On Jan. 1, a law authorizing eRecording statewide took effect in Wyoming. In March 2016, Wyoming legislators approved a bill empowering county clerks throughout the state to accept electronic recordings of deeds, mortgages, conveyances and other similar documents in accordance with the Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act (URPERA). Wyoming joins 30 other states, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia in adopting URPERA.
The bill paves the way for county recorders and settlement agents to eliminate expenses associated with paper recording and work more quickly and efficiently by automating document examination, fee collection, image retention, and data processing.
Simplifile, a provider of real estate document collaboration and recording technologies, announced four Wyoming counties already have joined its network.
“This is a terrific development for Wyoming settlement agents and county recorders, who have long expressed an interest in modernizing their recording processes,” Simplifile President Paul Clifford said in a press release. “We’re ready to help additional counties get up and running — a process that usually takes only days — so they can take advantage of eRecording’s significant time- and cost-savings.”
Two Wyoming counties, Converse and Sweetwater, began accepting eRecorded documents in 2011 under the assumption the state eventually would adopt URPERA. Earlier this week, Fremont, Lincoln, Teton and Weston counties became the first new Wyoming jurisdictions to begin eRecording with Simplifile following URPERA adoption.
In addition, recording fees and associated payments can be processed directly through Simplifile’s secure service, eliminating payment errors and check-writing expenses.