Rhode Island General Laws 34-13-7. General recording fees
(a) The fees to the recording officers for recording the following described instruments relating to real estate shall be as follows:
| Warranty deed | $80.00 | |
| Quitclaim deed | 80.00 | |
| Deed of executor, administrator, | ||
| trustee, conservator, receiver, | ||
| or commissioner | 80.00 | |
| Mortgage | 60.00 | |
| Partial release of mortgage | 45.00 | |
| Assignment of mortgage | 45.00 | |
| Foreclosure deed under power of sale | ||
| with affidavit | 80.00 | |
| Lease | 60.00 | |
| General assignment | 45.00 | |
| Discharge of mortgage | 45.00 | |
| Discharge of attachment or execution | 45.00 | |
| Any other instrument not otherwise | ||
| expressly provided for by statute | 45.00 | |
| Lien – Federal tax | 7.25 | |
| Lien – Federal tax, discharge of | 7.25 | |
| Maps, plats, surveys, drawings (not | ||
| attached to or a part of another | ||
| recordable instrument) | 45.00 | |
| Bill of sale | 45.00 | |
| Power of attorney | 45.00 | |
| Lis pendens | 80.00 | |
| Writ of attachment or execution affecting | ||
| title to real estate | 10.00 | |
| Writ of attachment or lien affecting title to mobile | ||
| and manufactured homes | 2.00 | |
| Notice of intention under the mechanics’ lien law | 8.00 | |
| Account under mechanics’ lien law | 10.00 | |
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 34-13-7
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
- Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
- Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
- Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
- Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
- real estate: may be construed to include lands, tenements, and hereditaments and rights thereto and interests therein. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-10
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- town: may be construed to include city; the words "town council" include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
(b) The recording officers shall be allowed to charge a rate of one dollar ($1.00) for each additional page or fraction over.
(c) Ten percent (10%) of the recording fees provided for in this section shall be utilized by each city or town for the purposes of document preservation and technological upgrades.
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the recording fee for lis pendens and/or bail property liens recorded by bailbondsmen and the recording fee to discharge lis pendens and/or bail property liens recorded by bailbondsmen shall be ten dollars ($10.00).
History of Section.
P.L. 1927, ch. 1056, § 18; G.L. 1938, ch. 436, § 17; P.L. 1955, ch. 3568, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 34-13-7; P.L. 1960, ch. 147, § 3; P.L. 1970, ch. 205, § 1; P.L. 1972, ch. 63, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 86, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 325, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 33, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 209, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 376, art. 7, § 10; P.L. 2004, ch. 448, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 137, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 143, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 90, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 112, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 374, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 396, § 1.