N.J. Land Title Ass'n v. Rone

GILSON, J.A.D.

*122The issue presented is whether a county register or clerk has the authority to charge a "convenience fee" for the electronic filing of documents concerning real property. The Legislature has prescribed the fees a county register or clerk may charge for the filing of documents, and a convenience fee is not one of the legislatively authorized fees. Accordingly, we hold that a county register or clerk cannot impose such a fee. We therefore reverse a June 23, 2017 order granting summary judgment to the Essex County Register of Deeds and Mortgages (Essex Register) and dismissing the…