The second parish in Louisiana to begin eRecording is Webster Parish, the parish and Simplifile announced. Webster Parish now is accepting electronic documents, including mortgage and conveyance records, for recording through Simplifile.
“I am always looking for a better, more efficient way to serve the citizens of Webster Parish,” Clerk of Court Holli Vining said in a news release. “eRecording will allow us to save time and money for our customers as well as saving time and space for the Clerk of Court’s office. I am excited about making the Webster Parish Clerk’s office a leader in technology in the state of Louisiana.”
Webster joins Jefferson Parish, which began eRecording with Simplifile in August 2014, as the lone eRecording parishes in the state.
Louisiana opens its doors to eRecording
“We’ve been eFiling tax returns for years; there’s no reason we shouldn’t be embracing this technology for land records,” Vining said. “Local customers can save time by eRecording and never have to leave their office to record a document. Remote customers can save express mail fees and be able to record a document same day, as opposed to having to wait on mail service. Because this is an electronic service, documents can be transmitted for recording any time of day or night, rather than only during office hours.”
Vining said the documents already will be scanned into the clerk’s system when they are accepted for recording, which will save time for the office employees and make the documents available online for customers faster than paper recordings.
“We applaud the clerk and her office for their efforts in implementing eRecording for their customers and helping to trail blaze the way for other parishes in the state,” Simplifile President Paul Clifford said. “We are thrilled for customers in Webster Parish to now have this service available to them.
More than 1,330 counties and recording jurisdictions are eRecording with Simplifile, the company said.