CLERK OF CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS 1340 Poydras Street, 4 TH Floor New Orleans, Louisiana 70112 Dale N. Atkins Clerk of Court And Ex-Officio Recorder LAND RECORDS DIVISION (504) 407-0005 E-mail: civilclerklandrecords@orleanscdc.com Effective August 1, 2017 pursuant to La. R.S. 13:844, the following feee schedulee reflects the recording fees. Recording fees shall be paid to the Clerk of Court at the time documents are recorded. Costs: The following costs shall be paid to the Clerk of Court at the time of recording of the document specified. In all instances, the amount provided for is not a deposit, but is a nonrefundable recording fee. DOCUMENT RECORDING FEES All document recording fees weree established in accordance with La. R.S. 13:844 as amended by Act no. 173 of the 2017 regular legislative session. EVERY DOCUMENT FILED FOR RECORDATION SHALL BE CAPTIONED AS TO TYPE OF ACT ON THE FIRST PAGE, AND SHALL HAVE ON THE FIRST PAGE A MARGIN OF TWO INCHES AT THE TOP AND ONE INCH AT THE BOTTOM AND SIDES. THE TYPE SIZE SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN EIGHT POINT. As used in this section, a "document" is defined as those pages presented together for filing or recording, inclusive of the act, together with exhibits, riders, or additional documents attached thereto, including but not limited to powers of attorney, property description exhibits, tax certificates and researches, mortgage certificates, resolutions, certificates, and surveys. NOTE: AN ACT OF DEPOSIT MUST BE RECORDED TO SUPPLEMENT RECORDEDD DOCUMENTS WITH ATTACHMENTS NOT PRESENTED AT THE TIME OF RECORDING. THIS INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO SURVEYS, TAX CERTIFICATES, MORTGAGE AND/OR CONVEYANCEE CERTIFICATES, ETC. If a document is to be recorded in both the mortgage and conveyance records, THE FEES PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION SHALLL BE ASSESSED SEPARATELY for recording in the mortgage records and in the conveyance records. Ex-Officio Recorders shall charge the following fees for filing and recording documents: 1-5 pages 6-25 pages 26-50 pages Number of Pages $100.00 $200.00 $300.00 Over 50 pages $300.00 for the first 50 pages, plus $5.000 for each additional page Page 1 of 10
Services included in the costs above include: 1. ONE CERTIFIED COPY OF THE RECORDED DOCUMENT 2. INDEXING OF ALL NAMES UP TO TEN NAMES. The following documents are EXCEPTIONS from the fee schedule outlined above: Pursuant to La. R.S. 6:966.1, the fee for a Notice of Repossession is $75.00. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the recorder of mortgages shall not assess any additional fees for the filing of the Notice of Repossession. Pursuant to La. R.S. 9:5503, the recordation of an Affidavit of Identity shall be recorded without charge. Pursuant to La. R.S. 44:20, the recordation of a Military Discharge certificate shall be recorded without charge. ADDITIONAL DOCUMENT RECORDING FEES The fees listed below will be charged as applicable. Pursuant to La. R.S. 13:844, NAMES INDEXED BEYOND THE FIRST 10 NAMES WILL BE CHARGED AN ADDITIONAL FEE OF $5.00 PER NAME. Documents on any size paper other than 8.5 x 11 or 8.5 x 14 will be charged an additional $20.00 for each non-compliant page. Pursuant to changes to Civil Code Article 3352, the recorder shall display only the last four digits of the social security number or taxpayer identification numbers listed on instruments that his office makes available for viewing on the internet. Per Code of Civil Procedure Article 1922, a recorded lien having the effect of a money judgment shall also include the last four digits of the social security number of the debtor, or the Internal