§ 1159. Indorsement of time of receiving instruments
(a) An instrument shall be deemed recorded when the town clerk:
(1) receives the instrument, the recording fee provided in 32 V.S.A. § 1671, and all supporting documents required by statute; and
(2) indorses a certificate of the date and time of reception on the instrument.
(b) Within three days following the date an instrument is indorsed, the clerk shall enter the name or names of the parties, the type of instrument, the date of the instrument, and the date and time of recording in a day book, printed index, or digital index that is open to public inspection. A town clerk may extend the time for entering the information for good cause shown, including reasons related to illness or absence of the clerk. (Amended 2019, No. 38, § 9.)
Structure Vermont Statutes
Title 24 - Municipal and County Government
§ 1151. Certificate of election; oath
§ 1152. Record of proceedings of meetings
§ 1154a. Records; return postage
§ 1155. Record of trust mortgage
§ 1156. Chattel mortgages; conditional sales; discharge of lien
§ 1157. Duties of town clerk as to chattel mortgages
§ 1158. Assignment or discharge of mortgage or judgment lien
§ 1159. Indorsement of time of receiving instruments
§ 1160. Acknowledgements; oath
§ 1162. Indices; liability of clerk and town
§ 1164. Certified copies; form
§ 1165. Files and records available; when
§ 1166. Return of name of town treasurer to State Treasurer
§ 1167. Certification of votes
§ 1168. Return of names of listers to Director of the Division of Property Valuation and Review
§ 1169. Name and address of first constable to county clerk
§ 1170. Appointment of assistant clerk
§ 1171. Duties of assistant clerk
§ 1172. Assistant clerk; record to county clerk
§ 1173. Town or village reports