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AZ Rev Stat § 11-475 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Counties|§ 11-475 - Fees; exemption

11-475.  Fees;  exemption A. The county recorder shall receive the following fees: 1. For recording papers required or authorized by law to be recorded,  if the fee is not otherwise specified in this section,  thirty dollars per instrument. 2. For recording papers to which the United States,  this state or a political subdivision of this state,  including cities,  towns and irrigation,  drainage and electrical districts,  is a party,  when recorded at the request of the United States,  this state or the political subdivision,  fifteen dollars per instrument. 3. For preparing and certifying copies of a record in the recorder's office,  one dollar for each page or partial page. In addition for attaching the recorder's certificate and seal,  three dollars. 4. For issuing a certificate pursuant to section 47-9523,  ten dollars for each name,  plus one dollar for each financing statement or statement of assignment reported therein. B. The fees provided in subsection A,  paragraphs 1 and 2 of this section include the amount charged pursuant to section 11-475.01. C. Notwithstanding subsection A,  paragraph 3 of this section,  the recorder shall prepare and furnish copies and certifications at one-half of the established fee when requested by any state agency for official purposes.  D. The county recorder shall not receive a fee for performing the duties prescribed by this section for an office,  agency or department of the county where the document is to be recorded. This exemption shall apply only when the fees would otherwise be paid from public monies.
AZ Rev Stat § 11-475.01 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Counties|§ 11-475.01 - Document storage and retrieval conversion and maintenance fund; purpose

11-475.01.  Document storage and retrieval conversion and maintenance fund;  purpose A. The document storage and retrieval conversion and maintenance fund is established in each county consisting of monies received pursuant to subsection C of this section. B. The board of supervisors shall administer the fund and,  in cooperation with the county recorder,  expend monies in the fund in order to defray the cost of converting the county recorder's document storage and retrieval system to micrographics or computer automation. Monies in the fund may only be used for purchasing hardware and software,  training employees to operate the system,  maintaining the system,  purchasing equipment maintenance agreements and updating the system hardware or software for the county recorder's office. Monies in the fund shall not be expended for expenses other than for the support of the county recorder's automation system. If the expenditures are determined by the auditor general to be improper and inconsistent with this section,  the county general fund shall reimburse the document storage and retrieval conversion and maintenance fund for all improper and inconsistent expenditures. C. In addition to any other fee charged pursuant to this article,  the board of supervisors may assess a special recording surcharge of not to exceed four dollars for each instrument,  paper or notice filed with the county recorder. All monies received pursuant to this subsection shall be transmitted to the county treasurer and placed in the document storage and retrieval conversion and maintenance fund. D. The special recording surcharge prescribed in subsection C of this section is included in the amount charged pursuant to section 11-475,  subsection A. E. The county recorder shall annually submit to the board of supervisors the amount of projected revenues to be raised for the document storage and retrieval conversion and maintenance fund pursuant to this section. If projected revenues of the fund are deemed insufficient to pay for conversion costs,  fund monies may accumulate until sufficient monies are available in the fund.
AZ Rev Stat § 11-476 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Counties|§ 11-476 - Preservation of county records; transcription and certification

11-476.  Preservation of county records;  transcription and certification A. When county records or indexes become defaced,  worn or in a condition endangering their preservation,  the board of supervisors shall procure appropriate books and require the recorder to transcribe such records and indexes with a standard permanent black ink,  provided,  the recorder may choose otherwise to preserve the records as provided in section 11-478 which procedure may be used in lieu of the provisions of this section at the option of the recorder. B. The books or records when transcribed or reproduced shall conform to the original records as indexed. The designation of the transcribed books or records shall not be changed from the original. They shall be compared to the original and when found to be correctly transcribed or reproduced,  the recorder and deputies transcribing,  verifying or reproducing them shall officially certify at the end of the record,  with the seal of the office affixed on the same page,  the correctness of the transcriptions or reproductions,  reciting the number of pages in the book or record,  from one to the highest number. C. Records so transcribed and certified shall be of the force and effect of the original records. D. This section shall apply to all records of the county recorders,  boards of supervisors and courts of record,  including records of registration and official maps and plats. The clerk of the court or board shall perform the duties required by this section of the county recorder so far as such duties pertain to the records of their respective offices.
AZ Rev Stat § 11-477 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Counties|§ 11-477 - Liability for neglect or misfeasance

