57-3-202. Recording master mortgage and trust deed -- Requirements for master form -- Indexing by county recorder.

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Effective 11/6/2025

(a)A person may record a master form in the office of the county recorder.

(b)A person who files a master form shall state in the caption required under Section 57-3-106 that the instrument is a master form.

(2)A master form is not required to:

(a)contain identification or description of any specific real property; or

(b)name a specific:

(i)mortgagor;

(ii)trustor; or

(iii)trustee.

(3)A master form shall:

(a)name a specific mortgagee or beneficiary;

(b)contain an acknowledgment, proof, or certification; and

(c)identify the person causing the recording of the master form.

(4)A county recorder shall:

(a)index a master form in the same manner as the county recorder indexes mortgages and trust deeds in accordance with Section 17-71-302 ; and

(b)indicate on all indices and records of the county referencing the master form that the instrument is a master form.

(a)If a county recorder receives a document for recording that contains both a master form and a mortgage or trust deed, the county recorder:

(i)is not required to:

(A)separate the master form from the mortgage or trust deed; or

(B)record the master form and the mortgage or trust deed as separate instruments; but

(ii)may separate the master form from the mortgage or trust deed and record only the master form if the unrecorded portion is clearly designated or marked as a section not recorded.

(b)A master form recorded under Subsection (5)(a) , is considered as a master form under this part for purposes of the incorporation by reference of a previously recorded master form.

Amended by Chapter 16 , 2025 Special Session 1