HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                      Olympia, Washington

 

                         Bill Analysis      Bill No. HB 1039

 

 

Raising certain auditor=s fees                            Public Hrg: 1/21/97 

Brief Title

 

 

Reps. D. Schmidt/Scott                                        Staff Contact: Steve Lundin

Sponsor                                    Comm. on Govt. Admin.

                                           Phone: 786-7127

 

 

 

BACKGROUND:

 

Among other responsibilities, county auditors are the recording officers for a variety of documents relating to real property, marriage licenses, other vital statistic documents, and other matters.

 

Statutes establish the fees that are charged to file or record various documents with the county auditor, to receive a copy of any of these documents, and to search for documents.

 

SUMMARY:

 

Fees for recording a general instrument relating to real property are increased from $5 to $7 for the first page and from $1 to $2 for each additional page.

 

The fee for searching records is increased from $8 to $10 per hour.

 

Fees for recording a miscellaneous document, for which no specific fees are established, are increased from $5 to $7 for the first page and from $1 to $2 for each additional page.

 

 

 

                           Continued


HB 1039 - Page 2 continued

 

 

                SUMMARY OF PROPOSED FEE CHANGES

 

Type of document or service

Current fee

Date established

Proposed fee

Record instruments on real property

 

 

 

First page

    $5

   1985

    $7

Each additional page

    $1

   1951

    $2

Search records

  $8/hour

   1985

$10/hour

Record miscellaneous records

 

 

 

First page

    $5

   1985

    $7

Each additional page

    $1

   1959

    $2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FISCAL NOTE:  Not requested.

 

EFFECTIVE DATE:  Ninety days after adjournment of session in which bill is passed.