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Marion County Recorder: more than 11 million documents digitized, searchable back to 1961
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Chief Deputy Recorder JR Reiter said the Marion County Recorder's Office has digitized more than 11 million documents and currently indexes records searchable online back to about 1961, with a goal to extend searchable records to 1822 during the term.
Chief Deputy Recorder JR Reiter said the Marion County Recorder's Office has digitized its paper records and manages "over 11,000,000 plus documents".
"All the documents are digitized," Reiter said, adding that the office currently has indexed records that are searchable back to about 1961 and that the office's goal is to extend searchable indexing to records dating to 1822 before the current term ends.
Reiter said the office still retains the original bound volumes for those who prefer in-person research: "you can go through the books if you'd like because we still host those, those books in our office." He and Recorder Faith Kimbrough stressed the Recorder's Office's central role in local real estate commerce, noting that title searches are required for property transfers.
"If our office shuts down, real estate commerce, as we know it shuts down because a title company will not be able to do a title search," Reiter said, describing the practical consequences for sales and closings.
The Recorder's Office said it will discuss digitization and title-process education on its public program "On the Record," including planned interviews with title-company professionals and realtors to explain title searches and title insurance for prospective homeowners.
