I agree with Bill.  The text of HB 1175 could be read to mean that the charge would apply to searches done by county personnel on behalf of the public rather than an "admission fee" charged to abstractors, examiners and attorneys. The language is rather ambiguous in that regard.

The bill provides "that the search fee must be an hourly fee that does not exceed the lesser of: (1) the hourly rate of the person making the search; or (2) $20 per hour..."  How would the county/agency determine the hourly rate of someone walking in off the street?  Besides, do you think for a minute that the state/local bar associations would let them get away with something like that?

Regards,
Scott Perry