New law for register of deeds office

St. Joseph County Clerk Lindsay Oswald said a new law goes into effect Oct. 1 regarding the fee for documents from the county’s register of deeds office.
The law states that a fee of $30, regardless of the number of pages, will be charged.
The only exception will be if the document assigns or discharges more than one instrument. In that case, the $3 fee for each instrument after the first reference remains.
Oswald said a number of parties spent more than the past year working collaboratively for the flat-fee charge. They include the Michigan Association of Registers of Deeds and the Michigan Land Title Association in cooperation with Michigan Bankers Association, Credit Unions, the State Bar of Michigan – Real Property Law Section – Michigan Association of Treasurers, Michigan Oil and Gas Association, and state and federal lien holders.