Arizona Revised Statutes (Last Updated: March 31, 2016) |
Title 39. Public Records, Printing and Notices |
Chapter 1. PUBLIC RECORDS |
Article 3. Lost Records |
Sec 39-143. Judgment of restoration; recording of judgment; judgment as substitute for original instrument
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A. If upon the trial of the action provided for in section 39-142, the court finds that such instrument existed, and has been lost or destroyed and determines the contents thereof, it shall enter a judgment containing the finding and a description of the lost instrument and contents thereof.
B. A certified copy of the judgment may be recorded, and shall be substituted for and have the same force and effect as the original instrument.