(a) In case the lawful owner or holder of the instrument secured, as provided in this part, shall be unable to produce same at the time of making application for such release, on account of same having been lost, destroyed or mislaid, the lawful owner or holder of the instrument secured shall subscribe and swear to an affidavit, before the register or deputy, hereby duly authorized to administer such oaths, stating that such person is the true and lawful owner or holder of the instrument thereby secured, and stating briefly the facts which account for the inability of the owner or holder to produce such instrument.
(b) The affidavit, excusing production, shall be substantially in the following form:
Owner or Holder of Note
Register or Deputy
(c) Any person who shall willfully swear falsely in the affidavit is guilty of perjury, and liable to the penalty for perjury upon conviction.
(d) The affidavit shall be filed with the register, and shall be recorded by the register in a well-bound book to be kept by the register in the register's office, and the original affidavit shall be filed and preserved as a record of the register's office.
(e) In case the affidavit is made, the register shall charge a fee of one dollar ($1.00) for filing and recording the same, in addition to the register's fee for attesting the marginal release, these fees to be paid by the party making the release.
(f) Upon the making of the affidavit, the register or the register's deputy shall permit a party to make the marginal release upon the record, where the original secured instrument is not produced, this release to be duly attested by the register or the register's deputy.
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