Arizona Revised Statutes Title 11. Counties § 11-469. Time instrument deemed recorded; certificate; copies

A. An instrument shall be considered recorded from the time it is accepted for record, as provided by §§ 11-461 and 11-480. The recorder shall certify every instrument so recorded, indicating the hour, day, month and year of recording and the record identification of the instrument. When the instrument is recorded the recorder shall return it to the party designated in the instructions. If no such instructions are given, the instrument shall be returned to the party who presented it for recording.

B. The recorder upon demand shall make and deliver certified copies of instruments recorded in his office.