Except as provided in Title 11 and this section, the clerk shall charge for services according to the following fee schedule: [PL 1997, c. 32, §1 (AMD).]
1. Recording; general. Recording the following:
A. Administration of an oath, $1;
(1) The municipality shall pay this fee; [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]
B. A birth, marriage or death as required by Title 19‑A, section 654 and Title 22, sections 2702, 2703 and 2763, 50¢;
(1) The municipality shall pay this fee; [PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. D, §55 (AMD); PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).]
C. Affidavit establishing or correcting a record of birth, marriage or death as provided by Title 22, sections 2705 and 2764, $4;
(1) Issuance of a copy of the record to the applicant, $15 for the first copy and $6 for each additional copy; [PL 2009, c. 589, §4 (AMD).]
D. Affidavit legitimating a birth as provided by Title 22, section 2765, $4;
(1) Issuance of a copy of the amended birth record to the applicant, $15 for the first copy and $6 for each additional copy; [PL 2009, c. 589, §5 (AMD).]
E. Release of an attachment, $4; [PL 1993, c. 405, §1 (AMD).]
F. Certificate of partnership, $10; [PL 1993, c. 405, §1 (AMD).]
G. Certificate of withdrawal of a partner, $10; [PL 1993, c. 405, §1 (AMD).]
H. Certificate of a person engaging in trade under a name, style or designation other than that person's own, $10; [PL 1993, c. 405, §1 (AMD).]
I. Honorable discharge or release papers of veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States of America, $4;
(1) A copy of such a document attested by the clerk is prima facie evidence of its existence and validity; [PL 1993, c. 405, §1 (AMD).]
J. Petition for enforcement of a lien on monumental works, $4; [PL 1993, c. 405, §1 (AMD).]
K. License for clam cultivation or an assignment of it, $2; and [PL 1993, c. 405, §1 (AMD).]
L. Any instrument entitled to be recorded, except those under the Uniform Commercial Code, including an executed assignment attached to or made a part of it before it is received for recording, $4 for the first page and $2 for each succeeding page or part of a page;
(1) The acts of any municipality in recording any instrument by microfilm before September 21, 1963 are ratified, confirmed and made effective; [PL 1993, c. 405, §1 (AMD).]
[PL 2009, c. 589, §§4, 5 (AMD).]
2. Marriage intentions and license. Recording marriage intentions and issuing a marriage license, $40, except, when the laws of this State require 2 licenses, the fee is $20 each;
[PL 2009, c. 589, §6 (AMD).]
3. Birth, marriage or death certificates. Issuing the following:
A. Certificate of birth, marriage or death, the clerk may charge up to $15 for the first copy and $6 for each additional copy; and [PL 2009, c. 589, §7 (AMD).]
B. Permit for the disposition of human remains, $20, except that a fee is not owed if the disposition of human remains is paid for through the municipal general assistance program under Title 22, chapter 1161; and [RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. A, §107 (COR).]
[RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. A, §107 (COR).]
4. Marginal release. Entering in the margin of a record the release of an attachment, no charge;
A. The person making the marginal release must sign it. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]
[PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]
If a municipality provides for a salary to be paid to the clerk as full compensation, all revenues received by the clerk on behalf of the town accrue to the municipality. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]
The Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention shall review the fees charged by the clerk under this section every 3 years beginning in 2013. [PL 2009, c. 589, §8 (NEW).]
