1. (1) A county recorder may accept a document presented for recording where:

   1. (a)(i) the name of the record owner in the LRMS as the grantor is printed or typed exactly the same in the following sections of the document:

      1. (A) the grantor line;
      2. (B) the grantor signature block; and
      3. (C) the notary acknowledgement or jurat; or
      4. (ii) a grantor executing the document has not signed exactly the way the grantor's name was printed or typed in the document; and

   2. (b) a grantor's name as printed or typed by the notary on the notary acknowledgement or jurat does not exactly match the grantor's name as typed or printed in the document but substantially uses one of the following formats:

      1. (i) "______ (here insert grantor's name as typed or printed by notary) also known as (a.k.a.)______ (here insert grantor's name exactly as printed or typed in the document)"; or
      2. (ii) "______ (here insert grantor's name as typed or printed by notary) a.k.a.______ (here insert grantor's name exactly as printed or typed in the document)".

2. (2)(a) Where a grantor is an individual whose name on a document does not exactly match the name of the record holder due to a change in the grantor's name, then the county recorder may accept the document where the grantor section:

   1. (i) exactly matches the current name of the grantor as printed or typed in the grantor signature block; and

      1. (ii) includes:

         1. (A) the current name of the grantor signing;
         2. (B) language clarifying the record holder grantor had a name change; and
         3. (C) the grantor's former name.

   2. (b) A grantor section that substantially uses one of the following formats shall satisfy the requirements of Subsection R255-30-401(2)(a)(ii):

      1. (i) "______ (here insert grantor's current name), grantor, formerly known as ______ (here insert grantor's former name)"; or
      2. (ii) "______ (here insert grantor's current name), grantor, f.k.a. ______ (here insert grantor's former name)".

3. (3)(a) Where a grantor is an individual whose name on a document does not exactly match the name of the record holder due to a minor error in a previous document, then the county recorder may accept the document where the grantor section:

   1. (i) exactly matches the correct name of the grantor as printed or typed in the grantor signature block; and

      1. (ii) includes:

         1. (A) the correct name of the grantor signing;
         2. (B) language clarifying that the record holder grantor acquired title under an erroneous name in a previous document; and
         3. (C) the erroneous name of the grantor in the previous document.

   2. (b) A grantor section that substantially uses one of the following formats shall satisfy the requirements of Subsection R255-30-401(3)(a)(ii):

      1. (i) "_______, (here insert grantor's correct name), grantor, who acquired title as _______ (here insert grantor's name as it erroneously appeared in the previous document)"; or
      2. (ii) "_______, (here insert grantor's correct name), grantor, who erroneously acquired title as _______ (here insert grantor's name as it erroneously appeared in the previous document)".

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