11-477.  Liability for neglect or misfeasance If an instrument,  proved or acknowledged according to law,  or a paper or notice which may by law be recorded,  is delivered to the recorder for record,  and he neglects or refuses to perform the duties required of him by law relating to recording or filing instruments and papers,  or if he neglects or refuses to make the searches and to give the certificate as required by this article,  or if such searches or certificate are incomplete and defective in any important particular,  or if he alters,  changes or obliterates any record deposited in his office,  or inserts any new matter therein,  he is liable to the party aggrieved for three times the amount of the damages which may be occasioned by the neglect or refusal,  or by the incompleteness or defect in the searches and certificate.
AZ Rev Stat § 11-478 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Counties|§ 11-478 - Reproduction and microphotography of records

11-478.  Reproduction and microphotography of records The county recorder may cause any or all files or records in his official custody to be microphotographed or otherwise reproduced on film as in the case of original filings or recordings or both. Every such reproduction shall be deemed and considered an original,  and a transcript,  exemplification or reproduction thereof may be certified to by the recorder in like manner as the original.
AZ Rev Stat § 11-479 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Counties|§ 11-479 - Destruction of records; requirements; exception

11-479.  Destruction of records;  requirements;  exception A. The county recorder may destroy,  under sections 41-151,  41-151.09,  41-151.11,  41-151.12,  41-151.13,  41-151.14,  41-151.15,  41-151.16,  41-151.17 and 41-151.19,  all of the filed papers or record books created by handwriting,  by typing on printed forms,  by typewriting,  by photostatic or photographic methods or by any electronic means in the recorder's official custody,  except federal tax lien notices,  if all of the following conditions exist: 1. The record,  paper or document is photographed or reproduced by any other method under the direction and control of the county recorder on electronic media or film of a type approved for permanent record by the Arizona state library,  archives and public records. 2. The device used to reproduce the record,  paper or document on film or electronic media is one that accurately and legibly reproduces the original in all details. 3. The photographs or other reproductions on film or electronic media are made as accessible for public reference as the book records were. 4. A true copy of archival quality of such film or electronic media reproduction is kept in a safe and separate place for security purposes. B. A page of any record,  paper or document shall not be destroyed if any such page cannot be reproduced on film or electronic media with full legibility. Every such unreproducible page shall be permanently preserved in a manner that will afford easy reference.
AZ Rev Stat § 11-480 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Counties|§ 11-480 - Requirements for form of instruments

11-480.  Requirements for form of instruments A. Only an instrument which upon presentation to a county recorder for recordation fails to meet any of the following conditions may be rejected for recordation at the time of presentation for recordation: 1. Each instrument shall have a caption briefly stating the nature of the instrument,  such as warranty deed,  release of mortgage and like captions. The county recorder shall have no obligation to index any instrument under any subject index category maintained by the county recorder unless that category is included in the caption to the instrument. 2. Each instrument shall be an original or a copy of the original and shall be sufficiently legible for the recorder to make certified copies from the photographic or micrographic record. 3. Each instrument shall have original signatures except when otherwise provided by law. 4. Each instrument dated and executed on or after January 1,  1991,  shall be no larger than eight and one-half inches in width and no longer than fourteen inches and shall have a print size no smaller than ten point type. B. Each instrument dated and executed on or after January 1,  1991,  shall have at least a one-half inch margin across the top,  bottom and the left and right sides from the top to the bottom. Any markings,  entries or text which are within the one-half inch margin shall be deemed not to impart the notice otherwise imparted by recordation unless such markings,  entries or text appear in the reproduction produced under the direction and control of the county recorder. Failure to meet the one-half inch margin requirement of this subsection may affect notice imparted by the document but shall not constitute grounds for rejection for recordation pursuant to subsection A. C. The first page shall have a top margin of at least two inches which shall be reserved for recording information. The left three and one-half inches of the top margin of the first page or sheet may be used by the public to show the name of the person requesting recording and the name and address to which the document is to be returned following recording. If the first page of the instrument does not comply with the top margin requirements,  a separate sheet that meets the requirements and that reflects the title of the document as required by subsection A,  paragraph 1 shall be attached to the front of the document by the party requesting recording.  D. Any instrument presented to a county recorder for recordation which modifies in any way the provisions of a previously recorded document must state the date of recordation and the docket and page of the document being modified. E. Any instrument accepted for recordation is not subject to a later claim of invalidity for failure to comply with the requirements of this section.
AZ Rev Stat § 11-481 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Counties|§ 11-481 - Title and size prerequisites for recording maps and plats; recording fee; exception

