Title 44, Chapter 2, Section 12
( 44-2-12)
When the record of any deed or other recorded instrument or the
certificate of record is lost or destroyed, the clerk of the
superior court may rerecord the instrument and the certificate of
record. The rerecording shall be as valid as the original recording
and shall take effect from the date of the original recording,
provided the rerecording is within 12 months after the loss or
destruction of the original recording. | 
