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PAG LIN
1 1 Section 1. Section 331.602, subsection 1, Code 1995, is
1 2 amended to read as follows:
1 3 1. Record all instruments presented to the recorder's
1 4 office for recordation upon payment of the proper fees and
1 5 compliance with other recording requirements as provided by
1 6 law. The instruments presented for filing or recordation
1 7 shall be legible and reproducible, and shall have typed or
1 8 legibly printed on them the names of all signatories including
1 9 the names of acknowledging officers and witnesses beneath the
1 10 original signatures. The instruments shall be no larger than
1 11 eight and one-half inches by fourteen inches and shall provide
1 12 a space at the top of the instrument at least eight and one-
1 13 half inches across the page by two inches in length, on which
1 14 space shall be typed or legibly printed across the page on the
1 15 bottom one-fourth inch of this space, the name, address, and
1 16 telephone number of the individual who prepared the
1 17 instrument. The remaining portion of this space shall be
1 18 reserved for use by the county recorder, except as otherwise
1 19 authorized by the recorder.
1 20 a. However, if an instrument does not contain typed or
1 21 printed names, the recorder shall accept the instrument for
1 22 recordation or filing if it is accompanied by an affidavit, to
1 23 be recorded with the instrument, correctly spelling in legible
1 24 print or type the signatures appearing on the instrument.
1 25 b. The requirement of paragraph "a" does not apply to
1 26 military discharges, military instruments, wills, court
1 27 records, or to any other instrument dated before July 4, 1959.
1 28 c. Failure to print or type signatures as provided in this
1 29 subsection does not invalidate the instrument.
1 30 Sec. 2. APPLICABILITY. This Act applies to instruments
1 31 signed or notarized on or after January 1, 1996.
1 32 SF 394
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