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Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers: reported tasks and exploration worksheet

Search real estate records, examine titles, or summarize pertinent legal or insurance documents or details for a variety of purposes. May compile lists of mortgages, contracts, and other instruments pertaining to titles by searching public and private records for law firms, real estate agencies, or title insurance companies.

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This source lists 17 tasks, including 14 marked Core and 3 marked Supplemental. Labels and dates are retained below. Employers can combine or divide these responsibilities differently; explore the task itself before assuming it belongs in every version of the role.

Task source dates: 08/2026.

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Core · Task 9241 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

Prepare and issue title commitments and title insurance policies, based on information compiled from title searches.

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Core · Task 9231 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

Examine documentation such as mortgages, liens, judgments, easements, plat books, maps, contracts, and agreements to verify factors such as properties' legal descriptions, ownership, or restrictions.

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Core · Task 9234 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

Examine individual titles to determine if restrictions, such as delinquent taxes, will affect titles and limit property use.

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Core · Task 9235 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

Prepare reports describing any title encumbrances encountered during searching activities and outlining actions needed to clear titles.

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Core · Task 9230 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

Prepare lists of all legal instruments applying to a specific piece of land and the buildings on it.

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Core · Task 9233 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

Copy or summarize recorded documents, such as mortgages, trust deeds, and contracts, that affect property titles.

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Core · Task 9236 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

Verify accuracy and completeness of land-related documents accepted for registration, preparing rejection notices when documents are not acceptable.

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Core · Task 9232 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

Read search requests to ascertain types of title evidence required and to obtain descriptions of properties and names of involved parties.

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Core · Task 9243 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

Retrieve and examine real estate closing files for accuracy and to ensure that information included is recorded and executed according to regulations.

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Core · Task 9237 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

Confer with realtors, lending institution personnel, buyers, sellers, contractors, surveyors, and courthouse personnel to exchange title-related information or to resolve problems.

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Core · Task 9240 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

Obtain maps or drawings delineating properties from company title plants, county surveyors, or assessors' offices.

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Core · Task 9238 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

Enter into record-keeping systems appropriate data needed to create new title records or to update existing ones.

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Core · Task 9239 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

Direct activities of workers who search records and examine titles, assigning, scheduling, and evaluating work, and providing technical guidance as necessary.

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Core · Task 9242 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

Summarize pertinent legal or insurance details, or sections of statutes or case law from reference books for use in examinations or as proofs or ready reference.

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Supplemental · Task 9244 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

Prepare real estate closing statements, using knowledge and expertise in real estate procedures.

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Supplemental · Task 9245 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

Determine whether land-related documents can be registered under the relevant legislation, such as the Land Titles Act.

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Supplemental · Task 9246 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

Assess fees related to registration of property-related documents.

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