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H. B. 3037
(By Delegates Shott and McCuskey)
[Introduced March 21, 2013; referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend and reenact §38-1-2 of the Code of West Virginia,
1931, as amended, relating to the form of trust deeds; and
permitting the recording of a memorandum of deed of trust in
lieu of the deed of trust.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §38-1-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended,
be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 1. VENDOR'S AND TRUST DEED LIENS.
§38-1-2. Form of trust deed; memorandum of deed of trust may be
recorded.
A trust deed to secure debts or indemnify sureties may be in
the following form or to the same effect: "This deed made the
.......... day of ................, in the year ........, between
.............................. (the grantor) of the one part, and .............................. (the trustee) of the other part,
witnesseth: That the said ................... (the grantor) doth
(or do) grant unto the said ....................... (the trustee)
the following property (here describe it). In trust to secure
(here describe the debts to be secured or the sureties to be
indemnified, and insert covenants, or any other provisions the
parties may agree upon). Witness the following signature."
In lieu of the recording of a deed of trust, there may be
recorded with like effect a memorandum of the deed of trust,
executed by all persons who are grantors under the deed of trust
and acknowledged in the manner to entitle a conveyance to be
recorded. A memorandum of deed of trust entitled to be recorded
shall contain at least the following information with respect to
the deed of trust: The name and the address of each grantor, the
name and the address of each trustee and the name and the address
of each beneficiary as set forth in the deed of trust; a reference
to the indebtedness secured by the deed of trust including the
amount of the indebtedness and the date the indebtedness was
incurred or if the indebtedness is evidenced by a note or contract,
the date the instrument was executed; the date of execution of the
deed of trust if different than the date the evidence of
indebtedness was executed; a description of the real estate against
which a lien is claimed to secure the indebtedness; the date on
which the indebtedness is due; and a summary of the applicable notice and publication requirements if there is a default. The
memorandum shall constitute notice of only the information
contained therein but, as against creditors and purchasers, it is
as valid as if the complete deed of trust were recorded on the date
the memorandum is admitted to record.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to permit the recording of
a memorandum of deed of trust in lieu of the deed of trust.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from
the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would
be added.