Recording act

/rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ ækt/ noun

Definition

State laws that establish systems for publicly recording real estate documents like deeds, mortgages, and liens to provide notice of property interests and determine priority among competing claims. These acts protect subsequent purchasers and lenders who rely on public records.

Etymology

From 'record' (Latin 'recordari,' meaning to remember) and 'act' (statute). These laws emerged in colonial America to create organized land records systems, replacing the chaos of unrecorded private transactions.

Kelly Says

The ultimate legal race: recording acts create a 'first to record wins' system that can trump even earlier transactions! If you buy property on Monday but don't record until Friday, someone who buys the same property on Wednesday and records Thursday might actually own it—making the courthouse recorder's office the finish line in property ownership races.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ራእይ ሕግ
rəʔəj ḥɨɡ
ARالعربية
قانون التسجيل
qānūn at-tasjīl
BNবাংলা
রেকর্ডিং আইন
rekording ain
CACatalà
llei de gravació
lɛj də ɣɾaβaˈsi.o
CSČeština
zákon o nahrávkách
zaːkon o naːr̝aːvkaːx
DADansk
indspilningslov
enˈsbilɔŋsloˀv
DEDeutsch
Aufnahmegesetz
aʊfˈnaːməɡəzɛts
ELΕλληνικά
νόμος για την ηχογράφηση
nómos ʝa tin ichoˈɣrafisi
ESEspañol
acto de grabación
akto de ɣraβaˈθjon
FAفارسی
قانون ضبط صوت
qānūn-e zabṭ-e sowt
FISuomi
äänen tallennuslaki
æːnen tɑlːennuslɑki
FRFrançais
loi sur l'enregistrement
lwa syʁ lɑ̃ʁɛʒistʁəmɑ̃
GUGU
રેકોર્ડિંગ એક્ટ
rekording ekṭ
HAHA
dokar rikodi
dokar rikodi
HEעברית
חוק הקלטה
ḥok haqalˈta
HIहिन्दी
रिकॉर्डिंग अधिनियम
rikŏṛḍiṅg adhiniam
HUMagyar
hangfelvételi törvény
hɒŋɡfɛlveːtɛli torveːɲ
IDBahasa Indonesia
undang-undang perekaman
undang-undang pərəkaˈman
IGIG
ihe omume nke irekodi
ihe omume nke irekodi
ITItaliano
legge sulla registrazione
lɛʎʎa sulːa rɛʒiʃtʁaˈtsjoːne
JA日本語
録音法
rokuonhō
KKKK
жазылым туралы заң
jazylım turalı zaŋ
KMKM
ច្បាប់ស្តីពីការកត់ត្រា
cɓaːp sdei pɨkɑː kaːt traː
KO한국어
녹음법
nog-eumbeop
MRMR
रेकॉर्डिंग कायदा
rikŏṛḍiṅg kāyadā
MSBahasa Melayu
undang-undang rakaman
undang-undang raˈkaman
MYမြန်မာ
မှတ်တမ်းတင်မည့် ဥပဒေ
m̥aʔtɪ́ɰ̃ taɰ̃ mɪ̰ ʊpəde
NLNederlands
wet op de geluidsopname
ʋɛt ɔp də ɣɛˈlɔʏtsɔpnaːmə
NONorsk
innspillingslov
inˈsbilɪŋsloːv
PAPA
ਰਿਕਾਰਡਿੰਗ ਐਕਟ
rikārḍiŋg ekṭ
PLPolski
ustawa o nagraniach
uˈstava ɔ naˈɡraɲax
PTPortuguês
ato de gravação
aˈtu dʒi ɡɾavaˈsɐ̃w
RORomână
legea înregistrării
leˈdʒe.a ɨnreɡisˈtrəri
RUРусский
закон о записи
zakon o zapisi
SVSvenska
inspelninglag
inspeːlɳiŋslɑːɡ
SWKiswahili
sheria ya kurekodi
ʃɛri.a ʝa kurekoɗi
TAதமிழ்
பதிவு சட்டம்
pativu caṭṭam
TEతెలుగు
రికార్డింగ్ చట్టం
rikārḍiŋg caṭṭaṁ
THไทย
พระราชบัญญัติการบันทึก
raːtɕʰaːpʰraʔbaːnjat kaːnbanˈtʰɯk
TLTL
batas sa pag-record
baˈtas sa paɡrekɔrd
TRTürkçe
kayıt yasası
kajit jasaːsɯ
UKУкраїнська
закон про запис
zakon pro zapys
URاردو
ریکارڈنگ ایکٹ
rikārḍiŋg ekṭ
VITiếng Việt
đạo luật ghi âm
ʈaːw lu̯ət ʒi ʔaːm
YOYO
òfin ìṣẹ̀dá
òfɪn ìʃɛ̀dá
ZH中文
录音法
lùyīn fǎ
ZUZU
umthetho wekurekoda
umtʰeːtʰo wekʊrɛkʼoːda

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