Electronic Recording Technology Board Awards Grants to San Juan and Washington Counties

Denver, October 29, 2019 – The Electronic Recording Technology Board (ERTB), housed in the Secretary of State's office, has awarded grants to San Juan and Washington counties for enhancements to land recording services. The ERTB was created in 2016 with the mission of developing, maintaining, improving, replacing, or preserving land records systems in our state. The grants help counties -- especially in rural Colorado -- invest in technological upgrades. Since its creation, the board has awarded more than four million dollars to ensure county clerks are able to improve and maintain property records and other important documents.

At the October board meeting, the ERTB awarded two counties the following grants: 

• San Juan: $21,165 for new equipment (work stations, scanner, printer) and annual maintenance.
   
• Washington: $53,308 for the digitization of historical land records and online access.

“With the help of the Electronic Recording Technology Board, Washington and San Juan counties will be able upgrade to the latest technologies to meet their constituents’ needs and digitize historical records,” said Secretary of State Jena Griswold. “The Electronic Recording Technology Board has now awarded more than four million dollars to Colorado counties, especially focused in rural parts of the state.”

The ERTB was created in 2016, after a working group made up of real estate, title, lending, and legal professionals, as well as county subject-matter experts, conducted an evaluation of Colorado’s recording systems.