Section 317.113 | Certified Complete English Translation to Accompany Instrument.
Effective: February 1, 2002 Latest Legislation: House Bill 279 – 124th General Assembly The county recorder shall not accept for recording a deed or other instrument in writing that is executed or certified in whole or in part in a language other than the English language unless it complies with the requirements of sections 317.11, […]
Section 317.114 | Standard Format of Instruments to Be Recorded.
Effective: December 28, 2009 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 124 – 128th General Assembly (A) Except as otherwise provided in divisions (B) and (C) of this section, an instrument or document presented for recording to the county recorder shall have been prepared in accordance with all of the following requirements: (1) Legible print size not smaller […]
Section 317.08 | Records to Be Kept by County Recorder.
Effective: March 23, 2015 Latest Legislation: House Bill 9 (GA 130), House Bill 141 (GA 131) (A) The county recorder shall record all instruments in one general record series to be known as the “official records.” The county recorder shall record in the official records all of the following instruments that are presented for recording, […]
Section 317.01 | County Recorder – Election and Term.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly There shall be elected quadrennially in each county a county recorder, who shall assume office on the first Monday in January next after his election and shall hold such office for a period of four years.
Section 317.02 | Bond of County Recorder – Oath.
Effective: March 20, 2019 Latest Legislation: House Bill 291 – 132nd General Assembly Except as otherwise provided in section 3.061 of the Revised Code, before entering upon the duties of office, the county recorder shall give a bond, conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties, signed by a bonding or surety company authorized to […]
Section 317.03 | Location of Office.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly The office of the county recorder shall be kept in such rooms at the county seat as the board of county commissioners provides.
Section 317.04 | Official Seal.
Effective: January 30, 2014 Latest Legislation: House Bill 72 – 130th General Assembly The county recorder shall keep a seal of office, to be procured at the expense of the county, which the county recorder shall affix to all certificates attached to copies of records.
Section 317.05 | Deputies.
Effective: January 30, 2014 Latest Legislation: House Bill 72 – 130th General Assembly The county recorder may appoint deputies to aid in the performance of the county recorder’s duties. Such an appointment or removal shall be in writing and filed with the county treasurer. The county recorder and the recorder’s sureties shall be responsible for […]
Section 317.06 | Continuing Education.
Effective: September 29, 2013 Latest Legislation: House Bill 59 – 130th General Assembly (A) Each county recorder who is newly elected to a full term of office shall attend and successfully complete at least fifteen hours of continuing education courses during the first year of the recorder’s term of office and complete at least another […]
Section 317.07 | Delivery of Seal, Books, and Records to Successor.
Effective: January 30, 2014 Latest Legislation: House Bill 72 – 130th General Assembly Upon leaving office, each county recorder shall deliver to the county recorder’s successor, the seal of office, all books, records, and other instruments of writing belonging to the office, and take the successor’s receipt for them. In case of the county recorder’s […]