25 Del. C. § 183
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§ Â 183. Recording of documents.
Official statutory text
(a) A recorder who implements any of the functions described in this section shall do so in compliance with standards established by the electronic recording commission.
(b) A recorder may receive, index, store, archive, and transmit electronic documents.
(c) A recorder may provide for access to, and for search and retrieval of, documents and information by electronic means.
(d) A recorder who accepts electronic documents for recording shall continue to accept paper documents and shall place entries for both types of documents in the same index.
(e) A recorder may convert paper documents accepted for recording into electronic form. The recorder may convert into electronic form information recorded before the recorder began to record electronic documents.
(f) Any fee or tax that a recorder is authorized to collect may be collected electronically.
(g) A recorder and other officials of a state or a political subdivision thereof, or of the United States, may agree on procedures or processes to facilitate the electronic satisfaction of prior approvals and conditions precedent to recording and the electronic payment of fees and taxes.
(b) A recorder may receive, index, store, archive, and transmit electronic documents.
(c) A recorder may provide for access to, and for search and retrieval of, documents and information by electronic means.
(d) A recorder who accepts electronic documents for recording shall continue to accept paper documents and shall place entries for both types of documents in the same index.
(e) A recorder may convert paper documents accepted for recording into electronic form. The recorder may convert into electronic form information recorded before the recorder began to record electronic documents.
(f) Any fee or tax that a recorder is authorized to collect may be collected electronically.
(g) A recorder and other officials of a state or a political subdivision thereof, or of the United States, may agree on procedures or processes to facilitate the electronic satisfaction of prior approvals and conditions precedent to recording and the electronic payment of fees and taxes.
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