(a) The Probate Judge of Etowah County shall charge a fee of two dollars ($2) for filing for record or for recording each and every instrument, paper, writing, document, or decree in his or her office, including each real estate instrument, real estate mortgage, warranty deed, power of attorney, quitclaim deed, judgment, timber deed, deed/executive deed, subordination agreement, agreement, land lease, partial release/release, affidavit, official bond, plat, oath of office, bill of sale, custodian bond, declaration of trust, financing statement, transfer, assignment, satisfaction, bond of indemnity, declaration of vacation, lis pendens notice, order approving trustees bond, and excerpts of minutes. This fee shall not apply to judicial matters filed in the probate court section of the Probate Court of Etowah County nor shall the additional fee apply to marriage licenses.
(b) By the tenth of the month following collection, all funds so collected shall be paid by the probate judge into the treasury of Etowah County and kept in a fund to be designated the Mental Health Fund. Not later than five days after the tenth of the month, all funds paid into the Mental Health Fund shall in turn be transferred to the governing board of the mental health center which was the first board incorporated in Etowah County under Chapter 51 of Title 22 for use in the benefit and furtherance of the mental health program in Etowah County, Alabama.
This section is cumulative. Nothing herein contained shall alter or change any existing law relating to charges and fees to be collected by the Probate Judge of Etowah County.
Last modified: May 3, 2021