2018 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 34 - Property
Chapter 34-13.2 Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act [Effective July 1, 2019]
Section 34-13.2-4 Recording of documents. [Effective July 1, 2019.]
§ 34-13.2-4. Recording of documents. [Effective July 1, 2019.]
(a) In this section, "paper document" means a document that is received by the recorder of deeds in a form that is not electronic.
(b) A recorder of deeds:
(1) Who implements any of the functions listed in this section shall do so in compliance with the most recent standards and best practices.
(2) May receive, index, store, archive, and transmit electronic documents.
(3) May provide for access to, and for search and retrieval of, documents and information by electronic means.
(4) Who accepts electronic documents for recording shall continue to accept paper documents as authorized by state law and shall place entries for both types of documents in the same index.
(5) May convert paper documents accepted for recording into electronic form.
(6) May convert into electronic form information recorded before the recorder of deeds began to record electronic documents.
(7) May accept electronically any fee or tax that the recorder of deeds is authorized to collect pursuant to § 34-13-7.
(8) May agree with other officials of other cities or towns within the state on procedures or processes to facilitate the electronic satisfaction of prior approvals and conditions precedent to recording and the electronic payment of fees and taxes.
History of Section.
(P.L. 2018, ch. 101, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 113, § 1.)
