(a) Effective June 1, 2012, a special indexing and filing fee of eleven dollars ($11) shall be paid to and collected by the judge of probate with respect to each real property instrument or personal property instrument and for the recording of other instruments and documents in the probate office at the discretion of the judge of probate. On and after June 1, 2012, no document or instrument shall be received for record in the office of the judge of probate unless the special indexing and filing fee of eleven dollars ($11) is paid. The special indexing and filing fee shall be in addition to all other fees, taxes, and charges required by law to be paid upon the filing or recording of any document or instrument or judicial case filed in the office of the judge of probate.
(b) All special indexing and filing fees collected shall be deposited into the Judge of Probate Fund and retained by the office of the judge of probate to be used for the payment of salaries for confidential judicial assistants and an improved indexing, recording, archiving, and retrieving system and other equipment, maintenance, and services necessary for the improvement of the office of the judge of probate.
(c) The portion of the special indexing and filing fee retained by the office of the judge of probate shall be in addition to funds provided by the county commission from the Jefferson County General Fund.