Effective immediately upon July 1, 2003, a special transaction fee of two dollars ($2) shall be paid to and collected by the judge of probate on any transaction, at the discretion of the judge of probate, occurring in, or under the jurisdiction of the judge of probate. What constitutes an applicable transaction under this section shall be determined by the judge of probate. This amount shall be in addition to all other costs and fees heretofore collected. The additional fee shall be paid into the judge of probate fund created in Section 45–55–81.76.

(Act 2003–155, p. 458, § 9.)