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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) In this section, “paper document” means a document that is received by the county clerk in a form that is not electronic.
(b) A county clerk:
(1) Who implements any of the functions listed in this section shall do so in compliance with standards established by the Real Property Electronic Recording Standards Advisory Committee pursuant to § 39A-4-5 of this code;
(2) May receive, index, store, archive, and transmit electronic documents;
(3) May provide for access to, and search and retrieval of, documents and information by electronic means;
(4) Who accepts electronic documents for recording shall continue to accept paper documents as authorized by state law and shall place entries for both types of documents in the same index;
(5) May convert paper documents accepted for recording into electronic form;
(6) May convert information recorded before the clerk began to record electronic documents into electronic form;
(7) May accept electronically any fee or tax relating to electronic recording of real property documents that the clerk is authorized to collect; and
(8) May agree with other officials of a state or a political subdivision thereof, or of the United States, on procedures or processes to facilitate the electronic satisfaction of prior approvals and conditions precedent to recording and the electronic payment of fees and taxes.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - West Virginia Code Chapter 39A. Electronic Commerce § 39A-4-4. Recording of documents - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/wv/chapter-39a-electronic-commerce/wv-code-sect-39a-4-4/
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