Connection fees may be established and assessed by the judge of probate for any individual, company, corporation, or any other entity, wishing to access or retrieve, or both, public records from the probate office. The judge of probate reserves the right to charge fees according to the type or level of access, or both, desired by the individual, company, corporation, or any other entity. The minimum connection fee shall be one hundred fifty dollars ($150). Any and all revenues generated, whether directly or indirectly, due to the use of or access to the improved recording, archiving, and retrieving system shall be paid directly into the general fund of the county. These funds shall be used at the discretion of the judge of probate.

(Act 97-927, p. 376, §10.)