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Requiring county recorders to notify persons of the filing of certain instruments
Topics:Cities & counties
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 17, 2024
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 24, 2024
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary County recorders must create a way to alert people when a legal document is filed involving them. If you want to use this service, you can fill out a form telling the recorder which property you care about and how you want to be contacted. Once you sign up, the recorder will send you a text, email, or similar message within one business day.1
Read the official explanation
This bill requires the county recorder to implement and administer a system for notifying a person when any instrument is recorded if the person is a named party to the instrument. A person may choose to participate in the system by submitting a form to the recorder. The form shall indicate the property for which the person wishes to receive notice and the means by which the notice should be sent by the recorder. The notice shall be provided within one business day by electronic mail, text message, or other similar means. The recorder shall not be responsible for attempting any other means of contacting the person other than through a method included in the form. The provisions of the bill must be implemented by January 1, 2025.
Senate subcommittee
Named January 24, 2024. On January 31, 2024 it recommended amendment and passage. [].
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