Revenue Service taxpayer identification number of the debtor in the case of a debtor doing business other than as an individual, if known by the attorney preparing the lien. If any judgment or lien being recorded does not include the information required by this article, the recorder shall be entitled to collect a fee not to exceed twenty-five dollars per debtor in addition to the applicable fee set forth in La. R.S. 13:844. Item Additional Index Name $5.00 per name (after the first 10 names) Additional Square $13.00 per square (after first square) Additional Address $13.00 per address (after first address) Additional Lot $5.00 per lot (after second lot) Failure to Comply with Margin $20.00 (per document) Requirements Oversized Drawing $20.00 Sketch, Blueprint, or Survey $30.00 Any Size Paper Other Than 8.5 x 11 or $20.00 per page 8.5 x 14 Judgments, tax liens, Department of Social $25.00 per debtor Services liens, & liens that have the effect of judgments recorded without the last 4 digits of debtor's SSN or the IRS taxpayer identification number of the debtor in the case of a debtor doing business other than as an individual will include an additional fee per debtor in accordance with CCP art. 1922. Page 2 of 10
CANCELLATIONS Pursuant to La. R.S. 13:844, there shall be a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) for the recordation of an act or affidavit to cancel a SINGLE MORTGAGE, LIEN, OR PRIVILEGE. If a real estate mortgage is cancelled with an original note, the fee is ten dollars ($10.00). Type Cancellation of Mortgage, Lien or Privilege Cancellation With Original Note Partial Cancellation Cancellation of Liens In Favor of City or State Certificate of Cancellation $50.00 per Instrument / MIN / MOB $10.00 per Instrument / MIN / MOB $50.00 per Instrument / MIN / MOB $50.00 per Instrument / MIN / MOB $13.00 per Instrument / MIN / MOB CERTIFICATES Pursuant to La. R.S. 13:844, the fee for a certificate of real estate mortgage and lien certificate with seal, for each name in which search is made, and for one definable property only, twenty dollars ($20.00) for the first name and ten dollars ($10.00) for each additional name. THERE SHALL BE AN ADDITIONAL CHARGE OF ONE DOLLAR ($1.00) PER EXCEPTION IN THE EVENT THAT MORE THAN TEN EXCEPTIONS ARE CONTAINED ON A CERTIFICATE. Mortgage Certificate Type Base Additional Name Notes Mortgage Certificate Regular $20.00 $10.00 Includes 1 square and 2 Mortgage Certificate Re-Subdivision $20.00 $10.00 Includes 1 square and 2 Mortgage Certificate Property Bond $20.00 $10.00 Includes 1 square and 2 Mortgage Certificate Sheriff $20.00 $10.00 Includes 1 square and 2 Mortgage Certificate Federal Tax Lien Only $20.00 $10.00 Mortgage Certificate General $20.00 $10.00 Mortgage Certificate Renewal $20.00 $10.00 Mortgage Certificate Date & Sign $0.00 N/A Mortgage Certificate Lien & Privilege $20.00 $10.00 $7.00 for each additional acceptance MIN on the certificate request Mortgage Certificate Added Name $20.00 $10.00 Certificate Exceptions in Excess of 10 $1.00 N/A $1.00 per exception Conveyance Certificate Type Base Additional Name Notes Conveyance Certificate Regular $35.00 $30.00 Includes 1 square and 2 Conveyance Certificate Property Bond $35.00 $30.00 Includes 1 square and 2 Conveyance Certificate Sheriff $35.00 $30.00 Includes 1 square and 2 Conveyance Certificate Renewal $35.00 $30.00 Includes 1 square and 2 Conveyance Certificate Added Name $30.00 $30.00 Conveyance Certificate Date & Sign $0.00 N/A Page 3 of 10
