This article shall be known as the "Enhanced Personal Privacy
Protection for Recorded Documents Law."
In accordance with Subparagraph (2) of Paragraph 4 of Subdivision
(a) of § 8021 of the Civil Practice Law and Rules, as amended
by Chapter 78 of the Laws of 1989, the Dutchess County Legislature
authorizes the Dutchess County Clerk to increase fees charged for
certain documents recorded with the County Clerk's office.
For recording, entering, indexing and endorsing a certificate
on any instrument, the fee is increased from $5 to $20 and, in addition
thereto, is increased from $3 to $5 for each page or portion of a
page. For the purpose of determining the appropriate recording fee,
the fee for any cover page shall be deemed an additional page of the
instrument. A cover page shall not include any social security account
number or date of birth. To the extent that the Dutchess County Clerk
has placed an image of such cover page online, the County Clerk shall
make a good faith effort to redact such information.