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Committee backs repeal of century-code mandate that county officers must supply printed blanks
Summary
The committee voted 6-0 to recommend due pass on Senate Bill 2259, which would repeal an antiquated statute (section 44-04-16) requiring local officers to maintain printed blank forms. County recorders testified they do not provide legal forms and said the statute predated modern practice.
The State and Local Government Committee recommended a due pass on Senate Bill 2259 by a 6-0 vote, moving to repeal section 44-04-16 of the Century Code, a provision witnesses described as outdated and potentially misleading to the public.
Senator Judy Lee, sponsor of the bill, said the requirement dates to the constitution and older practice when offices kept printed forms for public transactions; she told the committee the mandate "is beyond…
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