(A) Every memorial, notation, or cancellation of such memorial or notation, made on any certificate of title or duplicate thereof that is kept by paper means shall be signed by the county recorder or the recorder’s authorized deputy or clerk.

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(B) If a county recorder maintains registered land records by nonpaper means in the manner authorized by section 5309.031 of the Revised Code, the signature and seal of the county recorder or the recorder’s authorized deputy or clerk may be reproduced by electronic facsimile on a certificate of title or duplicate thereof. Any prior memorial, notation, or cancellation of such memorial or notation on a certificate of title or duplicate thereof shall note only the name of the prior recorder and need not be signed by the county recorder or the recorder’s authorized deputy or clerk.