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76-214. Deed, memorandum of contract, or land contract; recorded; tax statement required; access.(1) Every grantee who has a deed to real estate recorded and every purchaser of real estate who has a memorandum of contract or land contract recorded shall, at the time such deed, memorandum of contract, or land contract is presented for recording, file with the register of deeds a completed statement as prescribed by the Tax Commissioner. For all deeds and all memoranda of contract and land contracts recorded on and after January 1, 2001, the statement shall not require the social security number of the grantee or purchaser or the federal employer identification number of the grantee or purchaser. This statement may require the recitation of any information contained in the deed, memorandum of contract, or land contract, the total consideration paid, the amount of the total consideration attributable to factors other than the purchase of the real estate itself, and other factors which may influence the transaction. This statement shall be signed and filed by the grantee, the purchaser, or his or her authorized agent. The register of deeds shall forward the statement to the county assessor. If the grantee or purchaser fails to furnish the prescribed statement, the register of deeds shall not record the deed, memorandum of contract, or land contract. The register of deeds shall indicate on the statement the book and page or computer system reference where the deed, memorandum of contract, or land contract is recorded and shall immediately forward the statement to the county assessor. The county assessor shall process the statement according to the instructions of the Property Tax Administrator and shall, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Tax Commissioner, forward the statement to the Tax Commissioner.(2) Any person shall have access to the statements at the office of the Tax Commissioner, county assessor, or register of deeds if the statements are available and have not been disposed of pursuant to the records retention and disposition schedule as approved by the State Records Administrator. SourceLaws 1917, c. 224, § 1, p. 549; C.S.1922, § 5662; C.S.1929, § 76-268; R.S.1943, § 76-214; Laws 1965, c. 456, § 1, p. 1450; Laws 1965, c. 457, § 1, p. 1451; Laws 1981, LB 28, § 1; Laws 1981, LB 179, § 1; Laws 1984, LB 679, § 13; Laws 1985, LB 273, § 37; Laws 1986, LB 1027, § 200; Laws 1994, LB 902, § 13; Laws 1994, LB 1275, § 6; Laws 1995, LB 490, § 26; Laws 1995, LB 527, § 1; Laws 2000, LB 968, § 21; Laws 2007, LB334, § 12; Laws 2008, LB965, § 1; Laws 2009, LB348, § 1.Effective Date: August 30, 2009 Cross ReferencesViolation of section, penalty, see section 76-215. AnnotationsThe real property transactions eligible for inclusion in the sales file are those transactions for which the statement required by this section is filed. For those transactions initially eligible for inclusion in the sales file, the price to be included in the sales file is the total consideration paid as listed on the statement described in subsection (1) of this section. Shaul v. Lang, 263 Neb. 499, 640 N.W.2d 668 (2002).Sales-assessment ratio study was made prior to 1965 amendment to this section. Brandeis Inv. Co. v. State Board of Equalization & Assessment, 181 Neb. 750, 150 N.W.2d 893 (1967).Statement of consideration is prima facie evidence thereof but may be rebutted. Sampson v. Sissel, 151 Neb. 521, 38 N.W.2d 341 (1949).Where space in deed for recital of consideration was left blank, it was a circumstance taken into consideration in determining question of estoppel. Storz v. Clarke, 117 Neb. 488, 221 N.W. 101 (1928).Recitals of consideration in deeds are incompetent as evidence of value. State v. Wright, 105 Neb. 617, 181 N.W. 539 (1921).