5.__Method of communication.__The filing officer shall accept liens described in this chapter in the method or medium authorized by the filing office in accordance with Title 11, Article 9-A, Part 5 and rule of the appropriate filing office.

Sec. 6. 33 MRSA §1906, as amended by PL 1993, c. 616, §11, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

§1906.__Fees

1.__Filing; Secretary of State.__For filing a lien or certificate or notice affecting any lien filed under this chapter, the fee is:

A.__Fifteen dollars if the record is communicated in writing; and

B.__Ten dollars if the record is communicated by another method or medium authorized by filing office rule.

2.__Filing; registry of deeds.__For filing a lien or certificate or notice affecting any lien filed under this chapter, the fee is governed by Title 33, sections 751 and 752.

The filing office receiving a filing under this subsection and subsection 1 shall bill the Internal Revenue Service or other federal agency on a monthly basis for the fees for liens, certificates or notice affecting any lien filed under this chapter.

3.__Information; Secretary of State.__For responding to a request for information from the filing office, including for communicating whether there is on file any lien, certificate or notice affecting any lien filed under this chapter naming a particular debtor, the fee is:

A.__Twenty dollars if the record is communicated in writing; and

B.__Twelve dollars if the record is communicated by another method or medium authorized by filing office rule.

The Secretary of State shall use the procedures set forth in Title 11, section 9-1523 to respond to a request for information from the filing office.