HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3004 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3022
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Daniel M. Donahue
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act to improve methods of recording at the registry of deeds.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Daniel M. Donahue | 16th Worcester | 1/19/2023 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3004 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3022
By Representative Donahue of Worcester, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3022) of Daniel M. Donahue relative to methods of recording at the registries of deeds. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act to improve methods of recording at the registry of deeds.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Chapter 54 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 157 the following section-:
Section 158: Methods of Recording
The register shall record all instruments upon the pages of the record books in fair and legible handwriting or in print, and in continuous successive lines, and shall note on the record, before attesting the same, all erasures and interlineations and the value of any stamp affixed thereto pursuant to federal law, and the cancellation thereof, and shall make duplicate copies of all books in their registry in which deeds, certificates of title and other instruments have been recorded or entered.