(A) The Register of Deeds shall not accept for registration any document (as defined in division (B) below), map, or plat unless the parcel identifier numbers of all parcels affected have been assigned and are recorded on the face of the instrument.
(B) DOCUMENT, as used in this section, shall refer to any instrument or judgment:
(1) Conveying a freehold estate in real property, except deeds of trust or mortgages;
(2) Conveying mineral rights in real property; or
(3) Altering, in any manner, the legal description of real property.
(C) However, until the Land Records Office becomes operational, as described in division (D) below, the words “of all parcels affected” shall mean the following.
(1) In a division of a tract or tracts, the parcel number(s) of the tract(s) being divided shall be given. A subdivision map shall be handled in the same manner.
(2) When two or more properties are combined, the parcel numbers of the separate tracts prior to being combined shall be given or, if part of two or more properties are combined, the parcel numbers of the tracts from which the parts were taken prior to being combined shall be given.
(3) Property transfers not involving a division or combination of lands shall have indicated on the face of the instrument the parcel number(s) of the tract(s) being transferred. A deed of correction or a corrected plat shall be handled in the same manner.
(D) Until the time as the county Land Records Office becomes operational with respect to creating and assigning geo-coded parcel identifier number(s), the county’s Tax Supervisor’s Office shall create parcel numbers in accordance with the procedures in effect at that time. When the Land Records Office assumes responsibility for maintenance and creation of geo-coded land records, it shall do so in accordance with the county procedures manual for creating and assigning parcel identifier numbers and §§ 150.23 through 150.27 of this subchapter herein shall become operable at the time as the Land Records Office becomes functional.
(Ord. passed 12-2-1985; Ord. passed - -)