SB 52 — AN ACT relating to the collection of fees in a county containing a consolidated local government.

UNOFFICIALCHAPTER COPY189 231 RSCHAPTER 189 ( SB 52/GA52 ) AN ACT relating to the collection of fees in a county containing a consolidated local government.

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For all items in this subsection if the entire thereof does not exceed five (5) pages .........................................................................$33.00..............................................................................................$33.00 Legislative Research Commission PDF Version ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY And, for all items in this subsection exceeding five (5) pages, for each additional page ..........................................................$3.00...............................................................................$3.00 And, for all items in this subsection for each additional reference relating to same instrument .....................................................$4.00..........................................................................$4.00 2.

Page 2 of 8 SB005210.100 - 983 - XXXX 2/21/2023 3:46 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 23 RS SB 52/GA (b) For noting a security interest on a certificate of title pursuant to KRS Chapter 186A ..................................................................................$12.00..........................................................................................................$12.00 (c) For filing the release of collateral under a financing statement and noting same upon the face of the title pursuant to KRS Chapter 186 or 186A ...............................................................................................$5.00$5.00 (d) Filing or recording state tax or other state liens ........................................$5.00.................................................................$5.00 (e) Filing release of a state tax or other state lien ...........................................$5.00....................................................................$5.00 (f) Acknowledging or notarizing any deed, mortgage, power of attorney, or other written instrument required by law for recording and certifying same ...........................................................................................................$5.00..................................... (g) Recording plats, maps, and surveys, not exceeding 24 inches by 36 inches, per page ..................................................................................$40.00 (h) Recording a bond, for each bond .............................................................$10.00 (i) Each bond required to be taken or prepared by the clerk ..........................$4.00 (j) Copy of any bond when ordered ................................................................$3.00 (k) Administering an oath and certificate thereof ...........................................$5.00 (l) Issuing a license for which no other fee is fixed by law ............................$8.00 (m) Issuing a solicitor's license ......................................................................$15.00 (n) Marriage license, indexing, recording, and issuing certificate thereof ....$26.50 (o) Every order concerning the establishment, changing, closing, or discontinuing of roads, to be paid out of the county levy when the road is established, changed, closed, or discontinued, and by the applicant when it is not ...............................................................$3.00 (p) Registration of licenses for professional persons required to register with the county clerk ......................................................................$10.00 (q) Certified copy of any record ......................................................................$5.00 Plus fifty cents ($.50) per page after three (3) pages Page 3 of 8 SB005210.100 - 983 - XXXX 2/21/2023 3:46 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 23 RS SB 52/GA (r) Filing certification required by KRS 65.070(2)(a) ....................................$5.00 (s) Filing notification and declaration and petition of candidates for Commonwealth's attorney........................................................$200.00 (t) Filing notification and declaration and petition of candidates for county and independent boards of education .............................................$20.00 (u) Filing notification and declaration and petition of candidates for boards of soil and water conservation districts ...............................$20.00 (v) Filing notification and declaration and petition of candidates for other office ......................................................................................$50.00 (w) Filing declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate for office..............$50.00 (x) Filing petitions for elections, other than nominating petitions ................$50.00 (y) Notarizing any signature, per signature .....................................................$2.00 (z) Filing bond for receiving bodies under KRS 311.310 .............................$10.00 (aa) Noting the assignment of a certificate of delinquency and recording and indexing the encumbrance under KRS 134.126 or 134.127 .............$27.00 (ab) Filing a going-out-of-business permit under KRS 365.445 .....................$50.00 (ac) Filing a renewal of a going-out-of-business permit under KRS 365.445 $50.00 (ad) Filing and processing a transient merchant permit under KRS 365.680 .$25.00 (ae) Recording and indexing a real estate mortgage:

