The Property Records Industry Association (PRIA) had been somewhat quiet for the previous few months, but the group recently announced a new numbering initiative in order to clear up what it sees as problematic confusion in the industry.
The Uniform Numbering System Workgroup of the Business Processes and Procedures Committee of PRIA published its newly developed Recording Jurisdiction Identification (RJID) numbering sequence for review and comment. A 30-day Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) review period allows interested parties to submit comments on the IPR or other information about this proposed RJID system.
PRIA noted that as the lending and title industries become more national in scope, and as e-recording has started to take off, there has been an increased confusion in the numbering, which leads to problems accurately identifying jurisdictions. The RJID is a recommendation to help reduce confusion and seamlessly send documents to the correct county for recording.
As the Uniform Numbering System Workgroup researched currently available numbering formats, the group reported that none of them met the specific needs of the recording industry.
“FIPS codes are assigned at the county level and do not account for recording done at the township level or for counties that have multiple and distinct recording offices,” said the workgroup co-chair Jeff Carlson, Indecomm Global Services. “MISMO has a comprehensive list of taxing jurisdictions with nearly 28,000 entries that was unwieldy for this purpose.”
PRIA is encouraging organizations to download the numbers, review the system internally and provide feedback on the content and structure.