Legislation
State: Arizona
Signed: April 18, 2005
Effective: January 01, 2006
Chapter: 109
SummaryArizona becomes the first state to enact the Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act (URPERA).
AffectsAmends Arizona Revised Statutes Title 11, chapter 3, by adding Article 3.1
Changes - Enacts the Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act (URPERA), establishing an electronic recording commission to promulgate rules and regulations governing electronic recording of real property documents.
- As pertains to electronic notarizations performed on real property documents, the Act clarifies that a “physical or electronic image of a stamp, impression or seal need not accompany an electronic signature.”
AnalysisArizona scores the honor of being the first state to enact the URPERA, a uniform statute promulgated by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws. It is not surprising that Arizona is the first state to pass the Act, since Maricopa County is known for its electronic recording pilots. The NNA served as an observer to the drafting committee which authored the URPERA.
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