Me. Stat. tit. 30-A § 2652

Current through 131st (2023-2024) Legislature Chapter 684

Section 2652 - Fee schedule

Except as provided in Title 11 and this section, the clerk shall charge for services according to the following fee schedule: [1997, c. 32, §1(AMD).]

1.Recording; general. Recording the following:

A. Administration of an oath, $1;

(1) The municipality shall pay this fee; [1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2(NEW); 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106(NEW); 1989, c. 6(AMD); 1989, c. 9, §2(AMD); 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10(AMD).]

B. A birth, marriage or death as required by Title 19-A, section 654 and Title 22, sections 2702, 2703 and 2763, 50 ¢;

(1) The municipality shall pay this fee; [1995, c. 694, Pt. D, §55(AMD); 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2(AFF).]

C. Affidavit establishing or correcting a record of birth, marriage or death as provided by Title 22, sections 2705 and 2764, $4;

(1) Issuance of a copy of the record to the applicant, $15 for the first copy and $6 for each additional copy; [2009, c. 589, §4(AMD).]

D. Affidavit legitimating a birth as provided by Title 22, section 2765, $4;

(1) Issuance of a copy of the amended birth record to the applicant, $15 for the first copy and $6 for each additional copy; [2009, c. 589, §5(AMD).]

E. Release of an attachment, $4; [1993, c. 405, §1(AMD).]

F. Certificate of partnership, $10; [1993, c. 405, §1(AMD).]

G. Certificate of withdrawal of a partner, $10; [1993, c. 405, §1(AMD).]

H. Certificate of a person engaging in trade under a name, style or designation other than that person's own, $10; [1993, c. 405, §1(AMD).]

I. Honorable discharge or release papers of veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States of America, $4;

(1) A copy of such a document attested by the clerk is prima facie evidence of its existence and validity; [1993, c. 405, §1(AMD).]

J. Petition for enforcement of a lien on monumental works, $4; [1993, c. 405, §1(AMD).]

K. License for clam cultivation or an assignment of it, $2; and [1993, c. 405, §1(AMD).]

L. Any instrument entitled to be recorded, except those under the Uniform Commercial Code, including an executed assignment attached to or made a part of it before it is received for recording, $4 for the first page and $2 for each succeeding page or part of a page;

(1) The acts of any municipality in recording any instrument by microfilm before September 21, 1963 are ratified, confirmed and made effective; [1993, c. 405, §1(AMD).]

[2009, c. 589, §§4, 5(AMD).]

2.Marriage intentions and license. Recording marriage intentions and issuing a marriage license, $40, except, when the laws of this State require 2 licenses, the fee is $20 each;

[2009, c. 589, §6(AMD).]

3.Birth, marriage or death certificates. Issuing the following:

A. Certificate of birth, marriage or death, the clerk may charge up to $15 for the first copy and $6 for each additional copy; and [2009, c. 589, §7(AMD).]

B. Permit for the disposition of human remains, $20, except that a fee is not owed if the disposition of human remains is paid for through the municipal general assistance program under Title 22, chapter 1161; and [RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. A, §107(COR).]

[RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. A, §107(COR).]

4.Marginal release. Entering in the margin of a record the release of an attachment, no charge;

A. The person making the marginal release must sign it. [1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2(NEW); 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106(NEW); 1989, c. 6(AMD); 1989, c. 9, §2(AMD); 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10(AMD).]

[1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2(NEW); 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106(NEW); 1989, c. 6(AMD); 1989, c. 9, §2(AMD); 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10(AMD).]

If a municipality provides for a salary to be paid to the clerk as full compensation, all revenues received by the clerk on behalf of the town accrue to the municipality. [1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2(NEW); 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106(NEW); 1989, c. 6(AMD); 1989, c. 9, §2(AMD); 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10(AMD).]

The Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention shall review the fees charged by the clerk under this section every 3 years beginning in 2013. [2009, c. 589, §8(NEW).]

30-A M.R.S. § 2652

1987, c. 737, §§A2,C106 (NEW) . 1989, c. 6, (AMD) . 1989, c. 9, § 2 (AMD) . 1989, c. 104, §§C8,10 (AMD) . 1993, c. 405, § 1 (AMD) . 1995, c. 694, §D55 (AMD) . 1995, c. 694, §E2 (AFF) . 1997, c. 32, §§1,2 (AMD) . 2005, c. 86, § 1 (AMD) . 2005, c. 112, §§1,2 (AMD) . 2005, c. 683, §C8 (AMD) . 2009, c. 589, §§4-8 (AMD) .

As corrected by Revisor.