FEDERAL TAX LIENS Federal tax liens are recorded in both the real estate and UCC records. Pursuant to La. R.S. 13:844, the fee to record a federal tax lien in the real estate records is $100.00. Pursuant to La. R.S. 10:9-525, the fee to record a federal tax lien in the UCC records is $25.00 for the initial filing, plus $5.00 for the pre-paid termination fee. This results in a total fee to file and record a federal tax lien of $130.00. Pursuant to La. R.S. 13:844, there shall be a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) for the recordation of an act or affidavit to cancel a single mortgage, lien, or privilege. Type Cost Federal Tax Lien $130.00 Release of Federal Tax Lien $50.00 COPY AND MISCELLANEOUS SERVICE FEES Pursuant to La. R.S. 13:844, the fee for attesting any record or copy thereof, is ten dollars ($10.00). A CERTIFIED COPY MUST BE PRINTED BY THE CLERK S OFFICE AND IS SUBJECT TO THE $10.00 FEE OUTLINED ABOVE, PLUS A $1.00 PER PAGE COPY FEE. THE FEE FOR A FILE-STAMPED CONFORMED COPY IS FIVE DOLLARS ($5.00). A FILE-STAMPED CONFORMED COPY IS ONLY AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF RECORDING. Service Notes Copy $1.00 per page Certified Copy $10.00 $10.00 certification fee in addition to the applicable per page copy fee one certified included in recording File-Stamped Conformed Copy $5.00 $5.00 plus any applicable per page copy fees. (Only available at the time of recording.) 13 x 19 Color Copy $35.00 per page 8.5 x 11 Color Copy $15.00 per page 8.5 x 14 Color Copy $20.00 per page 11 x 17 Color Copy $25.00 per page 24 x 36 B&W Plan Copy $10.00 per page 12 x 18 B&W Plan Copy $5.00 per page Fax $1.00 per page Remote Access Image Download $0.50 per page Remote Access Image Print $0.50 per page Remote Access Index Detail Print $0.50 per page Remote Access Search Results Print $0.50 per page Oversized Copy - Mounted $350.00 per print Oversized Copy - Unmounted $250.00 per print CD $5.00 Plus copy fees. CD is only available from the Research Center Mailing and Handling Domestic $2.00 flat fee Mailing and Handling Foreign $5.00 flat fee Digital Copy of Plan $5.00 per page Research $8.00 per item (Search of Electronic Indices Only) Page 4 of 10
BUILDING FUND FEES BY DOCUMENT TYPE Pursuant to La. R.S. 13:996.67, the Clerk of Court of the Civil District Court for the parish of Orleans is authorized to impose additional charges up to thirty dollars ($30.00) per recordation for the courthouse building fund. The costs and charges may be any amount up to and including the maximum amount set forth and shall be imposed on order of the judges en banc. s for the building fund are in addition to fees assessed pursuant to La. R.S. 13:844. The building fund fee is listed below by document type: Document Type Abstract of Judgment $30.00 Acceptance of Construction Contract $10.00 Acceptance of Donation $10.00 Acknowledgement $15.00 Acknowledgement Of Paternity $15.00 Act of Correction $20.00 Act of Deposit $20.00 Act of Destination by Owner $10.00 Act of Distribution $15.00 Act of Immobilization $30.00 Act of Modification Subordination $15.00 Act of Release $10.00 Adoption $15.00 Affidavit $15.00 Affidavit of Compliance $15.00 Affidavit of Death And Heirship $15.00 Affidavit of Deferment Of Taxes $15.00 Affidavit of Identity is Not Applicable Affidavit of Intent to Possess $10.00 Affidavit of Lost Assignment $10.00 Affidavit of Possession $10.00 Affidavit of Small Succession $15.00 Agreement $10.00 Agreement To Purchase or Sell $30.00 Amended Judgment $15.00 Amended Judgment Of Possession $30.00 Amended Mortgage $15.00 Amendment $15.00 Application To Redeem $15.00 Application to Redeem State Land Office $10.00 Approved Zoning Plans $30.00 Articles of Incorporation $30.00 Articles of Organization $10.00 Assignment $15.00 Assignment of Construction Contracts $15.00 Assignment of Judgment $15.00 Assignment of Leases And Rents $30.00 Assignment of Mineral Lease $15.00 Assignment of Mortgage $15.00 Assumption $15.00 Authorization $10.00 Billboard Lease $10.00 Bond For Deed $30.00 Bond Forfeiture $15.00 Bond Mortgage Indentures $30.00 Page 5 of 10
