1. (1) If a document presented for recording includes a new description that creates a parcel division or combines two or more parcels, the county recorder may:

   1. (a) assign a new TIN to each new parcel;
   2. (b) use a new TIN under Subsection R255-30-307(1)(a) when possible except under Subsection R255-30-307(2); and

   3. (c) include additional wording to the TIN indicating a change to the parcel's size or shape as follows:

      1. (i) if the document divides a parcel into two or more new parcels, language indicating that the new parcel was previously part of a specifically identified larger parcel such as "part of parcel X"; and
      2. (ii) if the document combines two or more parcels, language specifying the TIN of each parcel being combined.
2. (2) A county recorder may accept a document that contains the previous legal description of a parcel if the document was created before the TIN changed.

KEY: county recorder standards, county recorder standards board

Date of Last Change: June 8, 2026

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 63C-30-101; 63C-30-202; 17-71-306; 17-71-301