Arizona § 11-476 Preservation of county records; transcription and certification

Arizona Statutes

§ 11-476 — Preservation of county records; transcription and certification

Arizona § 11-476

Title 11Arizona Revised Statutes

Ch. 3COUNTY OFFICERS

Art. 3Recorder

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Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 11-476 (2026).

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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, ver

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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.