Essential Recording Requirements

Acknowledgements: To entitle any conveyance, mortgage, or instrument of writing to be recorded.

Legibility of names: Typed or printed under each signature exactly as signed.

Name of person preparing instrument: Each document affecting real estate.

Notarized documents: Requires county of residence of notary and commission expiration date.

Transfer of deeds for taxation: Endorsement of auditor before recording.

Release of satisfaction of liens: May be executed by president, vice president, cashier, secretary, treasurer, general manager, or attorney-in-fact only.

Per IC 36-2-7-10(b)(11) and PL 151-99 a supplemental fee of not more than $3.00 is charged to record a single document. Effective July 1, 1997, this fee was added to this county’s fee schedule.