The Salt Lake County recorder’s office entered the modern age this week — customers can now use credit and debit cards to pay a bill for a service.
Until Monday, patrons of the office could only write a check for filing any of the hundreds of types of records that must be filed with the county, Recorder Adam Gardiner said. Those documents include deeds, easements, development plat maps and more.
A 2016 audit of the recorder’s office recommended adding the electronic payments to better accommodate customers.
An office response to the suggestion from the then-Recorder Gary Ott and Chief Deputy Julie Dole said state law prohibited agencies from passing bank processing fees onto consumers and that finding a way to keep charges for service and credit card fees was so cumbersome that it would have to be handled by a third party.