Ch. 40

2004 LAWS OF MARYLAND

[(iii)] (2) The Supervisor of Assessments shall transfer ownership of
property in the assessment records, effective as of the date of recordation, upon
receipt from the Clerk of the Circuit Court of a copy of the instrument, the completed
intake sheet, and any survey submitted under [subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph]
PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION.

(g) (1) This subsection does not apply to:

(i) An assignment of a mortgage or if presented for recordation, an
assignment of a deed of trust;

(ii) A release of a deed of trust or mortgage;

(iii) A substitution of trustees on a deed of trust;

(iv) A power of attorney; or

(v) A financing statement or an amendment, continuation, release,
or termination of a financing statement recorded in land records.

(2) Except as provided in paragraph (1) of this subsection, each deed or
other instrument affecting property and presented for recordation shall be
accompanied by a complete intake sheet, on the form that the Administrative Office of
the Courts provides.

(3) A complete intake sheet shall:

(i) Describe the property by at least one of the following property
identifiers:

1. The property tax account identification number, if any, or
in Montgomery County, any parcel identifier required under § 3-501 of this title, if
different from the tax account number;

2. The street address, if any;

3. If the property is a lot within a subdivided tract, the lot
and block designation, or in Baltimore City, the current land record block number;

4. If the property is part of a tract that has been subdivided
informally and there is neither an assigned tax account identification number for the
parcel nor a lot and block designation, then the street address, if any, or the amount
of acreage; or

5. If the property consists of multiple parcels, the
designation "various lots of ground" or the abbreviation "VAR. L.O.G.";

(ii) Name each grantor, donor, mortgagor, and assignor and each
grantee, donee, mortgagee, and assignee;

(iii) State the type of instrument;

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