Relating to the use of fees collected by a county recorder or governing board of the county land record information system for processing and recording instruments

Under current law, a county recorder and the governing board of the county land record information system (governing board) are allowed to collect only statutorily authorized fees for land records management. A county recorder and the governing board are prohibited from collecting a fee for viewing, accessing, or printing documents in the county land record information system unless specifically authorized by statute. This bill removes the county recorder from this prohibition. In addition, the bill strikes a provision authorizing a county recorder or the governing board to collect actual third-party fees associated with accepting and processing statutorily authorized fees, including credit card fees, treasury management fees, and other transaction fees required to enable electronic payment. 604 (recording and filing fees) and in the bill. The bill authorizes the collection of an additional service charge for credit or debit card payments.