(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section and KRS § 382.077, each county clerk shall make and keep an alphabetical cross-index of all conveyances recorded in his office, and when a mortgage or deed of trust, or any other conveyance, lease, or contract is lodged in his office for record, he shall, at once and before attending to any other business, place the names of the parties to the instrument upon the cross-index in his office, and shall within six (6) days thereafter record the instrument.
(2) Chattel mortgages, financing statements or security agreements shall be filed and recorded in the manner set out in KRS § 355.9-519.
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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 382.200

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.

Effective: January 1, 2020
History: Amended 2019 Ky. Acts ch. 86, sec. 41, effective January 1, 2020. — Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 408, sec. 183, effective July 1, 2001. — Amended 1960
Ky. Acts ch. 9, sec. 1, effective July 1, 1960. — Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 513.

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