Escrow & Title
In Maine, the county Registry of Deeds uses which system to index and retrieve recorded documents?
AAlphabetical index only
BGrantor/grantee index and/or tract index✓ Correct
CNumerical lot number index only
DChronological index based on date of signing
Explanation
Maine's Registry of Deeds uses a grantor/grantee index system (indexed by the names of the parties) and increasingly, tract (property) index systems. Title searchers review both to trace the chain of title.
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