Recorder highlights progress on e-recording, AI research assistant and historic indexing

Mar 24, 2026

Douglas County Recorder described growth in electronic recording (about 70% of submissions), a document-research AI tool with growing usage, and a project to import 1853–1967 images and index historic records to improve public searchability and fraud awareness.

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Shawnee Garen, Douglas County recorder, briefed commissioners on workload trends and technology projects on March 24. She said recordings dipped with the refi market and have rebounded; roughly 70% of submissions are now electronic through five approved e‑recording platforms. "We currently have 5 different erecording platforms that we partner with," Garen said, noting typical consumer fees do not flow to the county.

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