Attorney General Opinion No. 1986-141

Download or read book Attorney General Opinion No. 1986-141 written by Robert T. Stephan and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A photocopy of an original document conveying or affecting real property may be recorded with the register of deeds so long as the grantor actually signs the copy and the acknowledging officer actually signs the copy and imprints upon it his or her seal. The chief engineer of the division of water resources of the state board of agriculture is the grantor of water appropriation rights and may delegate such authority to his or her staff. In the situation presented for our opinion, the photocopy of the certificate presentedriation for beneficial use of water ptesented to the register of deeds for recordation is actually signed by the grantor. This document, however, may not be properly recorded until it bears the o̲r̲i̲g̲i̲n̲a̲l̲ signature and seal of the acknowledging officer. Cited herein: K.S.A. 1985 Supp. 53-102; 58-2209; 58-2211; K.S.A. 74-510a; 82a-701; K.S.A. 1985 Supp. 82a-714.