MORTGAGES AND CONDITIONAL SALES

K.S.A. ch. 58, art. 3

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K.S.A. 58-319 Return of instruments to mortgagor by register of deeds.

58-319. Return of instruments to mortgagor by register of deeds. Whenever any chattel mortgage or other instrument of writing or indebtedness which may have been filed in the office of the register of deeds of any county shall have been satisfied or paid, it shall be the duty of the register of deeds, after making a proper entry of such satisfaction or payment in the record where the instrument is recorded, to return the original, or the copy, if such it be, to the mortgagor or person executing the same. L. 1895, ch. 170, § 1; April 5; R.S. 1923, 58-319.

K.S.A. 58-320 Destruction of such instruments if maker not found within two years.

58-320. Destruction of such instruments if maker not found within two years. If the person executing the same or his or her assigns cannot be found within two years subsequent to such payment or satisfaction, the register of deeds shall destroy the chattel mortgages or other instruments of writing remaining in his or her office by burning the same in the presence of the county commissioners, a note or list of the instruments to be destroyed having been entered in the index book for chattel mortgages. L. 1895, ch. 170, § 2; April 5; R.S. 1923, 58-320.

K.S.A. 58-321 Destruction of mortgages on file five years and not renewed.

58-321. Destruction of mortgages on file five years and not renewed. All chattel mortgages which have expired by reason of being on file five years, and not renewed, may be destroyed by the register of deeds as provided in K.S.A. 58-320 , the proper entry having been made of such destruction. L. 1895, ch. 170, § 3; April 5; R.S. 1923, 58-321.

Source: Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes (ksrevisor.gov)URL: https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/ksa_ch58.htmlFetched: 10/20/2026