Instruments entitled to be recorded must be recorded by the County Recorder of the county in which the real property affected thereby is situated.
Article 2Mode of Recording
Section § 1169
If you have a document related to real estate, it needs to be officially recorded by the County Recorder in the county where the property is located.
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Section § 1171
When transferring ownership of property, outright sales should be documented in one type of record book, while loans secured by property (mortgages) should be recorded separately.
Grants, absolute in terms, are to be recorded in one set of books, and mortgages in another.
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Section § 1172
This section explains that the rules county recorders must follow when recording documents are outlined in the Government Code.
The duties of county recorders, in respect to recording instruments, are prescribed by the Government Code.
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Section § 1173
This law states that any changes in ownership of ships registered in the U.S. must follow specific federal laws set by Congress.
The mode of recording transfers of ships registered under the laws of the United States is regulated by Acts of Congress.
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Section § [1170.]
This law states that a document is considered officially recorded once it's been properly signed, verified, and filed with the appropriate officer at the Recorder's office.
Section Eleven Hundred and Seventy. An instrument is deemed to be recorded when, being duly acknowledged or proved and certified, it is deposited in the Recorder’s office, with the proper officer, for record.
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