H.F. _____ Section 1. Section 331.604, subsection 1, Code 2026, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 1. a. Except as otherwise provided by state law, paragraph 3 “b” of this subsection, subsection 4 , or section 331.605 , the 4 recorder shall collect a fee of five dollars for each page or 5 fraction of a page of an instrument which that is filed or 6 recorded in the recorder’s office. If a page or fraction of 7 a page contains more than one transaction, the recorder shall 8 collect the fee for each transaction. 9 b. The recorder may also charge, in addition to any other 10 fee imposed by law, a convenience fee for the filing or 11 recording of an instrument for a person who is not a resident 12 of the county, unless that person pays property tax to the 13 county and provides proof of payment such as a receipt as 14 provided in section 445.5, subsection 6, or another form of 15 proof as determined by the county. The recorder shall not 16 charge a convenience fee in excess of ten dollars. All moneys 17 collected pursuant to this paragraph shall be deposited into 18 the county recorder’s records management fund and used for the 19 purposes described in subsection 2, paragraph “b” . 20 EXPLANATION 21 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 22 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 23 This bill allows a county recorder to charge, in addition 24 to any other fee imposed by law, a convenience fee for the 25 filing or recording of an instrument for a person who is not a 26 resident of the county, unless that person pays property tax 27 to the county and provides proof of payment. The recorder 28 shall not charge a convenience fee in excess of $10. Moneys 29 collected from the assessment of a convenience fee pursuant to 30 the bill shall be deposited in the county’s county recorder’s 31 records management fund and used for specified purposes. 32 -1- LSB 6903YC (1) 91 ms/js 1/ 1