Arizona Amends Provisions Regarding County Recorders and Recording Fees
Through Senate Bill 1043, the state of Arizona amended its provisions relating to county recorders and the recording fee per instrument. These amendments establish flat fees, per instrument, for recording papers required or authorized to be recorded by law; previously mandatory standard fees have been eliminated. The amended provisions are effective on July 1, 2019.
For recording papers, the flat fee will be $30 per instrument unless otherwise specified by the provisions (Arizona Revised Statutes §11-475(A)(1)). For recording papers at the request of the United States, Arizona, or specified Arizona political subdivisions the fee per instrument will be $15 (A.R.S. §11-475(A)(2)). Included in these flat fees are: special recording surcharge (A.R.S.§11-475.01(D)) and fees for the recording of deeds or contracts relating to the sale or transfer or property (A.R.S.§11-1132(B)). Furthermore, the new provisions require $4 of each fee collected by the county recorder be forwarded to the State Treasurer for deposit in the state General Fund (A.R.S. §27-208).
The following fees have been eliminated:
- $15 for each deed that transfers, conveys or affects property interests
- $25 for each deed of trust or mortgage
- $10 for each release of a deed of trust or mortgage
- $5 for recording an affidavit of annual work or claim maintenance fee
- $1 fee for delivering an instrument by mail
- fees related to indexing
- fees for the first assignment, release, or partial assignment or release of any instrument
The full text of Arizona Senate Bill 1043 can be found here: https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/461677
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