Title
New font for land title certificates
Law
Lra Circular No. 24-2013
Decision Date
Jun 13, 2013
The Land Registration Authority mandates the adoption of "Courier New" font in sizes 8 and 10 for Certificates of Title and Certified True Copies, enhancing clarity and standardization in official documents.

Questions (LRA CIRCULAR NO. 24-2013)

It adopts a new font type and font size for Certificates of Title and certified true copies of titles generated by the computerized system, including system-generated additional pages of manually-issued titles.

LRA Circular No. 20-2011, which adopted a tabular technical description format for Certificates of Title.

It requires the use of the font type “Courier New.”

Font size “10” (stated as “10a” in the circular) using “Courier New.”

It applies to Certified True Copies of Titles and system-generated additional pages of manually-issued titles.

Yes. The first page uses Courier New size 8, while all other certificates, certified true copies, and additional pages use Courier New size 10.

All Officers and Personnel of the Land Registration Authority and its Registries of Deeds.

Information materials must be made available at the Registries of Deeds and Central Office to inform the transacting public and stakeholders (including associations, LGUs, and agencies).

Immediately upon approval and publication in a newspaper of general circulation.

It standardizes the appearance/format of titles and their certified true copies, ensuring consistency with the tabular technical description format and readability for official land records.

It states that implementing the tabular technical description format requires modifying the font type and font size for Certificates of Title.

Because certified true copies must match the official formatting standards used in the computerized system and for the titles they reproduce, to maintain uniformity and authenticity in land registry documents.


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