County Deeds Fee Schedule
Fee Schedule Update Effective January 1, 2026
The Maine Registers of Deeds Association is pleased to announce a simplified flat rate Recording Fee for Land Records to be added to Public Record at Maine County Registries of Deeds. Thanks to the efforts of the 132nd Legislature the MRODA is planning for the effective fee update of January 1, 2026.
Submitters will no longer be required to pay additional fees per page, extra names or for additional marginal references. Each document, regardless of page count, names to be indexed or references will now cost a flat rate recording fee of $25 for State Government and Municipal submitters, and $40 ($35 + $5) for all other submitters. Plan recordings will be a flat rate of $50, with Plan copies available at $10 each.
The MRODA began working with local legislators in September of 2023 to bring a more streamlined fee structure to property owners across the State of Maine. Through the efforts of the 17 recording offices, the sponsorship of Senator Rick Bennett (Oxford), and Co-Sponsors Senator Martin (Oxford), Senator Libby (Cumberland) and Senator Bailey (York), LD 358 was enacted on June 3, 2025.
Maine Registers of Deeds Association, June 18, 2025
Announcement
For all documents:
First Page $19.00 plus $3.00 surcharge
(State government and municipalities are exempt from surcharge.)
Each additional page $2.00 per page
Names in excess of four to be indexed $1.00 per name. (Please count all grantors, grantees, aka’s, trustees, dba’s, partners and nominees.)
Marginal references $13.00 each after the first one.
For all Plans, one paper copy submitted to the Registry office, $24 (Mylars are no longer accepted for plans dated after January 1, 2020)
For specific plan recording information, please contact the Registry office you wish to record in.
Recording Fees
Copy Fees
For Standard Registry Copy - $1.00 per page
For Certified Copy - $1.00 per page plus a certification fee which varies from county to county
For Plan Copy - $5.00 per page
For Website copy – on all Registry of Deeds websites there will be no charge for the first 500 pages per calendar year. You may have to establish a login. After the first 500 pages have been acquired in the calendar year, the charge thereafter will be $.50 per page. You may have to establish an account, put money on deposit or pay a credit card transaction fee, depending on the county.
Transfer Tax
A tax of $2.20 per $500 in value (rounded up) imposed upon the sale, granting or transfer of real estate and any interest therein. The transfer tax is equally divided between the buyer and the seller, unless exempt pursuant to Title 36, §4641-C. An exemption from the transfer tax must be clearly stated on the deed being recorded as well as on the Declaration of Value Form that must accompany the deed. You can go to the Maine Revenue Service Property Tax website www.maine.gov/revenue/propertytax/ which provides information about Real Estate Transfer Tax Declaration forms. Also, a Transfer Tax Table is available to determine the amount of tax you may owe.Type your paragraph here.
Requirements for Recording Documents
Name must be typed or printed below the signature line.
Corporate name must be typed at signature for indexing.
Must have the original document.
Must be acknowledged and notarized.
Deeds conveying property must include a transfer tax form, and pay tax, unless exempt.
Each document must contain the name of a grantor and a grantee.(There are a few document types that require that all names in the document be listed, i.e.affidavits)
Plan Recording Requirements
o Original Signature Required with Seal of Surveyor
o Owner of Record Block Required with Name and Address
o Registrar’s Recording Block Required