(a) The Recorder shall also receive for record and record all certificates of service and certificates of discharge of persons released from active duty in or discharge from the armed forces of the United States, for which no fee shall be charged or collected, but the record of any certificate authorized by this section to be recorded shall not constitute constructive notice of the existence or contents of such certificate. For making certified copies of any of the foregoing certificates from the records in the Office of the Recorder the usual fees shall be charged.
(b) The Recorder of Deeds shall accept for filing any notice of federal tax lien or any other document affecting such a lien if such notice or document is in the form prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate and could be filed with the Clerk of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. The fee for each such filing with the Recorder of Deeds shall be the same as the fee charged by the Recorder of Deeds for filing a similar document for a private person. The Recorder of Deeds shall bill the District Director of Internal Revenue on a monthly basis for fees for documents filed by such District Director. Any document releasing or affecting any notice of federal tax lien which has been filed with the Clerk of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia prior to the effective date of this subsection shall be filed with such Clerk.
(Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 854, § 548a; Apr. 27, 1945, 59 Stat. 100, ch. 101; July 5, 1966, 80 Stat. 266, Pub. L. 89-493, § 17(b).)
1981 Ed., § 45-912.
1973 Ed., § 45-711.
The phrase “effective date of this subsection,” near the end of subsection (b), refers to the effective date of the Act of July 5, 1966, and § 21 of that Act provided that the Act would take effect on the first day of the first month which was at least 90 days after July 5, 1966.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Chapter 12 - Recorder of Deeds
§ 42–1201. Appointment; duties; residency requirement; mayoral supervision [Repealed]
§ 42–1202. Purchase of necessary equipment; employment of personnel
§ 42–1203. Deputy Recorder; effect of performance of duties. [Repealed]
§ 42–1204. Second Deputy Recorder; effect of performance of duties. [Repealed]
§ 42–1205. Vacancy in Office of Recorder; Deputy to fill vacancy. [Repealed]
§ 42–1206. Public records to be open for free, public inspection
§ 42–1207. Notice of pendency of action (lis pendens)
§ 42–1208. Purchase of typewriting machines; preference for typewritten records
§ 42–1209. Certain records to be recopied for preservation; limitation on expense
§ 42–1210. Fees of Recorder of Deeds
§ 42–1212. Fees and emoluments of Recorder of Deeds deposited with Collector of Taxes
§ 42–1214. Recorder of Deed Automation and Infrastructure Improvement Fund
§ 42–1216. Office closed on Saturdays
§ 42–1217. Extension of time for recordation; Saturday, Sunday, and legal holidays
§ 42–1218. Authority of Mayor to adjust fees; computation of rates; exception