Tim: I am a county recorder in Kansas and we are working on proposed legislation for standards on documents. Your can find further information regarding this subject thru PRIA (Property Records Industry Association). I have been a member for several years and receive a wealth of good information. Need further assistance, please email me. Charlotte Shawver Riley County Register of Deeds 110 Courthouse Plaza Manhattan, KS 66502 785-537-6340 Email: [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Tim Barnard [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 10:52 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Format standards for real estate recordings This is a question for those involved with local government, especially in the county recorders' offices (under whatever title your state uses). Our office has recently begun imaging our deed and mortgage records rather that use books. We are trying to get the state to pass a law requiring a standard format for these types of documents to allow space at the top for filing information and hopefully allow us at some point to use OCR technology to aid in indexing. I know that some states already have formatting requirements (I think I even saw it referenced in a recent RAIN posting). Does anyone have citations or other information that we can use as guidelines? I hate to re-invent the wheel! Thanks! Tim Barnard, Land Records Clerk Harrison County, Mississippi [log in to unmask] Phone (228) 865-4121 Fax (228) 868-1480 List archives at http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/recmgmt-l.html Contact [log in to unmask] for assistance List archives at http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/recmgmt-l.html Contact [log in to unmask] for assistance