..............................................................................................$5.00 (g) Recording plats, maps, and surveys, not exceeding 24 inches by inches, per page ..........................................................................................................$40.00 (h) Recording a bond, for each bond .....................................................................................$10.00 (i) Each bond required to be taken or prepared by the clerk ...................................................$4.00 (j) Copy of any bond when ordered ........................................................................................$3.00 (k) Administering an oath and certificate thereof ....................................................................$5.00 (l) Issuing a license for which no other fee is fixed by law ....................................................$8.00 (m) Issuing a solicitor's license ...............................................................................................$15.00 (n) Marriage license, indexing, recording, and issuing certificate thereof ............................$26.50 (o) Every order concerning the establishment, changing, closing, or discontinuing of roads, to be paid out of the county levy when the road is established, changed, closed, or discontinued, and by the applicant when it is not .....................................................................................$3.00 (p) Registration of licenses for professional persons required to register with the county clerk .............................................................................................$10.00 (q) Certified copy of any record ..............................................................................................$5.00 Plus fifty cents ($.50) per page after three (3) pages (r) Filing certification required by KRS 65.070(2)(a) .............................................................$5.00 (s) Filing notification and declaration and petition of candidates CHAPTER 189 3 for Commonwealth's attorney..............................................................................$200.00 (t) Filing notification and declaration and petition of candidates for county and independent boards of education ....................................................................$20.00 (u) Filing notification and declaration and petition of candidates for boards of soil and water conservation districts .....................................................$20.00 (v) Filing notification and declaration and petition of candidates for other office ............................................................................................................$50.00 (w) Filing declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate for office ......................................$50.00 (x) Filing petitions for elections, other than nominating petitions .........................................$50.00 (y) Notarizing any signature, per signature .............................................................................$2.00 (z) Filing bond for receiving bodies under KRS 311.310 .....................................................$10.00 (aa) Noting the assignment of a certificate of delinquency and recording and indexing the encumbrance under KRS 134.126 or 134.127 ......................................$27.00 (ab) Filing a going-out-of-business permit under KRS 365.445 .............................................$50.00 (ac) Filing a renewal of a going-out-of-business permit under KRS 365.445 ........................$50.00 (ad) Filing and processing a transient merchant permit under KRS 365.680 ..........................$25.00 (ae) Recording and indexing a real estate mortgage:

For a mortgage that does not exceed thirty (30) pages....................$63.00pages ..........................................$63.00 2.

And, for a mortgage that exceeds thirty (30) pages, for each additional pagepage.........$3.00 .........................................................................................$3.00 (af) Filing or recording a lien or release of lien by a consolidated local government, urban-county government, unified local government, or city of any class ................................................................................................$20.00.................................................................................................................................$20.00 (2) The sixty-three dollar ($63) fee imposed by subsection (1)(ae) of this section shall be divided as follows:

Page 4 of 8 SB005210.100 - 983 - XXXX 2/21/2023 3:46 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 23 RS SB 52/GA (a) Fifty-seven dollars ($57) shall be retained by the county clerk;

a.[1.]Nota.[1.] Not be paid annually to the fiscal court under KRS 64.152;

b.[2.]Notb.[2.] Not be paid to the Finance and Administration Cabinet under KRS 64.345;

c.[3.]Bec.[3.] Be accumulated and transferred to the fiscal court or the legislative body of[ a consolidated local government or] an urban-county government on a monthly basis within ten (10) days following the end of the month;

d.[4.]Bed.[4.] Be maintained by the fiscal court or the legislative body of[ a consolidated local government or] an urban-county government in a separate bank account and accounted for in a separate fund;

and e.[5.]NotLegislative Research Commission PDF Version ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY e.[5.] Not lapse to the general fund of the county[, consolidated local government,] or urban-countyurban- county government.

2.[(c)] The moneys accumulated from this fee shall be held in perpetuity by the fiscal court or the legislative body of[ a consolidated local government or] an urban-county government for the county clerk's Page 5 of 8 SB005210.100 - 983 - XXXX 2/21/2023 3:46 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 23 RS SB 52/GA exclusive use for:

a.[1.]Equipmenta.[1.] Equipment related to the permanent storage of and access to records, including deed books, binders, shelves, microfilm equipment, and fireproof equipment;

b.[2.]Hardwareb.[2.] Hardware for the permanent storage of and access to records, including computers, servers, and scanners;

c.[3.]Softwarec.[3.] Software for the permanent storage of and access to records, including vendor services and consumer subscription fees;

d.[4.]Personneld.[4.] Personnel costs for the permanent storage of and access to records, including overtime costs for personnel involved in the digitization of records;

and e.[5.]Cloude.[5.] Cloud storage and cybersecurity services for the permanent storage of and access to records.

3.[(d)]3.[(d)]Notwithstanding Notwithstanding KRS 68.275, claims by a county clerk that are for the approved expenditures in subparagraph 2.

of this paragraph[ (c) of this subsection] shall be paid by the county judge/executive or the chief executive officer of[ a consolidated local government or] an urban- county government by a warrant drawn on the fund and co-signed by the treasurer of the county[, consolidated local government,] or urban-urban-county county government.

4.[(e)] No later than July 1 of each year, each county fiscal court or legislative body of[ a consolidated local government or] an urban-urban-county county government shall submit a report to the Legislative Research Commission detailing the receipts, expenditures, and any amounts remaining in the fund.

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CHAPTER 189 5 (b) To each retail outlet of soft drinks or ice cream, a license fee not to exceed five dollars ($5) per annum.

In cases where ice cream and soft drinks are sold Page 7 of 8 SB005210.100 - 983 - XXXX 2/21/2023 3:46 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 23 RS SB 52/GA by the same retail outlet, one (1) license tax not to exceed ten dollars ($10) per annum;

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