Schedule of Fees

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Office of the Albany County Clerk
Hon. Bruce A. Hidley, Albany County Clerk
Albany County Court House, Room 128
16 Eagle Street | Albany, NY 12207-1077
Phone: (518) 487-5100 | Fax: (518) 487-5099
countyclerk@albanycounty.com

Make all checks payable to: "Albany County Clerk"

County Court House, Room 128
16 Eagle Street
Albany, NY 12207

Effective March 1, 2012

Recording Fees

(Includes Cover Page fee of $5 eff. 3/16/2009)

For recording any instrument required by statute to be recorded, forty-five dollars and, in addition thereto, five dollars for each page or portion of a page to be recorded. Fifty cents for each cross reference.

An Assignment of Mortgage which assigns more than one mortgage, there shall be an additional fee of three dollars for every Mortgage assigned. For each additional Mortgage satisfied on one document, the fee will be the full price of recording one Satisfaction.

Capital gains tax affidavit - per deed	$5.00
If affidavit is dated prior to June 15, 1996	$6.00
Real Property Transfer Report (RP5217) if box 7A, 7B, 7E is checked, or BOTH boxes 7G AND 8 are checked	$125.00
Real Property Transfer Report (RP5217) if any other box (or no box) is checked	$250.00

Filing Fees

Any instrument (except under an Index Number) (Includes separation agreement, mortgage tax affidavit, Certificate of dissolution of marriages)	$5.00
Maps	$10.00
Building loan contract (no fee to discharge)	$25.00
Notice of lending	$15.00
Small Claims Assessment Review	$30.00

Judgments

Docket	$45.00
Assignment or Satisfaction	No Fee
Transcript - file	$10.00
Transcript - issue	$5.00
Certificate of disposition - issue	$5.00
Discharge by deposit into court	No Fee
Income or Property Executions	$5.00

Searches

Online Records Search

Effective January 4, 2016 (system is free to use during December 2015)

Out of State Searchers	$300 per month along with a $.65 per page charge
In State Searchers	$100.00 per month along with a $.25 per page charge
Non-subscribers	Onetime fee cost per document of $5.00

Viewing will remain free of charge

All financial transactions will be done thru Info Quick Solutions (IQS). Please see the Online Records Search for more information and to download a subscription form.

Liens

Attachment Notice (no fee to cancel) (in addition to Index Number)	$35.00
Hospital lien	$5.00
Lis Pendens (in addition to Index Number)	$35.00
Federal tax lien, to file or release	$40.00
Federal tax lien, copy of	$7.00
Mechanics Lien (no fee to cancel)	$15.00
Mechanics Lien - discharge payment into court	$3.00
Mechanics Lien - affidavit of service	$5.00
Extension of Mechanic's Lien	No Fee

DBA, Partnership, Not-For-Profit Corporation

Notaries, Commissioner of Deeds

Notary renewal fee	$60.00
File and index Certificate of Appointment	$10.00
Issue Certificate of Appointment	$5.00
Certificate of Authentication	$3.00

Certificates

Court Records - other than otherwise covered	$4.00
Certificates - Non-Court, other than otherwise covered	$5.00
Issuing official receipt for instrument affecting personal property	$2.00

Copies

Copy only	$0.65 per page - minimum $1.30
Certify prepared copy	$0.65 per page - minimum $5.20
Prepare and certify	$1.25 per page - minimum $5.00
Maximum per record	$40.00
Copy of Military Discharge to veteran or family	No Fee
To others	$2.50
Copies of maps: up to legal size paper	$0.65 per page - minimum $1.30
Larger than legal size	$6.00
Certificate of Tax or Child Support Warrant	$5.00

Miscellaneous

Pistol Permits

Exemplification

UCC - Uniform Commercial Code / Federal Tax Liens

Only UCC filings where collateral is AFFIXED TO REAL PROPERTY can be accepted by the County Clerk’s office after July 1, 2001. ALL OTHER UCC FILINGS (INCLUDING amendments, releases, and assignments of UCCs previously filed in the County Clerks office) MUST be filed with the NYS Department of State.

The following fees have been established for UCC and federal tax lien filings in County Clerk offices within New York State by the New York State Department of State, effective April 1, 2003:

Fee for filing any UCC document	$40.00
Fee to search for UCC filing under one specific debtor	$25.00
Uncertified copy of any UCC document	$5.00
Certified copy of each UCC document	$10.00

Court Fees

Index Number	$210.00
Index Number for Foreclosure Actions (eff. 9/1/10)	$400.00
Request for Judicial Intervention (RJI)	$95.00
Note of Issue (if filing after July 23, 1996)	$30.00
Note of Issue (if filing with RJI Number purchased on or before November 5, 1987)	$125.00
Third party summons	$210.00
Motion or Cross Motion (or equivalent)	$45.00
Motion for Judgment of Foreclosure	$45.00
Voluntary Discontinuance or Stipulation of Settlement	$35.00
Demand for jury	$65.00
Notice of Appeal	$65.00
Statement for Judgment or Default Judgment	$45.00
Trial DeNovo - 1 arbitrator	$75.00
Small Claims Assessment Review ("SCAR")	$30.00

Other Requirements

Any deed that mentions “map” or “survey” must be filed simultaneously (if not already filed.)
All personal checks must have the name and telephone number of the Attorney or Title Company on the reverse.
Checks for recording fee must be for the exact amount.
Record and Return information should be on a page that is to be recorded. If not, an additional $5.00 will be charged and the Record and Return will be recorded.

No paper in an action in the Supreme and County Court, other than an order submitted for signature to a Judge out of court, shall be submitted for any purpose in the Supreme or County Court or to a clerk thereof, unless there is endorsed on such paper, the index number of the action, assigned by the clerk of the court. (CPLR 8018(c).)

Each name and each category searched for each two year period	$5.00
Searches for Federal tax liens	See "UCC" below

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Other Requirements

Permit	$10.00
Each Amendment or coupon	$3.00
Duplicate	$5.00
Gun card	$5.00

Order of Commitment	$5.00
Instrument of Surrender	$5.00