True Copy Vs Original In Miami-Dade
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Record a Document You have three options for recording your documents in the Official Records: You can bring your original documents in person, along with the appropriate fees, and a self-addressed stamped envelope to the Miami-Dade County Courthouse. You can eRecord your document through one of our approved vendors.
Copies of final judgments can be purchased through the Miami-Dade County Clerk of Court at the Lawson E. Thomas Courthouse Center, Family Court, 175 NW 1st Avenue, 14th Floor, Miami, FL 33128 or any of the District Offices. Copies may also be purchased online here.
A certified true copy is usually a special copy of an original document and is made by a notary public or lawyer. A photocopy is just a copy made from a primary document without any certification attached to it. A true copy is a photocopy or duplicate made (without alterations) of any original document.
3. How do documents get recorded in the Recorder of Deeds Office? All papers presented to us for recording must be original documents, properly executed, signed, dated and acknowledged before a Notary Public with the notary's signature and date of expiration of the commission, before they can be accepted for recording.
Certified copies are official, primary documents in the Clerk of the Court and Comptroller records.
The Office of the Property Appraiser reviews all ownership changes, properly recorded in the Clerk of Courts Recorder's Office. The ownership transfer is typically processed between 4 and 8 weeks, but may take up to 12 weeks.
We will not record an uncertified copy of any document, with or without changes. If you need to record a document which has changes from the original, please provide either a new document or make the modification to the original document.
Certified copy is a duplicate of a primary document that is endorsed by a governmental or independent agency to guarantee its authenticity. If the primary document is not legitimate, however, the certified copy cannot be used to guarantee if it's genuine.
