Certificate & search terms

These terms apply to Land Police certificates, the certificate search and the public verify page, in addition to the terms of use.

What a Land Police certificate is

A record, signed and sealed by Land Police, of what we checked about one parcel at the date of issue: the parcel's boundary and area, tenure, the title or customary record we found, the ownership history we could trace, any conflicts or disputes we know of, and who approved the certificate. Each certificate has a unique number and a QR code. Anyone can check that it is genuine and still valid on our verify page.

What it is not

• It is not a title deed and does not create, transfer or prove ownership by itself.
• It is not an official search of the register at the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Country Planning, and it does not replace registration of a conveyance, lease or customary allocation.
• It does not replace advice from a Sierra Leone lawyer, or a survey by a licensed surveyor where boundaries matter.
• It describes the parcel on the date shown. Land can be sold, charged, disputed or re-surveyed afterwards. Always check the certificate is still valid on the verify page before you rely on it.

Search and purchase

• Searching by certificate, deed (title) or parcel number is free and needs no account. A search only shows whether a matching, valid certificate exists, with its parcel, area and issue date.
• The full certificate and a numbered receipt cost US$5 (or the Leone amount shown), paid by card, Orange Money, Afrimoney or bank transfer.
• After payment you can download the certificate and receipt for 30 days from the same browser or with your order link. Each download is checked again, so a certificate withdrawn after you paid is shown as withdrawn.
• Records marked as demonstration records are examples only. They are never sold and never shown as valid.

How certificates are issued

Before a certificate is issued, the parcel goes through survey, document checks, conflict checks against neighbouring parcels and the ownership history, and approval by two or three authorised reviewers depending on the type of land. A certificate is not issued while a known conflict over the parcel is unresolved.

Corrections and withdrawal

• If you think a certificate is wrong (for example the wrong owner, boundary or tenure), email legalteam@landpolice.com or use complaints with the certificate number and any evidence. We acknowledge within 2 working days and decide within 15 working days, or tell you why we need longer.
• If it is wrong we correct it by issuing a new certificate and withdrawing the old one. From then on the verify page shows the old certificate as no longer valid, and we send the new certificate free of charge to anyone who bought the old one.
• If we withdraw a certificate you paid for because it was wrong when issued, we refund the purchase price (see refunds).

Using a certificate

You may share a certificate you bought with your lawyer, lender, family, buyer or the authorities. Do not alter it: altering or forging a certificate is a crime, and the verify page will show the genuine record. Our responsibility for certificates is limited as set out in section 8 of the terms of use.

Version 1.3 · in force from 11 November 2026