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Types of Records
The Clerk is the recorder of all instruments required or authorized to be recorded in one general series of “Official Records” books. Upon payment of the statutory fees, the Clerk records and indexes a variety of important documents, which in most cases are related to real estate.
Examples of such documents include:
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Deeds
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Mortgages
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Liens
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Contracts
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Affidavits
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Subdivision Plats
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Surveys
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Declarations of Condominium
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Bills of Sale
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Judgments
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Certificates of Military Discharge
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Declarations of Domicile
Legal Descriptions
Subdivision plat maps are available in the Official Records Department of the Clerk’s office. A subdivision name, block, and lot number identify plat descriptions. Metes & Bounds legal descriptions (section, township, and range) maps are available in the Property Appraiser’s office.