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K.S.A. § 58-2308 (2026)

Discharge or assignment of mortgage to be recorded at length

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58-2308. Discharge or assignment of mortgage to be recorded at length. Every such instrument, and the proof or acknowledgment thereof, shall be recorded at full length by the register of deeds, and a reference shall be made to the book and page containing such record or to the microphotograph number in the general or numerical indexes under the notation that such mortgage has been assigned or satisfied.

History: G.S. 1868, ch. 68, § 7; R.S. 1923, 67-308; L. 1971, ch. 86, § 3; L. 1977, ch. 191, § 2; July 1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1989–2012 · leading case: Patton v. State Street Bank (In Re Patton), 314 B.R. 826 (Bankr. D. Kan. 2004).
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Patton v. State Street Bank (In Re Patton), 314 B.R. 826 (Bankr. D. Kan. 2004). · cites it 4× “18 What guidance Kansas statutes do provide as to assignments of mortgages can be found in K.S.A. §§ 58-2308 and 58-2321. K.S.A. § 58-2308 requires that an assignment of a mortgage be recorded by the register of *833 deeds.”
Army Nat'l Bank v. Equity Developers, Inc., 774 P.2d 919 (Kan. 1989). “K.S.A. 58-2308 requires that all assignments of mortgages shall be recorded by the register of deeds.”
MetLife Home Loans v. Hansen, 286 P.3d 1150 (Kan. Ct. App. 2012). “See K.S.A. 58-2308. The intent of this arrangement with MERS as mortgagee acting solely as nominee of tire lender was to facilitate the purchase and sale of mortgages in the secondary market.”
Bank W. v. Henderson, 874 P.2d 632 (Kan. 1994). “58-2308 provides for recording the discharge or assignment of a mortgage: “Every such instrument, and the proof or acknowledgment thereof, shall be recorded at full length by the register of deeds, and a reference shall be made to the book and page containing such record or to…”
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