S.B. 127
         COUNTY RECORDER AMENDMENTS

House Floor Amendments

Amendment 2 February 25, 2000 6:32 PM



Representative Thomas Hatch proposes the following amendments:

1.    Page 1, Line 16:    After "(2)" delete "A" and insert "(a) To facilitate the abstracting of an instrument, a"

2.    Page 1, Line 17:    After line 17 insert:

        "(b) If a county recorder requires the applicable tax serial number to be on an instrument before it may be recorded:
        (i) the county recorder shall post a notice of that requirement in a conspicuous place at the recorder's office;
        (ii) the tax serial number may not be considered to be part of the legal description and may be indicated on the margin of the instrument; and
        (iii) an error in the tax serial number does not affect the validity of the instrument or effectiveness of the recording.
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