Berkeley County begins ‘e-recording’ with Simplifile

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Berkeley County is now electronically recording documents with Simplifile, the nation’s largest e-recording service, providing customers such as title companies, banks, attorneys, and lien filers, with a faster, more efficient recording option online.

Instead of having to submit documents by mail, courier service, or travel to the register of deeds’ office to record documents, customers can log in to Simplifile’s online service and have documents recorded in minutes.

“E-recording expedites the overall recording process, making it possible for both the county and its customers to put land documents on public record and process payments securely online,” said Paul Clifford, president of Simplifile. “It’s exciting to see the demand for e-recording continue to grow in counties of all sizes, and it’s rewarding to see the benefits unfold for each new user that adopts our easy-to-use service.”

In addition to a faster turnaround time for recorded documents, e-recording also helps customers save on paper, mailing expenses, and check-writing expenses.

Increased document security, fewer rejected documents and fewer payment errors are also common benefits of e-recording.

Berkeley County is the seventh South Carolina county to make e-recording available through Simplifile.