Document Type Bond To Produce Child $30.00 Bond/Criminal $15.00 Cancellation of Agreement $10.00 Cancellation of Bond For Deed $10.00 Cancellation of Lease $10.00 Cancellation of Tax Sale $10.00 Cancellation of Usufruct $10.00 Capital Contributions $15.00 Certificate of Authority $30.00 Certificate of Non-Attachment $15.00 Certificate of Occupancy & Completion $15.00 Certificate of Registry $10.00 Certificates of Release - IRS - Real Estate Only $10.00 Change Order to Contract $10.00 Charter $30.00 City Lien $30.00 Collateral Mortgage $30.00 Commercial Lease $10.00 Conditional Use $10.00 Condo Declaration $10.00 Consent $10.00 Consent Judgment $15.00 Constables Deed $30.00 Constables Notice of Seizure $10.00 Construction Permanent Loan Agreement $30.00 Contract $30.00 Contract of Employment $30.00 Conveyance Notification $15.00 Cooperative Endeavor $30.00 Corrective Assignment $10.00 Counter Letter $10.00 Covenants $10.00 Credit Sale/Vendor's Lien $30.00 Dation En Paiement $30.00 Declaration of Family Home $15.00 Declaration of Domicile $30.00 Declaration of Homestead $30.00 Declaration of Immobilization $30.00 Declaration of Intent (Covenant Marriage) $15.00 Declaration of Paraphernality $10.00 Declaration of Title Change $30.00 Dedication $15.00 Deferred Loan Lien Agreement $15.00 Demolition Lien $30.00 Department of Justice Lien $30.00 Designation of Foreclosure Commissioner $30.00 Discharge of Property $15.00 Dissolution $30.00 Donation $30.00 Easement $15.00 Emancipation $15.00 Emergency Home Repair Contract $15.00 Emergency Home Repair Lien $15.00 Escrow Agreement $30.00 Exchange $30.00 Expropriation $15.00 Page 6 of 10
Document Type Federal Tax Lien Release $10.00 Foreign Birth Certificate $10.00 Foreign Marriage Certificate $10.00 Hazardous Sub. Cert. And Indemnity $30.00 Home Equity Mortgage $30.00 Home Program Mortgage (Homeownership Assist) $10.00 Home Program Regulatory Agreement $30.00 Home Use $10.00 Housing Tax Credit Commitment Agreement $30.00 Interdiction $30.00 Judgment $30.00 Judgment of Divorce $30.00 Judgment of Name Change $15.00 Judgment of Possession $30.00 LA Dept of Hwy Expropriation & Receipt $15.00 LA Dept of Hwy Sale $15.00 Labor/Material Lien $30.00 Lease Extension $15.00 Lease Renewal $10.00 Leasehold Mortgages Intercreditor $30.00 Lien $30.00 Lien Agreement/Mortgage $30.00 Lis Pendens $30.00 Loan Modification $30.00 Marriage Contract $30.00 Meeting Minutes $15.00 Merger $15.00 Military Discharge is Not Applicable Mineral Lease $15.00 Minor's Mortgage $30.00 Miscellaneous $30.00 Modification $10.00 Mortgage $30.00 Mortgage With Future Advance Clause $30.00 Multiple Indebtedness Mortgage $30.00 No Work Affidavit $15.00 Notary Bond is Not Applicable Notice of Def. & Foreclosure Sale $30.00 Notice of Default $15.00 Notice of Disaster Assistance $30.00 Notice of Disqualification for Future Assistance $15.00 Notice of Fed. Vend. Lien, Rico $30.00 Notice of Limitation of Future Assistance $10.00 Notice of Potential Sale $15.00 Notice of Seizure $10.00 Notice of Termination Of Work $15.00 Notification $10.00 Nullification of Intent to Possess $10.00 Oil Gas and Mineral Leases $10.00 Operating Agreement $30.00 Option To Purchase $15.00 Order $15.00 Ordinance $30.00 Partition $15.00 Partnership $15.00 Page 7 of 10
