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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 have typed or
1 11 legibly printed on them the name, address, and telephone
1 12 number of the preparer of the instrument. The instruments
1 13 shall be no larger than eight and one-half inches by fourteen
1 14 inches and shall provide a space at the top of the instrument
1 15 at least eight and one-half inches wide by one and three-
1 16 fourths inches in length for use by the office of recorder,
1 17 except as otherwise authorized by the recorder.
1 18 a. However, if an instrument does not contain typed or
1 19 printed names, the recorder shall accept the instrument for
1 20 recordation or filing if it is accompanied by an affidavit, to
1 21 be recorded with the instrument, correctly spelling in legible
1 22 print or type the signatures appearing on the instrument and
1 23 the name, address, and telephone number of the preparer of the
1 24 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 EXPLANATION
1 31 This bill requires that instruments filed or recorded with
1 32 the office of county recorder are to contain the name,
1 33 address, and telephone number of the preparer of each
1 34 instrument. The bill also provides that each instrument is to
1 35 contain a specified amount of space at the top of the
2 1 instrument for use by the office of recorder.
2 2 LSB 2449SC 76
2 3 sc/cf/24
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