HB1367

House Bill 1367 amends the Arkansas Title Insurance Act to standardize and regulate how title insurance agents and agencies access public real property records. The bill mandates that state, county, and city governments must provide these records in an electronic format if they are maintained electronically, regardless of whether the government entity manages the data directly or through a third-party provider. It further prohibits government entities from adding watermarks or additional notations to these electronic records. If records are not stored electronically, government entities are required to provide mechanical reproductions of the documents. Finally, the bill caps the monthly fee that government entities may charge for accessing these electronic records at $150.