Alabama § 45-2-83.20 - Names and Addresses of Grantors and Grantees Required.
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§ 45-2-83.20. Names and Addresses of Grantors and Grantees Required.
(a) The Probate Judge of Baldwin County shall not receive for record or permit the recording of an instrument in which the title to real property, or of any interest therein, or lien thereon, is conveyed, granted, encumbered, assigned, or otherwise disposed of, unless such an instrument has endorsed on it, printed, typewritten, or stamped thereon, the grantee’s and grantor’s names and latest complete addresses.
(b) The probate judge shall not be liable in damages or penalty for any error or mistake in the performance of the duties by this section if committed in good faith.
(c) This requirement imposed by subsection (a) shall be construed to be in addition to and supplemental to any other laws relating to the recording of any vesting instruments, conveying title or any interest to real property.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 45-2-83.20 ("Names and Addresses of Grantors and Grantees Required.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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