1999
Fees of the County Recorders
- 1. For Recording an instrument affecting title to real estate:
- a. Deeds, mortgages, and all other instruments not specifically provided for in this subsection, ten dollars for the first page and three dollars for each additional page. In addition, for all documents recorded under this section that list more than five sections of land, a fee of one dollar for each additional section listed which is to be recorded in the tract index.
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- (1) “Page” means one side of a single legal size sheet of paper not exceeding eight and one-half inches (21.59 centimeters) in width and fourteen inches (35.56 centimeters) in length.
- (2) The printed, written or typed words must be considered legible by the county recorders before the page will be accepted for recording.
- (3) Each real estate instrument must have a legal description considered to be adequate by the county recorders before such instrument will be accepted for recording.
- (4) A space of at least four inches by three and one-half inches (10.16 by 8.89 centimeters) square must be provided on the first or last page of each instrument for the county recorders’ recording information. If recording information can only be placed on the reverse side of an instrument, an additional page charge must be levied.
- b. Instruments satisfying, releasing, assigning, subordinating, continuing, amending, or extending more than one instrument previously recorded in the county in which recording is requested, ten dollars for the first page and three dollars for each additional page plus three dollars for each such additional document number or book and page. In addition, for all documents recorded under this section which list more than five separate sections of land, a fee of one dollar for each additional section listed which is to be recorded in the tract index.
c. Plats, irregular tracts, or annexations, ten dollars for one lot plus ten cents for each additional lot, with the exception of auditor’s lots which must be a single charge of seven dollars.
d. All instruments presented for recording after June 30, 2001 must contain a one-inch (2.54 centimeter) top, bottom, or side margin on each page of the instrument for the placement of computerized recording labels. An instrument that does not conform to this margin requirement may be recorded upon payment of an additional fee of ten dollars.
2. For filing any non-central indexing system instrument, ten dollars.
3. For making certified copies of any recorded instrument or filed non-central indexing system instrument, the charge is five dollars for the first page and two dollars for each additional page. For making a non-certified copy of any recorded instrument or filed non-central indexing system intrument, a fee of not more than one dollar per instrument page.
4. For filing, indexing, making or completing any statement, abstract or certificate under the Uniform Commercial code central filing data base, the computerized central notice system or the computerized statutory liens data base, for receiving printouts and for other services provided though the computerized system, the fee is the same as that provided in sections 41-09-42 and 41-09-43, as applicable.
5. The County Recorder may establish procedures for providing access for duplicating records under the county recorders control. Such records include paper, photostat, microfilm, microfiche and electronic or computer generated instruments created by governmental employees.
6. Duplicate county recorders records stored off-site as a security measure are not accessible for reproduction.
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