together with two copies of Form DCS. For information concerning this procedure, see Section 2309.14 below.
• The remitter may use Form DCS to notify the Office that the document has been submitted together with an electronic title list. For information concerning electronic title lists, see Section 2309.13 below.
• An exhibit, schedule, appendix, addendum, or other attachment that is a self- contained part of a larger document may be recorded if the remitter confirms in writing that the document is complete by its own terms. The remitter may provide this information by completing Form DCS and checking the box marked, "All attachments referenced in this document are included." For information concerning this procedure, see Section 2309.9(B) above.
• If a transfer or other document pertaining to copyright indicates that an exhibit, schedule, appendix, addendum, or other attachment has been made a part of the document or has been attached thereto and if the remitter submits the document for recordation without the attachment, the recordation specialist may record the document if the remitter completes Form DCS and checks the box containing the phrase "One or more attachments referenced in this document is missing.'" For information concerning this procedure, see Section 2309.9(A) above.
• The Office may record a photocopy or other reproduction of a signed document if the remitter submits a sworn certification stating that the reproduction is a true copy of the original. The remitter may provide this statement by submitting a copy of Form DCS that has been signed by one of the parties to the document or an authorized representative of that party. For information concerning this procedure, see Section 2309.10(C)(2) above.
• When the remitter submits a document together with Form DCS, the form becomes part of the public record for that submission. If the Office subsequently records the document, the Office will return the original document to the remitter along with a certificate of recordation and a copy of the form. In this respect, Form DCS serves as a summary of the newly created record and improves recordkeeping and communication between the Office and the remitter.
NOTE: A document submitted with Form DCS will be processed in the same manner as a document submitted without a cover sheet. As discussed in Section 2306.2, recordation specialists will index the document by transcribing information from the document itself or the electronic title list for that document (if any) but will not transcribe any information from Form DCS. Likewise, documents submitted with or without a form will not be processed on an expedited basis unless the remitter requests special handling. For a discussion of this procedure, see Section 2307.
See generally Changes to Recordation Practices, 79 Fed. Reg. 41,470, 41,471 (July 16, 2014).
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