Ch. 693                                    1997 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(1991 Replacement Volume and 1996 Supplement)                             

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Tax - General                                                                       

Section 7-203(g) and 7-204
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1988 Volume and 1996 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article - Tax - General

Section 7-203 (k)                                                                                   

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1988 Volume and 1996 Supplement)                                                   

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Estates and Trusts

2-206.

(a) The registers of wills are entitled to charge and collect for the performance of
their duties the fees in this section.

(c)     For furnishing additional certificates of letters, with seal...............[ $1.00] $1

(d)     For affixing seal of office to a transcript or other paper, if expressly required
by law or a person ...............................................................................................[ $1.00] $1

(e)     For affixing seal of office to a certificate, transcript, or other paper
exemplified under the act of Congress.............................................................. [ $2.00] $2

(f)     For passing and entering every claim or voucher against an estate of a
deceased person, and endorsing certificate on each claim or voucher when passed by the
court or register, for each......................................................................................[$1.00] $3

(g)     For entering papers in caveat or other controversial matter, for each
side........................................................................................................................[$5.00] $10

(h) For transcribing papers filed in caveat or other controversial proceedings
when taken to higher court, per page or part of a page.....................................[$2.00] $2

(i) For recording papers filed in caveat or other controversial proceedings, when
mandate of higher court is filed, per page or part of a page.............................[$2.00] $2

(j) For copies of a paper or record, including plain certification and seal, per
page or part of a page.........................................................................................[ $2.00] $2

(k) For photostatic or other artificially reproduced copies of a paper or record,
per page or part of a page .......................................................................[$ .50] 50 CENTS

(1) For receiving a will for deposit during the lifetime of the testator.[$1.00] $5

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