If any record of an instrument is lost, injured, or destroyed by conflagration or other public calamity, the recorder shall record any instrument of writing entitled to record pursuant to this chapter which:
(a) Has been previously recorded in his office.
(b) When it is presented to him for record and is duly certified by the recorder of any other county of this State as being of record in his office.
In recording the instrument, the recorder shall record all certificates attached thereto and all endorsements thereon, and if any of the certificates or endorsements show the previous recording in the county where the instrument or the certified copy of the instrument is presented for record, the date appearing in the certificate or endorsement of such record shall be taken as the date of recording in the county, where the instrument or the certified copy of the instrument is presented for record. Such record and certified copy, duly certified by the recorder under his seal of office, may be introduced in evidence with the same force and effect as the original record or certified copy of the original record.
The recorder shall receive for his services pursuant to this section the same fees as he is entitled to receive for recording instruments of like character.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
Last modified: October 25, 2018