Issues and files marriage licenses, issues birth and death certificates, files burial permits, real estate transactions (including deeds, mortgages and mortgages transfers), federal and state tax liens, Reemployment Assistance Compensation Lien, military discharge records, businesses and new business. The Register of Deeds is also responsible for recording all liens, survey plat certificates, and county welfare liens. The Register of Deeds is the official record keeper of the County.