Another 23 counties have signed up for Simplifile‘s e-recording technology, bringing the total number of counties with e-recording capability to about 1,450.
The following county recorder offices can now record deeds, mortgages and other documents electronically using Simplifile:
- Banks County, Ga.
- Catoosa County, Ga.
- Dade County, Ga.
- Washington County, Ga.
- Cass County, Ind.
- Martin County, Ind.
- Parke County, Ind.
- Cloud County, Kan.
- Norton County, Kan.
- Republic County, Kan.
- Alpena County, Mich.
- Crawford County, Mo.
- Mercer County, Mo.
- Morgan County, Mo.
- Sullivan County, Mo.
- Macon County, N.C.
- Madison County, N.C.
- Montgomery County, N.C.
- Perquimans County, N.C.
- Dunn County, N.D.
- Greene County, Ohio
- Comal County, Texas
- James City County (Williamsburg), Va.
Settlement service providers in these jurisdictions can now submit scanned documents directly to the county recording office using Simplifile’s secure, Web-based e-recording service. The county recorder can review, stamp, record, and return the documents to the settlement service provider electronically – all within minutes.
Recording fees and associated payments can also be processed securely through the Simplifile service, reducing payment errors and eliminating costs associated with check-based payments.
“Recording offices all over the nation are embracing e-recording as a means of increasing productivity, speeding up turnaround times and reducing costs,” says Paul Clifford, president of Simplifile, in a release. “Much of the progress we’ve made in growing our e-recording network in the South and Midwest can be attributed to the success stories shared by early adopters in these regions. We expect to see many more counties in these areas join their peers before the year is out.”