Document Type Patent From State $15.00 Perpetual Care Trust Fund $15.00 Pledge Of Mortgage Note $10.00 Power Of Attorney $30.00 Prior Mortgage Holder Agreement $15.00 Private Act $15.00 Procès Verbal $30.00 Procuration $15.00 Property Tax Deferment $10.00 Quitclaim $30.00 Ratification $15.00 Redemption Of Tax Sale $15.00 Rehabilitation Loan Agreement $30.00 Reinscription $15.00 Reinscription of Judgment $15.00 Reinscription of Leases And Rents $15.00 Reinscription of Mortgage $15.00 Rel. Of Assign. of Leases & Rents $10.00 Release of Covenants $10.00 Release of Federal Tax Lien $10.00 Release of Lis Pendens $10.00 Release of Oil/Gas Lease $10.00 Release of Restrictions $10.00 Release of Right of Reversion $10.00 Release of Right of Way $10.00 Release of Road Home $10.00 Rental Division Order $15.00 Renunciations of Rights $10.00 Request For Notice Of Seizure $15.00 Repossession Notification Report is Not Applicable Resolution $15.00 Residential Lease $15.00 Restrictions $15.00 Revocation $15.00 Revocation Of Federal Tax Lien $15.00 Revocation Of Power Of Attorney $15.00 Right of First Refusal $15.00 Right of Way Permit $15.00 Road Home Covenant Agreement $30.00 Road Home Final Disbursement $15.00 Road Home Hazard Mitigation Agreement $30.00 Road Home Small Rental Agreement $30.00 Sale $30.00 Sales Contract Modular Homes $30.00 Security Agreement $30.00 Servitude $30.00 Settlement of Community $10.00 Sheriff Sale $30.00 Sheriff's Lien Tax Privilege $30.00 Sketch, Blueprint, or Survey $10.00 State Land Office $15.00 State Lien $30.00 Subdivision (Title Change) $30.00 Sublease $10.00 Subordinate Mortgage $15.00 Subordination $15.00 Subordination of A Judgment $15.00 Page 8 of 10
Document Type Subordination of Federal Tax Lien $15.00 Subordination of Lease $15.00 Subordination of Minor's Mortgage $15.00 Substantial Completion $15.00 Tax Redemption Form $15.00 Tax Sale $30.00 Termination of Condo Dec $10.00 Termination of Contract $10.00 Termination of Lease $10.00 Termination of Partnership $10.00 Termination of Servitude $10.00 Termination of Tradename $10.00 Termination of Trust $10.00 Tower Lease $10.00 Tradename $15.00 Transfer $15.00 Trust $30.00 Tutorship $30.00 US Marshall Seizure $10.00 Usufruct $10.00 Waiver $10.00 Warrant of Arrest In Rem $15.00 Warranty Deed $30.00 Will $10.00 Withdrawal of Filed Notice $15.00 BUILDING FUND FEES BY DOCUMENT TYPE FOR UCC DOCUMENTS RECORDED IN REAL ESTATE RECORDS Document Type Real Estate UCC $10.00 Federal Tax Lien Notice $30.00 Federal Tax Lien Release $10.00 Federal Tax Lien Withdrawal $10.00 Federal Tax Lien Partial Release $10.00 Federal Tax Lien Amended $30.00 UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE (UCC) The following fees for Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) filings are pursuant to La. R.S. 10:9-525. UCC 1 Financing Statement $30.00 Financing Statement w/assignment $35.00 Financing Statement relative to $40.00 as extracted collateral or fixture filing Financing Statement (Transmitting Utility) $205.00 Financing Statement (Public Finance $105.00 Transaction) Additional Pages $2.00 per page Additional Debtor Names $10.00 Non-Standard Form $15.00 each Page 9 of 10
UCC 3 Amendment $25.00 Continuation $25.00 Assignment $25.00 Debtor Correction $25.00 Master Assignment/Amendment $5.00 per financing statement Termination ($5.00 per debtor paid at time of original filing) Additional Debtors Named on Original N/A $5.00 each UCC 5 Information Statement $25.00 UCC 1F and UCC 3F Central Registry Filings UCC and Crop Filings $35.00 Crop Filings $20.00 Amendments, Continuations, Assignments $20.00 UCC COPY AND MISCELLANEOUS SERVICE FEES Service Notes UCC-11 Search $30.00 $30.00 per search for up to 10 results UCC-11 Search (Results Beyond 10) $1.00 Charged in addition to UCC11 - $1.00 for each additional result after 10 UCC Certified Copy $5.00 $5.00 flat fee in addition to per page UCC Copy fee UCC Copy $2.00 Per Page Page 10 of 10