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The Register of Deeds office is established in the constitution of the State of Wisconsin with its duties prescribed by State Statutes, predominately Section 59.43. The office is the custodian of real estate recordings, vital records and Uniform Commercial Code filings for Racine County. The real estate records maintained in the office form the foundation of the County's Geographic Information System which is maintained by the Planning & Development department.
Record smoothly, efficiently and cost-effectively over 55,000 documents presented for recording each year.
Maintain open dialogue with the numerous commercial customers of the office.
Constantly improve the level and quality of service available to the public.
Move the title company access from its current direct dial-up access to an Internet-based subscription service interface. This would make the indexes of this office available to anyone with access to the Internet.
Reduce staffing levels in the office while simultaneously speeding up the recording process and work flow through the technology, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), which enables electronic submission and recording of documents in the Register of Deeds office.
Explore the possibility of accepting credit card payment for vital records requests. Currently, we are unable to assist a large number of customers who need “same-day” response to vital record requests. By accepting this type of payment, we will be able to meet the needs of these customers. This service would be an added feature on our web-site.
Reduced staffing by one person while maintaining processing of real estate records in a timely fashion.