Maine § 651-A. - Grantor, grantee names; form of indexing
Full text of Maine Maine Revised Statutes § 651-A. — Grantor, grantee names; form of indexing, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 651-A.. Grantor, grantee names; form of indexing
No instrument executed on or after October 1, 1983, may be accepted by a register of deeds for recording unless beneath the signature of the grantor, grantee, if it appears on the instrument, and the person taking the acknowledgement, the name of each signer is typed or printed. Names used for indexing must be indexed as typed or printed under each signature. A name may be typed or printed under a signature at the registry of deeds by the person bringing the instrument to the registry, as long as the name is typed or printed on the instrument prior to the certification on the instrument under section 653 of the time when the instrument was received. The register of deeds may return documents that are not legible for recording and archival purposes. [PL 1993, c. 230, §1 (AMD).]
Source: official Maine text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Maine Revised Statutes § 651-A. cover?
Section 651-A. ("Grantor, grantee names; form of indexing") is part of the Maine Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Maine. 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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