OTIRO Endorsement No. 247-06 (Operative Law - 2006 Owner’s Policy) (07-01-21)

This endorsement is issued as part of
Policy Number __________
issued by
Stewart Title Guaranty Company

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1.         The following definitions are added to Condition 1:

(l)      “State” and “state”: The state or commonwealth of the United States within whose exterior boundaries the Land is located. The terms “State” and “state” also include the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam.

(m)    “Tribe”: Any federally or State recognized Indian tribe, band, nation, community, or other organized group having a government-to-government relationship with the United States or a State.

2.         Condition 17 is deleted and replaced with the following:

17.     CHOICE OF LAW; FORUM

(a)     Choice of Law: The Insured acknowledges that the Company has underwritten the risks covered by this policy and determined the premium charged therefor in reliance upon the law affecting interests in real property under the law of the State and applicable to the interpretation, rights, remedies, or enforcement of policies of title insurance of the State.

Therefore, the court or an arbitrator shall apply the law of the State, or to the extent it controls, federal law, to determine the validity of claims against the Title that are adverse to the Insured and to interpret and enforce the terms of this policy. In no case shall the court or arbitrator apply its conflicts of law principles to determine the applicable law, nor shall the court or arbitrator apply the law of a Tribe.

(b)     Choice of Forum: Any litigation or other proceeding brought by the Insured against the Company must be filed only in a State court or a United States federal court having appropriate jurisdiction.

3.         The following is added as an Exclusion from Coverage:

6.      Defects, liens, encumbrances, adverse claims, notices, or other matters not appearing in the Public Records but that would be disclosed by an examination of any records maintained by or on behalf of a Tribe or on behalf of its members.

[DATE]

Stewart Title Guaranty Company

By: _____________________________
Authorized Signatory