(1) When a document is accepted by the county recorder's office for recording, the county recorder shall: (a) endorse upon the first page of the document the relevant information described in Section 17-71-302; and (b) record the document during office hours in the order it was accepted. (2) A county recorder shall place an entry number or a book and page reference on each page of a document that the county recorder accepts for recording only if the original document or a copy of the document is kept as a public record under Section 17-71-404. (3) (a) A county recorder may endorse each document that the county recorder accepts for recording with a book and page reference. (b) If a county recorder elects not to endorse a document with a book and page reference, the book and page reference may be omitted: (i) in each index required by statute; and (ii) on each document presented for recording that is required to recite recording data. (4) Subject to Section 17-71-404, the county recorder shall return the document to the person that the county recorder considers appropriate. Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 13, 2025 Special Session 1
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