PDFWAC 434-661-110

Purpose.

The purpose of the electronic recording standards commission is to advise the secretary of state in the following areas:
(1) Rules necessary to implement the Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act (URPERA);
(2) Standards and practices affecting electronic recording in this state and other jurisdictions that enact URPERA to keep the technology used by recording officers in this state compatible with technology used by recording offices in other jurisdictions that enact URPERA, including:
(a) Standards adopted by national standard-setting bodies, such as the property records industry association;
(b) The views of interested persons and governmental officials and entities;
(c) The needs of counties of varying size, population and resources; and
(d) Standards requiring adequate information-security protection to ensure that electronic documents are accurate, authentic, adequately preserved, and resistant to tampering;
(3) Emerging issues and trends affecting electronic recording which may necessitate amendments to or repeal of published standards;
(4) Other related issues at the request of the secretary of state.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 65.24 RCW. WSR 13-03-070, § 434-661-110, filed 1/14/13, effective 2/14/13.]