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Costs and Convenience Fee
The Register of Deeds Office, as authorized by State Statute, charges a fee of $2.00 for the first page, and $1.00 for each
additional page for a copy of a document recorded in the Office.
Copies purchased through this web site are not certified. Contact the Register of Deeds Office on how to obtain a certified
copy.
We accept the following credit cards: American Express, Discover Card, MasterCard, Visa
- Official Payments Corporation charges a convenience fee of $3.00 per transaction.
- A transaction may total no more than $100.00.
- This convenience fee is separate from the primary obligation you are paying.
- Completion of a payment transaction is contingent upon the authorization of
payment by your card company.
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Document Number
Use this search when you know the number of the document you want to view. By providing a valid document number
as search criteria, you bring up a page which displays details about the document.
- Type the document number assigned by the Register of Deeds office.
- By checking the "Return only documents that are final" box, you may limit your search to records
where the document is available for purchase.
- Click the Search button.
If the document number you supply is found detail information about the document is displayed. If you don't know the document number or
the Vol and Page, or it is not found, try searching by name or legal description.
To purchase a copy of the document, click on the "Order Document" button. The document will be added to your shopping cart and
may be viewed on-line after your credit card payment is processed.
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Grantor/Grantee
Use this search when you want to view documents that reference a particular grantor/grantee (buyer/seller) name. By providing
all or part of the name as search criteria, you bring up a results list of matched documents sorted by name.
- Type the name or partial name you are searching for in the format shown (i.e. last name, first name)
- Use the Last Name field to enter the name of a business.
- You may limit your search to names that are either Grantor or Grantee by checking the appropriate box. Leaving both
boxes unchecked will result in a search that returns matching names, whether Grantee or Grantor.
- By default, a maximum number of 50 records are returned for a search. You may increase the number of returned
items by clicking on the list box.
- By checking the "Return only documents that are final" box, you may limit your search to records
where the document is available for purchase.
- Click the Search button.
Any documents found matching your search criteria will be listed on a Results page in order by name and document number.
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Legal Description
Use this search to find documents that reference a particular legal description. By providing all or part of the
legal description as search criteria, you can bring up a resulting list of matched documents sorted by legal description and
document number.
- Metes & Bounds. Choose any combination of the quarter-quarter using the list box, type in the Section number, and use the
list box to enter the Town and Range.
- CSM (Certified Survey Map number). Type in the CSM number, if known. Leading zeroes are not necessary.
- Plat/Condominium. Use the list box to select a specific Plat or Condiminium.
- Block. Type in the Block number, if applicable.
- Lot. Use the list box to select the type of Lot. Choices are
- Common Area
- Garage
- Gov Lot
- Other
- Outlot
- Parcel
- Unit
Enter the number of the lot in the next box.
- By default, a maximum number of 50 records are returned for a search. You may increase the number of returned
items by clicking on the list box.
- By checking the "Return only documents that are final" box, you may limit your search to records
where the document is available for purchase.
- Click the Search button.
Any documents found matching your search criteria will be listed on a Results Page in order by document number.
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Additional Search Options
The Grantor/Grantee and Legal Description search options provide additional search criteria to narrow the results of
your search.
- Starting date. Click on the left calendar icon to select the beginning date to narrow your search to only those
documents recorded in the Register of Deed's office on or after the date you supply (example format: 1/11/2006).
- Ending Date. Click on the right calendar icon to select the ending date to narrow your search to only those
documents filed in the Register of Deed's office on or before the date you supply (example format: 1/11/2006).
- Sort Order. Use the list box to select the order in which results will be listed. Your results may be ordered
as either Newest First or Oldest First.
- Instrument Type. A comprehensive list of Instrument Types is provided. You may select either one or more Instrument Types
in order to narrow your search. By default, all instrument types will be included in a search.
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Document Detail Screen
The Document Detail Screen lists important information contained in the document, such as
- Document Number
- Vol/Page
- Date Recorded
- Number of pages in the document
- Grantor/Grantee names
- Recording Fees
- Parcels Listed on the document
When you add a document to your cart, the Shopping Cart summary screen is displayed. This screen lists the documents
that you have added to your cart, the number of pages, the cost of each individual document, and the total cost of all
documents which you have added to your cart.
- To remove an item from your cart, click on the Delete button located to the left of the document number.
- To continue shopping, click on the New Search button.
- To check out and purchase the contents of your cart, click on the Checkout button.
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Purchasing A Document
To purchase a copy of a document, you must first add it to your shopping cart. To add a document to your
shopping cart, click on the Order Document button which is located at the top left of the Document Detail Screen.
When you add a document to your cart, the Shopping Cart summary screen is displayed. This screen lists the documents
that you have added to your cart, the number of pages, the cost of each individual document, and the total cost of all
documents which you have added to your cart.
- To remove an item from your cart, click on the Delete button located to the left of the document number.
- To continue shopping, click on the New Search button.
- To check out and purchase the contents of your cart, click on the Checkout button.
Checking Out. Once you click on the Checkout button, a preliminary receipt will be displayed. Review this receipt for accuracy.
You may either cancel the checking out process and continue shopping, or you may proceed to the credit card information
screen by clicking on the Next button.
When you click on the Next button, you will be taken to the Official Payments Corporation payment portal where you
will enter your credit card and billing information.
NOTE: A convenience fee of $3.00 per
transaction will be added to your credit card transaction by Official Payments Corporation.
The Official Payments Corporation web site is a secure site: SSL 3.0, RC4 with 128 bit encryption (High);
RSA with 1024 bit exchange.
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