(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, when any instrument presented for recording conveys an interest in real property and is required by law to be acknowledged or proved, a county clerk shall not record the instrument unless the instrument contains the original signatures of the persons executing the instrument and the original signature of the officer before whom the acknowledgment was made.
(2) A county clerk may record a certified copy of an instrument that conveys an interest in real property when the recording of a certified copy of the instrument is authorized by law and the instrument contains the original certification of the certifying officer. [1991 c.230 §21]
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