Recording master mortgage and trust deed -- Requirements for master form -- Indexing by county recorder.

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  • (1)
    • (a) A person may record a master form in the office of the county recorder.
    • (b) A person who files a master form shall state in the caption required under Section 57-3-106 that the instrument is a master form.
  • (2) A master form is not required to:
    • (a) contain identification or description of any specific real property; or
    • (b) name a specific:
      • (i) mortgagor;
      • (ii) trustor; or
      • (iii) trustee.
  • (3) A master form shall:
    • (a) name a specific mortgagee or beneficiary;
    • (b) contain an acknowledgment, proof, or certification; and
    • (c) identify the person causing the recording of the master form.
  • (4) A county recorder shall:
    • (a) index a master form in the same manner as the county recorder indexes mortgages and trust deeds in accordance with Section 17-21-6; and
    • (b) indicate on all indices and records of the county referencing the master form that the instrument is a master form.
  • (5)
    • (a) If a county recorder receives a document for recording that contains both a master form and a mortgage or trust deed, the county recorder:
      • (i) is not required to:
        • (A) separate the master form from the mortgage or trust deed; or
        • (B) record the master form and the mortgage or trust deed as separate instruments; but
      • (ii) may separate the master form from the mortgage or trust deed and record only the master form if the unrecorded portion is clearly designated or marked as a section not recorded.
    • (b) A master form recorded under Subsection (5)(a), is considered as a master form under this part for purposes of the incorporation by reference of a previously recorded master form.




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