AB727: Bill Text

AB727,4,12 59.43 (2) (ag) 1. Subject to s. 59.72 (5) and except as provided in par. (L), for recording any instrument entitled to be recorded in the office of the register of deeds, $11 for the first page and $2 for each additional page $25, except that no fee may be collected for recording a change of address that is exempt from a filing fee under s. 185.83 (1) (b) or 193.111 (1) (b).

AB727, s. 6 Section 6. 59.43 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB727,4,17 59.43 (2) (e) Subject to s. 59.72 (5) and except as provided in par. (L), for filing any instrument which is entitled to be filed in the office of register of deeds and for which no other specific fee is specified, $11 for the first page and $2 for each additional page $25.

AB727, s. 7 Section 7. 59.43 (2) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB727,4,20 59.43 (2) (i) For Except as provided in par. (L), for recording certificates and for preparing and mailing documents under s. 867.045 or 867.046, $25.

AB727, s. 8 Section 8. 59.43 (2) (L) of the statutes is created to read:

AB727,5,2 59.43 (2) (L) For recording any instrument under par. (ag), filing any instrument under par. (e), and recording certificates and preparing and mailing documents under par. (i), $30 if the county uses $5 of each $30 fee received under this paragraph to redact social security numbers from electronic format records under sub. (4) (c) and s. 59.72 (6), until the earliest of the following:

AB727,5,4 1. Completion of the redaction of social security numbers from electronic format records under sub. (4) (c) and s. 59.72 (6).

AB727,5,9 2. Unless the register of deeds has been granted an extension by the department of administration, January 1, 2012. The register of deeds may request the department of administration to extend the time period under this subdivision by one year. The department of administration may grant the extension and may renew the extension for additional one-year periods.

AB727,5,10 3. January 1, 2015.

AB727, s. 9 Section 9. 59.43 (4) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB727,5,16 59.43 (4) (c) With regard to any instrument filed with or recorded by a register of deeds before April 1, 2006, which the register of deeds transfers to an electronic format as described in this subsection, the register of deeds shall make a reasonable effort to redact social security numbers from the transferred instrument's electronic format.

AB727, s. 10 Section 10. 59.43 (4) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB727,6,2 59.43 (4) (d) No later than March 31 annually, every register of deeds of a county that has not completed redaction of social security numbers from electronic format records under par. (c) shall submit to the department of administration a report regarding the progress made by the county during the preceding year in redacting social security numbers from electronic format records under par. (c), including a statement of the number of instruments transferred to an electronic format in the preceding year, the number of these instruments from which social security numbers were redacted in the preceding year, the number of instruments remaining to be reviewed for redaction, and the estimated time needed to review the remaining instruments for redaction.

AB727, s. 11 Section 11. 59.72 (2) of the statutes is created to read:

AB727,6,7 59.72 (2) Duties. (a) If the county has established a county assessor system under s. 70.99 or maintains land records that identify the zoning classification of individual parcels, the board shall post on the Internet land records that identify the zoning classification of individual parcels.

AB727,6,12 (b) No later than March 31 following the end of any year in which a county that accepts a grant under s. 16.967 (7) or retains any fees under sub. (5) (b), the county land information office shall submit to the department of administration a report describing the expenditures made with the moneys derived from those grants or retained fees.

AB727, s. 12 Section 12. 59.72 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB727,6,19 59.72 (3) (b) Within 2 years after the land information office is established, develop and receive approval for a countywide plan for land records modernization. For any county in which land records are not fully accessible on the Internet, the plan shall include a goal of providing full access to land records on the Internet. The plan shall be submitted for approval to the department of administration under s. 16.967 (3) (e).

AB727, s. 13 Section 13. 59.72 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB727,7,2 59.72 (3m) Land information council. (a) If the board has established a land information office under sub. (3), the board shall create a land information council consisting of not less than 7 members. The council shall consist of the register of deeds, the treasurer, and, if one has been appointed, the real property lister or their designees and the following members appointed by the board for terms prescribed by the board:

AB727,7,3 1. A member of the board.

AB727,7,4 2. A representative of the land information office.

AB727,7,5 3. A realtor employed within the county.

AB727,7,6 4. An emergency medical service provider employed within the county.

AB727,7,7 5. Any other members of the board or public that the board designates.

AB727,7,10 (b) The land information council shall review the priorities, needs, policies, and expenditures of a land information office established by the board under sub. (3) and advise the county on matters affecting the land information office.

AB727, s. 14 Section 14. 59.72 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 59.72 (4) (a) and amended to read:

AB727,7,15 59.72 (4) (a) A board that has established a land information office under sub. (3) and a land information council under sub. (3m) may apply to the department of administration for a grant for a land information project under s. 16.967 (7).

AB727, s. 15 Section 15. 59.72 (4) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB727,7,20 59.72 (4) (b) A board shall use any grant received by the county under s. 16.967 (7) (a) and any fees retained under sub. (5) (b) to design, develop, and implement a land information system under s. 16.967 (7) (a) 1. and to make the system accessible on the Internet before using these funds for any other purpose.

AB727, s. 16 Section 16. 59.72 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB727,7,25 59.72 (5) (a) Before the 16th day of each month a register of deeds shall submit to the department of administration $7 $10 from the fee for recording or filing the first page of each instrument that is recorded or filed under s. 59.43 (2) (ag) 1. or (e), less any amount retained by the county under par. (b).

AB727, s. 17 Section 17. 59.72 (5) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB727,8,5 59.72 (5) (b) (intro.) A Except as provided in s. 16.967 (7m), a county may retain $5 $8 of the $7 $10 submitted under par. (a) from the fee for recording or filing the first page of each instrument that is recorded or filed under s. 59.43 (2) (ag) 1. or (e) if all of the following conditions are met:

AB727, s. 18 Section 18. 59.72 (5) (b) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:

AB727,8,8 59.72 (5) (b) 1m. The county has created a land information council under sub. (3m).

AB727, s. 19 Section 19. 59.72 (5) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB727,8,14 59.72 (5) (b) 3. The county uses $4 $6 of each $5 $8 fee retained under this paragraph to develop, implement, and maintain the countywide plan for land records modernization and $1 $2 of each $5 $8 fee retained under this paragraph for the provision of land information on the Internet, including the county's land information records relating to housing.

AB727, s. 20 Section 20. 59.72 (6) of the statutes is created to read:

AB727,8,21 59.72 (6) Land records modernization. With regard to land records modernization as described in sub. (3) (b), if a register of deeds transfers an instrument that was filed or recorded with the register of deeds before April 1, 2006, to an electronic format, as described in s. 59.43 (4), the register of deeds shall make a reasonable effort to redact social security numbers from the transferred instrument's electronic format.

AB727, s. 21 Section 21. Initial applicability.

AB727,9,2 (1) The treatment of sections 59.43 (2) (ag) 1., (e), and (L) and (4) (c) and 59.72 (5) (a) and (b) (intro.), 1m., and 3. and (6) of the statutes first applies to an instrument that is presented to a register of deeds for recording or filing, or that is transferred to an electronic format, on the effective date of this subsection.

AB727,9,4 (2) The treatment of sections 16.967 (7m) and 59.72 (4) (b) of the statutes first applies to grants received or fees retained on the effective date of this subsection.

AB727, s. 22 Section 22. Effective date.

AB727,9,6 (1) This act takes effect on the 30th day beginning after the day of publication.

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