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Harris County, Texas, Implements Electronic Document Recording

"Harris County currently accepts 3,500 to 4,000 document filings each day, and we are projecting that within six months, the county will see 50 percent of those documents filed electronically"

Viewing real property documents sent electronically to her Houston office by Landata Technologies Inc., Harris County Clerk Beverly Kaufman declared, "The 'race to the courthouse' just got instantaneous."

Kaufman was viewing the first production electronic recording in Harris County, Texas, the third most-populous county in the United States. The recording was done through the county's Landata e-Recording System, a module of the Landata e-STAR automated public records system.

Harris County received secure electronic documents that included electronic document images, index and cashiering information. The recordings were accepted and the document packages were electronically stamped, cashiered and all documents were positioned for indexing and verification.

Kaufman added, "We are excited to reach this important milestone in providing a higher level of service to the title industry and our customers."

Document packages containing deeds, deeds of trust and all other related documents for real estate sales were sent electronically to Harris County by Stewart Title of Houston via the Landata e-Link Software. "Electronic recording reduces the congestion at the courthouse for the consumer. It relieves the bottleneck caused by the title companies' huge volumes of filings, allowing the county clerk's staff to better serve the customers who come to the counter for assistance," said Stewart Morris Jr., president, Stewart Title Co.

"Harris County currently accepts 3,500 to 4,000 document filings each day, and we are projecting that within six months, the county will see 50 percent of those documents filed electronically," said Alan Cellura, president and chief executive officer, Landata Technologies. "That rate is similar to what we've been seeing in other counties that have installed this system nationally."