Opinion No. (1984)

REQUESTED BY: Loren L. Lindahl, Saunders County Attorney, Wahoo, Nebraska Should the County Clerk or Register of Deeds assess a fee for the recording and indexing of a termination statement?

No, Neb.Rev.Stat. § 9-403(5) (Supp. 1984) specifically provides no fee shall be assessed for the filing of a termination statement.

You have requested our opinion regarding an apparent conflict between the provisions of Neb.Rev.Stat. §§ 33-109 and 33-112 (Supp. 1983), and Neb.Rev.Stat. § 9-403(5) (Supp. 1984). Section 33-109 provides for the payment of a fee of $5 per page to the Register of Deeds and…