A BILL to amend and reenact section ten, article one, chapter fifty-nine of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to simplifying the fee schedules for recording documents with the clerk of the county commission.

§59-1-10. Fees to be charged by clerk of county commission.

fixture filing or security agreement
concerning real estate

or power of attorney

concerning real estate

(2) Financing, continuation, termination or other
statement or writing permitted to be filed under
chapter forty-six of this code

No Charge
(5) Any document or writing other than those
referenced above in subdivisions (1), (2), (3)
and (4)

5.00
(6) If any such document or writing contains more
than five pages, for each additional page

5.00
(c)(1) For issuance of marriage license and
other duties pertaining thereto (including
preparation of the application, administrating
the oath, registering and recording the license,
mailing acknowledgment of minister's return to one
of the licensees and notification to a licensee
after sixty days of the non-receipt of the
minister's return)

25.00
(2) One dollar of the marriage license fee received
pursuant to this subsection shall be paid by the
county clerk into the state treasury as a state
registration fee, in the same manner that license
taxes are paid into the treasury under article
twelve, chapter eleven of this code;
(3) Fifteen dollars of the marriage license fee
received pursuant to this subsection shall be paid
by the county clerk into the state treasury for the
family protection shelter support act, in the same
manner that license taxes are paid into the
treasury under article twelve, chapter eleven of
this code.
(d)(1) For

a copy of any writing or document, if
it be not otherwise provided for

(2) If such copy of such writing or document

contains more than two pages, for each additional
page

1.00
(3) For certified copy of a birth certificate, death
certificate or marriage license

If such writing contains more than two pages, for each

each additional page, in counties where recording is

done by photograph, fifty cents; and in counties

where recording is done by typewriter, and such

writing contains more than one thousand words, three

cents for each additional twenty words.
For recording a plat accompanying a deed or other

2.00
If such plat contains more than one hundred twenty

010
For recording and indexing a map to be placed in map

3.00
If such map contains more than one hundred twenty

2.00
If such assignment contains more than one reference to

the record of property assigned, for each

reference

1.00
If such assignment does not give the reference to the

record of property assigned, for search of record

.50
If such assignment contains more than two pages, for

1.00
For recording and indexing and noting release of lien

2.00
If such release contains more than one reference to

2.00
If book and page reference to lien released is

omitted, for search of record to determine such

.50
For filing or refiling and entering conditional sales

2.00
For recording and indexing a satisfaction of a

2.00
For filing each financing, continuation or termination

statement or other statement or writing permitted to

be filed under chapter forty-six of the code

2.00
For filing, preserving and indexing a security

agreement filed under chapter forty-six of the code

3.00
For recording and indexing a certificate of

2.00
If such certificate contains more than two pages, for

1.00
For filing and indexing a certificate showing the name

or names of a person or persons conducting business

2.00
For certifying to the assessor a transfer of real

estate under section eight, article four, chapter

1.00
For swearing the witnesses and entering in the order

or minute book, all orders in relation to the proof

of a will which is admitted to record without

contest, and copying such order on the will or on a

paper annexed thereto, when fully proved and but one

3.00
If the will be but partially proved on one day, for

the order and entering the same on the will or paper

1.00
For each subsequent order and entering the same on the

1.00
For the same services where there is a contest

8.00
For preparing notices in connection with contest, or

1.00
For recording a will and the matter recorded therewith

2.00
If will and matter recorded therewith contains more

1.00
For entering orders and transmitting papers in case of

3.00
If such order and transmittal contains more than five

1.00
If any personal representative or guardian qualify for

administering necessary oaths, notating the bond,

entering and copying on the will, order granting

probate or administration, making out copy of such

order for personal representative or guardian,

1.00
If several personal representatives qualify on the

same estate at the same time or term the same fee

2.00
For entering and copying an order granting a license

under provisions of article twelve, chapter eleven

1.00
For certificate for a license or endorsing assignment

1.00
For issuance of marriage license, for preparing the

application and administering the oath, for

registering and recording the license, for mailing

acknowledgment of minister's return to one of

licensees, for notifying one of licensees after

sixty days of the nonreceipt of the minister's

8.00
One dollar of the latter fee shall be paid by the

county clerk into the state treasury as a state

registration fee, in the same manner that license

taxes are paid into the treasury under article

twelve, chapter eleven of the code.
For search of anything in his or her office of over a

year's standing, unless otherwise required by

.50
For recording certificates and posting a copy thereof

under the provisions of section two, article one,

1.50
For docketing or redocketing under article three,

chapter thirty -eight of the code, a judgment,

1.00
If such writing contains more than one page, for each

1.00
For recording and indexing an execution and noting

the date of issuance and the date of filing of same

1.50
For making out a transcript of the record and

proceedings in any case in due form so that the same

may be used in appellate court, such fee shall be

the same as specified herein for recording.
For making out, in any other manner than copying, any

paper to go out of the office which is not otherwise

1.50
If such paper contains more than two pages, for each

1.00
For any copy, if it be not otherwise provided for

1.50
If such copy contains more than two pages, for each

1.00
For annexing the seal of the court to any paper,

1.00
For writing a certificate of the president of the

court or judge, when the clerk be required to do so

1.50
If such writing contains more than two pages, for each

additional page

1.00
For entering an order confirming the report of a

fiduciary

1.00
For recording and indexing such report and matter

3.00
If such report contains more than four pages, for each

1.00
For recording and indexing any bond required by law to

be recorded, including the certificate or other

1.50
If such bond and certificate contains more the two

1.00
For recording and indexing a notice of mechanic's

1.50
If such notice contains more than two pages, for each

1.00
For recording contract limiting liability of owner

and bond of contractor to be filed therewith, as

prescribed in article two, chapter thirty-eight of

2.00
If such contract and bond contains more than two pages,

1.00
For recording and indexing a notice of lis pendens

1.50
If such notice contains more than two pages, for each

1.00
For recording a certificate of real estate claimed as

1.00
For administering an oath not herein provided for, and

writing a certificate thereof where the case

1.00
For recording a writing containing pages in excess of

legal size, 8 ½" X 14", additional fee for each

.50
For recording and indexing instruments not

1.50
If such instrument contains more than two pages, for

1.00
For recording anew any will, deed or other paper, the

same fees herein provided for the original

recording.

For any service other than recording and indexing not

specifically provided for, the same fee as a clerk

All acts or parts of acts in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.