How do documents get recorded in the Recorder of Deeds Office?
All papers presented in the office for recording must be original document, properly executed, signed, dated, and acknowledged before a Notary Public with the notary’s seal, signature, and date of expiration of the commission, before they can be accepted for recording. All recording fees and transfer taxes are payable at the time of recording. If the document has met all the necessary requirements, the office will accept it for recording. It will be assigned a Document Number. Each page of the document will receive a unique bar code that has the Document Number printed on it. The first page, besides the bar code label, will have a label citing again the Document Number, time, and price, among other information. At this time a document will be stamped with the recorder’s certification as well. Receipts are issued at the time of recording. If the necessary requirements have not been met, the document will be rejected for recording until it is corrected. NOTE: The recording of any documen
