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Dear Valued Customer,
Surry County Register of Deeds Carolyn Comer has announced a new innovation and has entered into agreements with current
Land Records Vendor Courthouse Computer Systems, Inc. Chapel Hill based company and Electronic Document Logistics (EDL)
to offer electronic recording services to filers of land records in the Register of Deeds office.
The company has been currently working with the Register of Deeds’ and staff, training and testing the electronic recording
processes and procedures for the last three to four months with virtually no flaws. We have successfully E-Recorded fourteen
documents.
E-recording is a process of submitting, receiving and processing documents via the internet FROM TRUSTED SUBMITTERS that
have traditionally been sent to the recorder’s office by runner, express mail or regular mail system. Anyone wishing to file their
document will have to submit a (MOU) memorandum of understandings before being allowed to E-record the documents. This
will be a painless step which will make this a more secured process. With this new service, This technology will be a new phase
for Surry County recorders. At this time Surry the Register of Deeds is only accepting cancellations from attorneys and banks
before moving into all document systems at this time.
During Comers tenure as Register of Deeds, which began in December 2004, the office has completed numerous automation
projects to improve the efficiency of the office. Electronic recording will be added to these automation improvements and
accomplishments. As your public servant in this office I will continue to provide exceptional customer service at no further cost
to tax paying citizens.
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The benefits of E-recording:
Safety and Document Security – Filing electronically decreases document loss and Increased security.
Tremendous Savings in Expense and Time- No roundtrip runner needed for deliveries, no express mail needed or
courier service needed.
Economically and environmentally friendly – Eliminating paper usage and saving more trees from being destroyed.
Fast Turnaround – Document is received, reviewed for accuracy, recorded and returned in just a matter of short time.
Modernize Operations – Eliminates paper handling processes and errors and increases staff productivity and allows
faster viewing of information.
For your information this is the company EDL that our office is currently accepting E- recordings from at this time. If you are
interested in submitting you may call the main number at 919-341-4101 and ask for Alice Viser-Hill for your submitter
agreement and who will be happy to speak with you about what is offered and how we might be able to help you get start filing
cancellations electronically.
Thanks
Carolyn M Comer
Register of Deeds
Surry County
PO Box 303
Dobson NC 27017
336-401-8150 office
336-401-8149 Fax