§ 39-143 Judgment of restoration; recording of judgment; judgment as substitute for original instrument

AZ Rev Stat § 39-143 (2019) (N/A)
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39-143. Judgment of restoration; recording of judgment; judgment as substitute for original instrument

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.