11-481.  Title and size prerequisites for recording maps and plats;  recording fee;  exception A. All maps or plats presented for recording shall have a title that at least indicates the type of map or plat,  the name of the subdivision or a description of the location of the area by section,  township and range,  the name of the owner of record of the area being surveyed and a place for the recorder s information and seal block on the sheet. B. Any map or plat offered for recording that exceeds a size of eight and one-half by fourteen inches shall be the original map legibly drawn on polyester or a copy reproduced on polyester by a photographic silver imaging process or other method that assures archival quality and is subject to the following restrictions: 1. A map or plat of a subdivision shall be on a sheet or sheets measuring twenty-four by thirty-six inches,  including a left margin of two inches and be drawn to an accurate scale in at least eleven point type. 2. All other maps or plats shall be on a sheet or sheets measuring eighteen by twenty-four inches or twenty-four by thirty-six inches,  including a left margin of two inches and drawn to an accurate scale in at least eleven point type. C. The fee for recording any map or plat sheet exceeding eight and one-half by fourteen inches shall be twenty dollars and shall be exclusive of the fees for recording any documents to which the map or plat is attached or by which it is accompanied. D. The fee for recording any map or plat sheet exceeding eight and one-half by fourteen inches when recorded at the request of the United States,  this state or a political subdivision of this state is ten dollars and is exclusive of the fees for recording any documents to which the map or plat is attached or by which it is accompanied. E. The requirements of this section do not apply to any map required to be recorded by the director of water resources under title 45,  chapter 2.
AZ Rev Stat § 11-482 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Counties|§ 11-482 - Incorporation by reference; legal descriptions

11-482.  Incorporation by reference;  legal descriptions A. Any recorded instrument may be incorporated by reference in any subsequent instrument. The reference shall specify the record location of the referenced instrument and has the same effect as if the referenced instrument were reproduced in full where reference to it is made. B. If a subsequent transaction is not to be subject to,  controlled by or otherwise affected by every term of the referenced instrument,  such intent must be stated. A reference to one term incorporates only that term. C. If a legal description sufficient to determine the physical location of real property has been recorded,  a reference by record location to the instrument containing the description is a sufficient description of the real estate. The reference may be made to maps or plats,  surveys,  deeds or any other recorded instrument but must contain language indicating that only the legal description is to be incorporated in the subsequent instrument.
AZ Rev Stat § 11-487 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Counties|§ 11-487 - Short title

11-487.  Short title This article may be cited as the uniform real property electronic recording act.
AZ Rev Stat § 11-487.01 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Counties|§ 11-487.01 - Definitions

11-487.01.  Definitions In this chapter,  unless the context otherwise requires: 1. " Document"  means information that is both of the following: (a) Inscribed on a tangible medium or stored in an electronic or other medium,  and retrievable in perceivable form. (b) Eligible to be recorded in the land records maintained by a county recorder. 2. " Electronic"  means relating to technology having electrical,  digital,  magnetic,  wireless,  optical,  electromagnetic or similar capabilities. 3. " Electronic document"  means a document that is received by a county recorder in an electronic form. 4. " Electronic signature"  means an electronic sound,  symbol or process attached to or logically associated with a document and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the document. 5. " Person"  means an individual,  corporation,  business trust,  estate,  trust,  partnership,  limited liability company,  association,  joint venture,  public corporation,  government or governmental subdivision,  agency or instrumentality or any other legal or commercial entity. 6. " State"  means a state of the United States,  the District of Columbia,  the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,  the United States Virgin Islands or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
AZ Rev Stat § 11-487.02 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Counties|§ 11-487.02 - Validity of electronic documents

11-487.02.  Validity of electronic documents A. If a law requires,  as a condition for recording,  that a document be an original,  be on paper or another tangible medium or be in writing,  the requirement is satisfied by an electronic document satisfying this article. B. If a law requires,  as a condition for recording,  that a document be signed,  the requirement is satisfied by an electronic signature. C. A requirement that a document or a signature associated with a document be notarized,  acknowledged,  verified,  witnessed or made under oath is satisfied if the electronic signature of the person authorized to perform that act,  and all other information required to be included,  is attached to or logically associated with the document or signature. A physical or electronic image of a stamp,  impression or seal need not accompany an electronic signature.
AZ Rev Stat § 11-487.03 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Counties|§ 11-487.03 - Recording of documents; definition

