Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1007 of Chapter 617 of the Florida Statutes, the undersigned corporation executes the following Restated Articles of Incorporation:

1. The name of the corporation is National Public Records Research Association, Inc.

2. The identification number assigned by the Department of State is: 421274580

3. The date of filing the original Articles of Incorporation was August 26, 1981.

The following Restated Articles of Incorporation supersede the Articles of Incorporation, as amended, and shall be the Articles of Incorporation for the corporation:

ARTICLE I

The Name of this corporation shall be: NATIONAL PUBLIC RECORDS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION, INC.

The street address of the principal place of business of this corporation is:

National Public Records Research Association, Inc.
3200 Croasdaile Drive, Suite 603-5
Durham, North Carolina 27705

The mailing address of the principal place of business of this corporation is:

National Public Records Research Association, Inc.
P.O. Box 3159
Durham, North Carolina 27715

ARTICLE II

The purposes of this corporation are to serve as a trade association of businesses engaged in the public records filing, research and retrieval industry; to improve public records industry practice; to elevate awareness of legislative and technological changes that affect the public records industry; to foster improved relationships with government agencies responsible for the maintenance and administration of public records; to promote uniformity and equal access in the laws and practices that govern the public records industry; and to engage in other lawful activities permitted under Chapter 617 of the Florida Statutes.

ARTICLE III

This corporation shall have two classes of members that shall be known as regular members and associate members. A regular member shall be any sole proprietorship, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company or other business entity whose business includes the research, and/or retrieval, and/or filing of public records information maintained by or on behalf of governmental agencies. Associate members shall be any business entity or individual whose business is indirectly related to such public records information business, or whose business includes acting as a supplier, advisor, attorney or consultant to a person or entity engaged in such public records information business. Quorum, voting, membership requirements and benefits for each membership class shall be specified in the bylaws of this corporation.

ARTICLE IV

This corporation is to exist perpetually.

ARTICLE V

The officers of this corporation shall be a President, one or more Vice Presidents, a Treasurer, a Secretary and such other officers as may be provided in the bylaws of this corporation.

ARTICLE VI

The business of this corporation shall be managed by the Board of Directors. The number of directors shall be established as provided in the bylaws of this corporation, but shall never be less than three. Members of the Board of Directors shall be elected and hold office as provided in the bylaws of this corporation.

ARTICLE VII

This corporation shall adopt bylaws as required by law by the affirmative vote of this corporation's members. Such bylaws may be amended only by this corporation's members and may not be amended by the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE VIII

The street address of this corporation's registered office and the name of its registered agent are as follows:

Corporation Service Company
1201 Hays Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32301

These Restated Articles of Incorporation were duly adopted on the 23rd day of April, 2004, in accordance with the provisions of Section 1002 of Chapter 617 of the Florida Statutes, by all of the members of the board of directors and by a majority of the members of the corporation entitled to vote.

NATIONAL PUBLIC RECORDS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION, INC.

By: Eric Geringswald
Its: President
Date: 4/23/04