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ALL DOCUMENTS:

First page (up to 8 1/2 X 14)	$ 9.00
Each Additional page or portion thereof in same document	$ 2.00

ASSIGNMENT OR RELEASE:

If the document is assigning or releasing more than one mortgage, lien, lease, contract, etc., an additional fee of $ 5.00 will be charged for each additional reference. The first reference is included in the standard recording fee.

References are determined as follows:

1. By book and page reference. Describes interests being assigned or released by book and page location of recorded documents in this office. If all references do not have a book and page number, then; 2. State or Federal Lease Number. If all references do not have a lease number, then; 3. Legal description. If described as a section, township and range, each different section, township and range is counted as a reference. If all references do not have a legal description, then; 4. A combination of any of the above in order to index each reference.

FINANCING STATEMENT/UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE FILINGS

NOTICE:  as of July 1, 2001, pursuant to Sections 55-9-501 through 55-9-525 N.M.S.A., the filing fees for UCC Financing Statements have changed.  These fees apply to all filings: initial filings, amendments, continuations, assignments, releases, partial releases and terminations. Filings of one, two or three pages $  20.00 Filings of at least 4 but not more than 25 pages $  40.00 Filings of more than 25 pages      plus $5.00 for each additional page $ 100.00 Filings not on prescribed form are double the amount specified above.  We have copies of the forms and will mail or fax them to you at no cost.  Download forms at www.sos.state.nm.us (Secretary of State's website). Facsimile or electronic filings are not accepted.