§ 34-2-113 — Cancellation form for mortgage or deed of trust; recordation; effect

(a) A cancellation or discharge of mortgage or deed of
trust may be in the following form substantially:
Certificate of Discharge
This certifies that a (mortgage or deed of trust, as the
case may be) from .... to .... dated .... A.D .... and recorded
in book .... of .... on page ..... has been fully satisfied by
the payment of the debt secured thereby, and is hereby cancelled
and discharged.
Signed in the presence of .... county clerk of .... County.
Filed and recorded .... A.D. .... at .... M.
County clerk
(b) Such cancellation or discharge shall be entered in a
book kept for that purpose, and signed by the mortgagee or
trustee, his attorney-in-fact, executor, administrator or
assigns, in the presence of the county clerk or his deputy who
shall subscribe the same as a witness, and such cancellation or
discharge shall have the same effect as a deed or release duly
acknowledged and recorded.