78B-5-612 - Proof of instruments affecting real estate.
78B-5-612. Proof of instruments affecting real estate.
An instrument conveying or affecting real property, acknowledged, or proved andcertified as provided by law, may, together with the certificate of acknowledgment or proof, beread in evidence in an action or proceeding, without further proof. The record, or a certified copyof the record, of the conveyance or instrument acknowledged or proved may be read in evidence,with the same effect as the original. The party offering the certified copy shall prove by affidavitor otherwise, that the original is not in the possession or under the control of the party.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session