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County registry officials urge study to centralize oversight of registries of deeds
Summary
Witnesses told the Joint Committee on State Administration that a study to examine placing registries of deeds under the Secretary of the Commonwealth could improve technology, reporting, and accountability; Norfolk County register cited court rulings and alleged misappropriation by county officials in urging the study.
The Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight heard testimony Oct. 29 on S.3971, a bill directing a study of the feasibility of placing county registries of deeds under the oversight of the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
John Buckley, registrar in Plymouth County, said Massachusetts currently has 21 registry districts, eight of which remain as county registry districts, and described technological and staffing differences among districts. "Technology, for us is critical," Buckley said, arguing that combining…
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