Michigan § 211.685 - Fee for recording or filing and indexing notice of lien, certificate, or notice affecting tax lien; billing state collecting agencies; recovery of fees by state collecting agency.
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§ 211.685. Fee for recording or filing and indexing notice of lien, certificate, or notice affecting tax lien; billing state collecting agencies; recovery of fees by state collecting agency.
(1) The fee for recording or filing and indexing a notice of lien or certificate or notice affecting the tax lien is as follows:
(a) For a tax lien, on real estate or on tangible and intangible property, the same fee provided by law for recording a real estate mortgage.
(b) For a certificate of discharge or subordination, the same fee provided by law for recording a discharge of a real estate mortgage.
(c) For all other notices, including a certificate of release or nonattachment, the same fee provided by law for recording a real estate mortgage.
(2) A register of deeds shall bill the state collecting agencies on a monthly basis for fees for documents filed by the agencies, unless alternative payment methods are established.
(3) The secretary of state shall not charge or collect a fee for filing and recording an instrument presented by a state collecting agency.
(4) A state collecting agency may recover fees paid under this section from the person liable for the unpaid tax as additional costs.
Source: official Michigan text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 211.685 ("Fee for recording or filing and indexing notice of lien, certificate, or notice affecting tax lien; billing state collecting agencies; recovery of fees by state collecting agency.") is part of the Michigan Compiled Laws, the codified statutory law of Michigan. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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