Document Updates: Addition of Uniform Parcel Identifier (UPI) Tag on Pennsylvania Security Instruments
Sep 25, 2026
16 Pa. Stat. § 9854.1 states:
“In counties requiring, by ordinance of their governing body, with the written recommendation of their recorder of deeds or commissioner of records, the endorsement or inclusion of the uniform parcel identifier of the property affected in each deed or other transfer of real estate or interest in real estate as indicated on the county tax map recorded under statutory provisions on parcel identification, the recorder of deeds or commissioner of records shall enter in both general indexes for deeds and both general indexes for mortgages the date of recording and the name of the city, borough, town or township in which the property affected is stated in the recorded instrument to be located and the uniform parcel identifier of such property as indicated in the recorded instrument. The primary as well as the permanent indexes shall contain the foregoing entries as to date of recording, locality of each property affected and uniform parcel identifier of each such property.”
It has come to our attention that Chester County has implemented this UPI requirement.
In an effort to avoid recorder rejections, Docutech has replaced the PIN (Property Identification Number/Parcel Identification Number) tag on the first page of all generic Pennsylvania security instruments with the new tag “UPI/PIN”.
The documents that have been updated are:
Cx25317 3039 PA Mortgage 2021
Cx26156 FHA PA Mortgage 2021
Cx505 PA Mortgage Second
Cx1348 HELOC Mortgage – PA
These changes are available for testing on Stage & Stage 2 servers and will take effect on October 2, 2026. If you have any questions or concerns about these changes, please contact Client Support at 1.800.497.3584.
COM-7767
DR-234902
The preceding is for informational purposes only and is not and may not be construed as legal advice. No third-party entity may rely upon anything contained herein when making legal and/or other determinations regarding its practices, and such third-party should consult with an attorney prior to embarking upon any specific course of action.
The preceding is for informational purposes only and is not and may not be construed as legal advice. No third-party entity may rely upon anything contained herein when making legal and/or other determinations regarding its practices, and such third party should consult with an attorney prior to embarking upon any specific course of action.