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Rule 20:36:08 COUNTERSIGNATURE FEES

CHAPTER 20:36:08

COUNTERSIGNATURE FEES

Section

20:36:08:01        Countersignature fee schedule.

20:36:08:02        Countersignature fee for simultaneous issue.




Rule 20:36:08:01 Countersignature fee schedule.

          20:36:08:01.  Countersignature fee schedule. The maximum fee that a licensed abstracter may charge to countersign a title insurance policy issued through an underwriting company is fifty percent of the gross premium based on the all inclusive rate filed in the county where the policy is being generated plus a $75 per chain of title charge for each additional chain of title searched as follows:

 

SCHEDULE

 

Insurance to and including

 

Owner Rate

 

Mortgage Rate

Simultaneous Issue Mortgage Rate

$19,000.00

$195.50

$156.40

$39.10

$20,000.00

$201.25

$161.00

$40.25

$21,000.00

$207.00

$165.60

$41.40

$22,000.00

$212.75

$170.20

$42.55

$23,000.00

$218.50

$174.80

$43.70

$24,000.00

$224.25

$179.40

$44.85

$25,000.00

$230.00

$184.00

$46.00

$26,000.00

$235.75

$188.60

$47.15

$27,000.00

$241.50

$193.20

$48.80

$28,000.00

$247.25

$197.80

$49.45

$29,000.00

$253.00

$202.40

$50.60

$30,000.00

$258.75

$207.00

$51.75

$31,000.00

$264.50

$211.60

$52.90

$32,000.00

$270.25

$216.20

$54.05

$33,000.00

$276.00

$220.80

$55.20

$34,000.00

$281.75

$225.40

$56.35

$35,000.00

$287.50

$230.00

$57.50

$36,000.00

$293.25

$234.60

$58.65

$37,000.00

$299.00

$239.20

$59.80

$38,000.00

$304.75

$243.80

$60.95

$39,000.00

$310.50

$248.40

$62.10

$40,000.00

$316.25

$253.00

$63.25

$41,000.00

$322.00

$257.60

$64.40

$42,000.00

$327.75

$262.20

$65.55

$43,000.00

$333.50

$266.80

$66.70

$44,000.00

$339.25

$271.40

$67.85

$45,000.00

$345.00

$276.00

$69.00

$46,000.00

$350.75

$280.60

$70.15

$47,000.00

$356.50

$285.20

$71.80

$48,000.00

$362.25

$289.80

$72.45

$49,000.00

$368.00

$294.40

$73.60

$50,000.00

$373.75

$299.00

$74.75

$51,000.00

$378.35

$302.68

$75.67

$52,000.00

$379.50

$306.36

$76.59

$53,000.00

$387.55

$310.04

$77.51

$54,000.00

$392.15

$313.72

$78.43

$55,000.00

$396.75

$317.40

$79.35

$56,000.00

$401.35

$321.08

$80.27

$57,000.00

$405.95

$324.76

$81.19

$58,000.00

$410.55

$328.44

$82.11

$59,000.00

$415.15

$332.12

$83.03

$60,000.00

$419.75

$335.80

$83.95

$61,000.00

$424.35

$339.48

$84.87

$62,000.00

$428.95

$343.16

$85.79

$63,000.00

$433.55

$346.84

$86.71

$64,000.00

$438.15

$350.52

$87.63

$65,000.00

$442.75

$354.20

$88.55

$66,000.00

$447.35

$357.88

$90.62

$67,000.00

$451.95

$361.56

$90.89

$68,000.00

$456.55

$365.24

$91.31

$69,000.00

$461.15

$368.92

$92.23

$70,000.00

$465.75

$372.60

$93.15

$71,000.00

$470.35

$376.28

$94.07

$72,000.00

$474.95

$379.95

$94.99

$73,000.00

$479.55

$383.64

$95.91

$74,000.00

$484.15

$387.32

$96.83

$75,000.00

$488.75

$391.00

$97.75

$76,000.00

$493.35

$394.68

$98.67

$77,000.00

$497.95

$398.36

$99.59

$78,000.00

$502.55

$402.04

$100.51

$79,000.00

$507.15

$405.72

$101.43

$80,000.00

$511.75

$409.40

$102.35

$81,000.00

$516.35

$413.08

$103.27

$82,000.00

$520.95

$416.76

$104.19

$83,000.00

$525.55

$420.44

$105.11

$84,000.00

$530.15

$424.12

$106.03

$85,000.00

$534.75

$427.80

$106.95

$86,000.00

$539.35

$431.48

$107.87

$87,000.00

$543.95

$435.16

$108.79

$88,000.00

$548.55

$438.84

$109.71

$89,000.00

$553.15

$442.52

$110.63

$90,000.00

$557.75

$446.20

$111.55

$91,000.00

$562.35

$449.88

$112.47

$92,000.00

$566.95

$453.56

$113.39

$93,000.00

$561.55

$457.24

$114.31

$94,000.00

$576.15

$460.92

$115.23

$95,000.00

$580.75

$464.60

$116.15

$96,000.00

$585.35

$468.28

$117.07

$97,000.00

$589.95

$471.96

$117.99

$98,000.00

$594.55

$475.64

$118.91

$99,000.00

$599.15

$479.32

$119.83

$100,000.00

$603.75

$483.00

$120.75

$110,000.00

$644.00

$515.20

$128.80

$120,000.00

$684.25

$547.40

$136.85

$130,000.00

$724.50

$579.60

$144.90

$140,000.00

$764.75

$611.80

$152.95

$150,000.00

$805.00

$644.00

$161.00

$200,000.00

$920.00

$736.00

$184.00

$300,000.00

$1,150.00

$920.00

$230.00

$400,000.00

$1,380.00

$1,104.00

$276.00

$500,000.00

$1,610.00

$1,288.00

$322.00

 

 

 

 

For each additional $1000 up to

and including $5,000,000.00

add

 

 

 

2.01

 

 

           1.61

 

 

     0.40

up to and including

$10,000,000.00 add

 

 

1.72

 

           1.38

 

     0.34

up to and including

$20,000,000.00 add

 

 

1.38

 

          1.10

 

     0.28

over $20,000,000.00 add

1.15

          0.92

     0.23

 

          Nothing in this rule is to be construed to limit or restrict any contractual relationship between an underwriting agent and the title insurance underwriting company the agent represents.

 

          Source: 11 SDR 168, effective June 20, 1985; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 34 SDR 73, effective September 17, 2007.

          General Authority: SDCL 36-13-25.

          Law Implemented: SDCL 58-25-16.

 




Rule 20:36:08:02 Countersignature fee for simultaneous issue.

          20:36:08:02  Countersignature fee for simultaneous issue. The maximum fee an abstracter may charge when countersigning an owner-purchaser title insurance policy and a mortgage title insurance policy concerning the identical property that are to be simultaneously issued is the applicable maximum fee for the countersignature of an owner-purchaser title insurance policy as stated in § 20:36:08:01 plus $5.

          Source: 11 SDR 168, effective June 20, 1985; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986.

          General Authority: SDCL 36-13-25.

          Law Implemented: SDCL 58-25-16.

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