2011 Ohio Revised Code
Title [53] LIII REAL PROPERTY
Chapter 5301: CONVEYANCES; ENCUMBRANCES
5301.14 Copy of record of lost deed to be evidence.
When a title deed, recorded by the auditor of state as required by section 5301.13 of the Revised Code, or recorded in the office of the secretary of state, the record of which is required to be kept in the office of the auditor of state, has been lost or destroyed by accident, without having been recorded in the county recorder’s office, on demand and tender of the fees therefor, the auditor of state must furnish to any person a copy of such deed certified under his official seal, which copy shall be received everywhere in this state as prima-facie evidence of the existence of the deed, and in all respects shall have the effect of certified copies from the records of deeds recorded in the county where such lands are situated.
Effective Date: 10-01-1953
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