A transfer on death deed shall: A. contain the essential elements and formalities of a properly recordable inter vivos deed; B. state that the transfer to the designated beneficiary is to occur at the transferor's death; and C. be recorded before the transferor's death in the public records in the office of the county clerk for the county where the property is located. History: 1978 Comp., § 45-6-409, enacted by Laws 2013, ch. 38, § 9. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2013, ch. 38, § 18 provided that Laws 2013, ch. 38, § 9 was effective January 1, 2014.
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