Notary legal fees

Unified text of the ministry of justice order, from Apr. 12th 1991, regarding notary taxes, formulated in association with the following bylaws:
1991 - #33, par. 146,
1992 - #21, par. 21; #54, par.265;
1994 - #130, par. 313,
1997 - #47, par. 414; #115, par.1233

Based on the art. 5 of the bylaw from Feb. 14th ,1991 – Notary Legal Regulations are as folowing:

Chapter 1
General Regulations

Par.1 The Regulation imposes the maximum rates allowed to be charged for the notary services (notary rates)
Par.2. 1. With an exception of the par. 9-16, the maximum rate depends on the value of the notary activity.
2. As a value of the notary activity, is considered value indicated by the activity list (lists) by law, with consideration of the rules indicated in the receivership and inheritance tax or tax applied to activities dictated by civil laws.
3. The bases for establishing the maximum fee rate are :
1) During a trade (swap) transaction – The higher value of one of the traded objects,
2) During divisions – total value of the property being divided,
3) During hand over of the lands for eternal use – value of the first payment, in case of its absence, capitalized value of the yearly amount due, according to the laws regarding inheritance and receivership.
4) During the retirement plan agreement, based on which sales of the property takes place, right to eternal use of the premises – the value of those objects or rights,
5) During auctions - the price received for the auctioned objects,
6) During the price draws – the value of the drawn prices
7) During the lease agreement (sub-lease) or rental (sub-rental) – value of the constant services provided during the period of the agreement, and in case of the agreement for an indefinite period of time, value of the services provided in a period of 10 years.
8) If mortgage priority is given up, value of the activities is described according to progressive position,
and if the total amount of the given up position is lower-according to the lower amount.

Par.3 The maximum fee based on the amount is:
1) up to 5000 zl – 200 zl
2) over 5000 zl and up to 15 000 zl – 200 zl + 3% from the amount above 5000 zl,
3) over 15 000 zl and up to 30 000 zl – 500 zl + 2% from the amount above 15 000 zl,
4) over 30 000 zl and up to 60 000 zl – 800 zl + 1% from the amount above 30 000 zl,
5) over 60 000 zl and up to 1 000 000 zl – 1100 zl + 0,5% from the amount above 60 000 zl
6) over 1 000 000 zl – 5800 zl + 0,25% from the amount above 1 000 000 zl.

Par.4 During calculating the value of the services, discounts and charges are not to be deducted.
Par.5 Fees charged for each and every document prepared by the Notary Service have to be supported by legal
regulations.