Section 38. The fees of the registers of deeds, except as otherwise provided, to be paid when the instrument is left for recording, filing or deposit shall be as follows:

For entering and recording any paper, certifying the same on the original, and indexing it and for all other duties pertaining thereto, $50;

For recording a declaration of trust, $200;

For recording a deed or conveyance, $100;

For recording a mortgage, $150;

For recording a declaration of homestead, $30;

For recording and filing a plan, $50 per sheet; and

For all copies of documents, whether copied out of books or generated electronically, $1 per page, and all coin operated copy machines shall be $.50 per page.

The fees of the registers of deeds, except as otherwise provided, to be paid when the instrument is left for recording, filing or deposit, shall be subject to a surcharge under section 8 of chapter 44B.