11-487.03.  Recording of documents;  definition A. A county recorder: 1. Who implements any of the functions listed in this section shall do so in compliance with adopted standards. 2. May receive,  index,  store,  archive and transmit electronic documents. 3. May provide for access to,  and for search and retrieval of,  documents and information by electronic means. 4. Who accepts electronic documents for recording shall continue to accept paper documents as authorized by state law and shall place entries for both types of documents in the same index. 5. May convert paper documents accepted for recording into electronic form. 6. May convert into electronic form information recorded before the county recorder began to record electronic documents. 7. May accept electronically any fee that the county recorder is authorized to collect. 8. May agree with other officials of a state or a political subdivision of a state or of the United States,  on procedures or processes to facilitate the electronic satisfaction of prior approvals and conditions precedent to recording and the electronic payment of fees. B. For the purposes of this section,  " paper document"  means a document that is received by a county recorder in a form that is not electronic.
AZ Rev Stat § 11-487.04 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Counties|§ 11-487.04 - Uniformity of application and construction

11-487.04.  Uniformity of application and construction In applying and construing this article,  consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.
AZ Rev Stat § 11-487.05 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Counties|§ 11-487.05 - Relation to electronic signatures in global and national commerce act

11-487.05.  Relation to electronic signatures in global and national commerce act This article modifies,  limits and supersedes the federal electronic signatures in global and national commerce act (P.L. 106-229;  114 Stat. 464;  15 United States Code sections 7001 through 7006,  section 7021 and section 7031) but does not modify,  limit or supersede section 101(c) of that act (P.L. 106-229;  114 stat. 464;  15 United States Code Section 7001(c)) or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in Section 103(b) of that act (P.L. 106-229;  114 Stat. 464;  15 United States Code section 7003(b)).
AZ Rev Stat § 11-491 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Counties|§ 11-491 - Custodian of public monies

11-491.  Custodian of public monies The treasurer shall keep all money belonging to the state,  or to the county,  in his possession until disbursed according to law. He shall not place it in the possession of any person to be used for any purpose,  or lend,  or in any manner use,  or permit any person to use,  such money except as provided by law.
AZ Rev Stat § 11-492 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Counties|§ 11-492 - Apportionment of county monies

11-492.  Apportionment of county monies All taxes collected upon real and personal property of the county,  and all public monies arising from any source,  or accruing under the provisions of law to a county,  shall be paid into the treasury of the county,  and the county treasurer shall apportion and apply the same to the several special and general funds as provided by law.
AZ Rev Stat § 11-493 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Counties|§ 11-493 - Duties

11-493.  Duties The county treasurer shall: 1. Receive all monies of the county,  and other monies directed by law to be paid to the county treasurer,  safely keep the monies and apply and pay the monies out,  rendering account thereof as required by law. 2. Keep an account of the receipt and expenditure of the monies in books or electronic books that are provided for that purpose,  in which shall be entered: (a) The amount of monies received by the county treasurer and the time when,  from whom and on what account the monies were received by the county treasurer. (b) The amount of disbursements made by the county treasurer and the time when,  to whom and on what account disbursements were made by the county treasurer. 3. Keep the county treasurer's books or electronic books so that the amount received and paid out on account of separate funds or specific appropriations are exhibited in separate and distinct accounts,  and the whole receipts and expenditures shown in one general or cash account. 4. Disburse the county monies: (a) By county warrant that is issued by the board of supervisors and that is signed by the chairman and the clerk of the board. (b) By electronic transfer with written authorization from a person designated by the governing board. (c) As provided by law.
AZ Rev Stat § 11-494 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Counties|§ 11-494 - Receipts for monies received; violation; classification

11-494.  Receipts for monies received;  violation;  classification A. The treasurer shall issue either an electronic or hard copy of a receipt for all monies the treasurer receives as treasurer or as tax collector except tax payments made by check,  which shall be received pursuant to section 42-18055. The receipts shall be in a standard format,  numbered consecutively,  issued in their serial order and signed or electronically validated by the treasurer. At the time of issuance,  the treasurer shall deliver one copy of the electronic or hard copy receipt to the person paying the money,  one copy to the clerk of the board or the clerk's designee,  who shall immediately charge the treasurer with the amount of the receipt,  and,  in the case of school district deposits,  one copy to the county school superintendent. The treasurer shall retain the original receipt. B. An officer violating this section is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.