(a) When any town clerk has recorded any instrument that the town clerk knows to be a release, partial release or assignment of a mortgage or lien recorded on the records of such town, the town clerk shall make a notation on the first page where such mortgage or lien is recorded, stating the book and page where such release, partial release or assignment is recorded, except that a manual notation of such release, partial release or assignment shall not be required if such town clerk provides public access to an electronic indexing system that combines the grantor index and the grantee index of the town's land records.

(b) On and after October 1, 2012, any document being recorded shall contain not more than twenty assignments of a mortgage.

(1949 Rev., S. 555; P.A. 00-92, S. 1; P.A. 07-252, S. 53; P.A. 12-187, S. 2.)

History: P.A. 00-92 made provisions applicable to a partial release or assignment, required a notation on first page where mortgage or lien is recorded and deleted requirement for a memorandum, added requirement that if land records are not maintained in paper form, clerk shall make the notation on the digitized image of the first page, and made technical changes for the purpose of gender neutrality; P.A. 07-252 added exception to requirement for manual notation of release or assignment for town clerk who provides public access to electronic indexing system that combines grantor and grantee indices of town's land records and deleted requirement that if land records are not maintained in paper form, clerk shall make notation on the digitized image of the first page, effective July 1, 2007; P.A. 12-187 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and added Subsec. (b) re recording assignments of a mortgage.