California ERecording Summit

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CLTA Opening CommentsStart Slide

• California E-Recording Summit
• Implementing the Electronic Recording Delivery
  Act
• February 2005
  Sacramento, CA

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What a long, strange trip its been

• California E-Recording Summit
• Implementing the Electronic Recording Delivery
  Act
• February 2005
  Sacramento, CA

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While idyllic now, E-Recording history in
California wasnt always so peaceful
First, there was AB 3296 (Brewer)
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E-Recording Legislation
AB 3296 (Brewer) 1996

• Co-Sponsor Title Industry and Orange and San
  Bernardino County Recorders
• Pilot Project 2 Counties
• Title Companies Only
• Digitized Documents
• Dedicated T-1 lines

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E-Recording Legislation
AB 1906 (Brewer) 1998

• Co-Sponsored by Title Industry and San
  Bernardino and Orange County Recorders
• County Pilot Projects Extended Indefinitely
• No longer just title company submitters
• AG Task Force to vet security issues

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Post AG Task Force, a coalition approached the
DAs about expanding E-Recording.

• All counties
• Submitters not limited to title companies
• Expansion of Orange County Program without
  additional safeguards
• Possible use of digital recordation

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Their reaction was not what we expected
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Dialogue began and progress was made at
lightening speed

• 1999 Nothing happened
• 2000 Little progress
• 2001 Nope
• 2002 Nada
• 2003 Zilch

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E-Recording Legislation
AB 578 (Leno) 2004

• Co-Sponsors Realtors, Lenders, Recorders, DAs
  and Title Industry
• Copious security and anti-fraud protections
• Only title companies and lenders can record
• Orange County and San Bernardino left alone

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We should give credit where credit is due
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Orange County Clerk/Recorder
Gary Granville

• 1994 First Elected Clerk/Recorder
• 1996 Co-Sponsored AB 3296 w/ Title Industry
• 1998 Co-Sponsored AB 1906 w/ Title Industry
• 2005 Orange County has E-Recorded almost 3
  million Documents without Any Fraud

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Introductory Comments

• Craig Page
• Vice President and
• Legislative Counsel

California E-Recording Summit Implementing the
Electronic Recording Delivery Act
February 2005
Sacramento, CA