Section 13-604 - Surcharge.
§ 13-604. Surcharge.
(a) Maximum amount.- The Administrator shall establish a surcharge of $20 for each type of recordable instrument to be recorded among the land records and the financing statement records.
(b) Collection.- The surcharge shall be collected by the office of the clerk of the circuit court for each county.
(c) Exemption.- The surcharge may not be charged to an entity that is exempt from the payment of fees under § 3-603 of the Real Property Article.
(d) Disposition of receipts.- Receipts from the surcharge shall be placed in the Fund and used by the Administrator for the purposes of the Fund.
[1991, ch. 327; 1995, ch. 566; 2000, ch. 244; 2003, ch. 203, § 1.]