MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2007 Regular Session
To: Fees, Salaries and Administration
By: Senator(s) Thames, Gordon, Davis, Dearing, Frazier, Harden, Jackson (11th), Jackson (32nd), Mettetal, Morgan, Posey
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 85-8-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE FEES FOR FILING AND INDEXING EACH NOTICE OF LIEN IN THE OFFICE OF THE CHANCERY CLERK; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. Section 85-8-13, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
85-8-13. (1) The fee for filing and indexing each notice of lien or certificate or notice affecting the lien in the Office of the Secretary of State is:
(a) For a lien on real estate................. $ 5.00
(b) For a lien on personal property........... $ 5.00
(c) For a certificate of discharge or
subordination............................................ $ 5.00
(d) For all other notices, including a certificate of
release or nonattachment................................. $ 5.00
(2) The fee for filing and indexing each notice of lien or certificate or notice affecting the lien in the office of the chancery clerk is:
(a) For a lien on real estate................. $10.00
(b) For a lien on personal property........... $10.00
(c) For a certificate of discharge or
subordination............................................ $10.00
(d) For all other notices, including a certificate of release or nonattachment................................. $10.00
(3) The appropriate officer shall bill the district directors of Internal Revenue or other appropriate federal officials on a monthly basis for fees for documents filed by them.
SECTION 2. The Attorney General of the State of Mississippi shall submit this act, immediately upon approval by the Governor, or upon approval by the Legislature subsequent to a veto, to the Attorney General of the United States or to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in accordance with the provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended and extended.
SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after the date it is effectuated under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended and extended, or July 1, 2007, whichever occurs later.