| The Office of Recorder was the
first Constitutional Office in County Government. Oldest records date
back to the late 1700's and include the Original Grant Book of George
Rogers Clark.
Your Recorder and staff consider it our primary duty to serve you,
the public, with outstanding, professional and friendly service.
Duties of the Recorder include:
- Record any instruments submitted for recording, providing it meets
essential requirements.
- Record Deeds, Mortgages, Assignments, Releases, Power of Attorney,
Real Estate Contracts, Annexations, Trustees Elections, Affidavits,
Final Decrees, Surveys, Federal Tax Liens, Mechanics Liens, Military
Discharges, Articles of Incorporation, Cemetery Deeds, Bonds, Plats,
Condominiums, Assumed Business Name Certificates, Delinquent Sewer
Liens, Leases and Miscellaneous Instruments.
- File Uniform Commercial Codes
- Provide Copies of any Instrument and Certify to those recorded
upon request. (Fee charged)
Essential Recording Requirements:
- Acknowledgements to entitle any conveyance, mortgage or instrument
of writing to be recorded.
- Legible names typed or printed under each signature exactly as
signed.
- Name of person preparing the Instrument for each document
effecting real estate.
- All documents require signature of Notary Public and Notarized
Documents require County of residence of Notary and Commission
Expiration.
- Transfer of Deeds for Taxation: Endorsement by Auditor before
recording.
- Release of Satisfaction of Liens: May be President,
Vice-President, Cashier, Secretary, Treasurer, General Manager or
Attorney in Fact only.
- Per I.C. 36-2-7-10 (B)(11), the county legislative body has
enacted an Ordinance to establish a supplemental fee of $3.00 to
record a single document, $5.00 from each Deed goes to the
Surveyor's Perpetuation Fund.
Clark County Recorder's Fee Schedule
Effective March 1, 2000
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Deeds..............................................................................
(Each additional page)...................................................... |
$14
$2 |
Mortgages & Misc...........................................................
(Each additional page)...................................................... |
$9
$2 |
Release / Partial Release / Assignment...............................
(Each additional page)....................................................... |
$10
$2 |
Any document exceeding 9"X15"......................................
(Each additional page)....................................................... |
$18
$5 |
Mechanic's Lien - (with one first class mailing)....................
(Each additional page)....................................................... |
$11
$2 |
| Cross Reference............................................................... |
$1 |
Photographic copies per page............................................
(Copies larger than 9"X15").............................................. |
$1
$2 |
| Certifying or acknowledging a document............................ |
$5 |
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| Uniform Commercial Codes |
Standard |
Irregular |
| UCC-1 |
$11 |
$15 |
| UCC-2 (Fixture) |
$12 |
$16 |
| UCC-3 (Partial Release, Continuation, etc.) |
$7 |
$11 |
| UCC-4 (Fixture) |
$8 |
$12 |
| Terminations (Pink Copy or UCC3/4) |
no fee |
$4 / $5 |
| Oversize Filings (Larger than 5"X8") |
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$19 |
| An additional fee of $1 for each of the following: |
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| Assignment on statement & each additional debtor |
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| UCC-11 Information Request: |
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| $1 per debtor name, $.50 per statement reported, |
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| $.50 per copy requested. |
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