History

County Recorder is responsible for recording documents related to all real-property transactions that occur within the county. Documents are submitted to the County Recorder to be recorded and made public record. This historically has been done by mail and in person, a manual and time-consuming paper process.

In 1997, Orange County became the first county in California and the nation to implement an electronic recording delivery system, initiating the opportunity for paperless transactions.

This system enables customers with significant numbers of documents (e.g. title and escrow companies) to record them via computer. This system also empowers customers to receive immediate and direct communication from Orange County Recorder staff and to monitor the status of recordings electronically.

After the passage of the Electronic Recording Delivery Act of 2004, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Diego Counties collaborated to establish a new system built upon Orange County’s successful and established experience with electronic recording.

We now introduce SECURE, our solution to provide more efficient and cost-effective public service to our customers as we continue to safeguard public records.