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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 36, § 13 (2026)

Recording of certified copies of instruments in more than county or district

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Section 13. If a deed or other writing affecting land has been recorded in a registry of deeds or registered in a registry district of the land court, a copy thereof, duly certified by a proper official, may be recorded or registered in any county or registry district wherein the original might properly have been recorded or registered, and when so recorded or registered shall have the same effect as a record or registration of the original instrument.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1999–1999 · leading case: S & H Petroleum Corp. v. Register of Deeds, 707 N.E.2d 843 (Mass. App. Ct. 1999).
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S & H Petroleum Corp. v. Register of Deeds, 707 N.E.2d 843 (Mass. App. Ct. 1999). “The plaintiff argues that a duty exists, by implication, under G. L. c. 36, § 13. That statute, however, contains no such directive; it merely provides that certified copies of a document may be recorded in lieu of the original.”
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