Recordable instruments; modifying certain margin requirements. Effective date. Emergency.
What changed between versions
Added specific margin requirements: top margin must be at least 2 inches and all other margins at least 1 inch for all documents.
Requires instruments with more than 25 legal descriptions per page to be accompanied by an additional $1 filing fee for each description over the limit.
Mandates that instruments must clearly describe property by specific legal description and include the mailing address of the grantee, mortgagee, or other designated party.
Allows county clerks to attach additional pages to documents that lack sufficient space for stamps and recording information without charging extra fees.
Permits county clerks to accept nonconforming documents if they meet five specific criteria including legibility, xerographic reproducibility, and payment of additional fees.
Explicitly allows digitized images or electronic copies of original instruments when submitted electronically under the Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act.
Clarifies that all documents accepted for filing before February 18, 1997, are deemed to comply with current requirements unless otherwise provided by law.
