COUNTY RECORDER-FEE SCHEDULES

Amends the Counties Code. Provides that on and after January 1, 2020, counties of the third class (counties with a population of greater than 1,000,000) shall adopt and implement a predictable fee schedule for standard documents that eliminates surcharges or fees based upon the individual attributes of documents to be recorded with the county recorder. Provides for notice and a public hearing prior to approval of the predictable fee schedule. Provides that each standard document shall fall within one of 5 document class flat fee classifications and the fees are inclusive of county and State fees required for each recorded document. Provides that the county board may increase the document flat fees by ordinance or resolution if the established fees are not sufficient to cover the costs of providing the services related to the document class. Makes conforming changes.