Massachusetts § 10 - Registers of deeds acting as assistant recorders
Full text of Massachusetts Massachusetts General Laws § 10 — Registers of deeds acting as assistant recorders, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 10. Registers of deeds acting as assistant recorders
Section 10. The register of deeds in each district where land has been registered shall have the same authority as the recorder to make memoranda affecting the title of such land, and to enter and issue new certificates of title, and to affix the seal of the court to such certificates and duplicate certificates of title; but in executing the provisions of this chapter, registers of deeds shall be subject to the general direction of the recorder, in order to secure uniformity; and, in the performance of their duties under this chapter, the official designation of registers of deeds shall be assistant recorders for their respective registry districts.
Source: official Massachusetts text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 10 ("Registers of deeds acting as assistant recorders") is part of the Massachusetts General Laws, the codified statutory law of Massachusetts. 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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