(a) This section shall apply only in Lowndes County.
(b) A special recording fee of six dollars ($6) shall be collected by the Judge of Probate of Lowndes County, with respect to each real property instrument and each personal property instrument that may be filed for record in the office of the judge of probate and for the recording of other instruments and documents in the probate office in the discretion of the Lowndes County Commission, and no instrument shall be received for record in the office of the judge of probate unless the special recording fee of six dollars ($6) is paid thereon. The special recording fee shall be in addition to all other fees, taxes, and other charges required by law to be paid upon the filing for record of any real property instrument or personal property instrument, and for the recording of other instruments and documents in the probate office in the discretion of the Lowndes County Commission. The special recording fee provided for by this section shall be deposited by the judge of probate into the county general fund. The funds may be used for the purchase and maintenance of electronic data processing equipment and other needs for the probate office.