Q: Am I correct to assume that with the wording on the “note” that I do not need to get this document notarized and filed in the county recorders office.

R: If by note if you are referring to my analogy of the dog … to continue if you lost your dog in Chicago … and you are holding in your hand a poster saying, “lost dog – phone X if you see it” it won’t do anything as one doesn’t know what the dog looks like .

However you can fax the posting to your neighbour who’s farm is on your left [which is likely where the dog is] to promptly deal with the issue on hand. Or you can post it with a picture on the county courthouse public bulletin board where everyone can see it. As a sovereign human being what you do is up to you but if someone is going to look for ‘YOU’ in the records, likely they will start in the county recorder’s office to see if there are any claims against you. Convoluted answer to the question – implying yes.