Monroe County, Indiana

Payment Options

• Cash, check and card accepted
• Please do not mail cash
  

Unless otherwise noted, please make checks payable to Monroe County Recorder. 

Fee Schedule

Recording fees will no longer be based on a number of pages (except for large-format documents such as surveys and plats). There will no longer be any additional fees for cross-references or for non-conforming pages. HOWEVER, documents are still required to conform to recording standards and may be rejected for non-conformance.

To be strictly conforming:

Documents must be no larger than 8 1/2 X 14 inches, be in 10-point type or larger, on white paper of at least 20-lb. weight (no permanently bound or continuous forms), and have margins of at least 2 inches on the top and 2 inches on the bottom of the first page and the last page with 1/2-inch margins on interior pages.

Non-conforming documents MAY still be accepted for recording, at the discretion of the Recorder. Documents are likely to be rejected if there is not a 2-inch margin on the first page (so that there is room for the Auditor's and Recorder's stamps).  Documents may also be rejected if pages are not legible due to small or unclear text if the medium on which they are printed is not able to do through a scanner, or for other reasons of recordability.

All documents for recording must be acknowledged and proven, agreeable to Indiana Code 32-21-2-3. All documents must include a statement indicating who prepared the document and include an affirmation that states: "I affirm, under penalties of perjury, that I have taken reasonable care to redact each social security number in this document unless required by law. (signed)" No notary services are available in the Courthouse.  Stamps are available in the Recorder's office to add the "prepared by" statement and redaction affirmation as necessary.

Cross-references: “The county recorder may also include a cross-reference or multiple cross-references identified in a document for recording under this section. For cross-references not otherwise required by statute or county ordinance, the person submitting the document for recording shall clearly identify on the front page of the instrument the specific cross-reference or cross-references to be included with the recorded documents.” (IC 36-2-7-10) For instance, certain lengthier documents, such as affidavits, submitted for recording may contain multiple cross-references, with some being for informational purposes only. In this case, the submitter must clearly identify on the first page of the document which cross-references are required to be cross-referenced within the public record. For documents that require a cross-reference by statute(s), such as assignments or releases of mortgage or easements, these references can be located on any given page within the document.

Documents submitted will be recorded as presented.

The changes in the recording fee structure were brought about by the passage of Indiana Senate Enrolled Act 505. More information on SEA 505 can be found here.

* For best results when sending UCC Statements, UCC Amendments, and UCC Terminations,  please include an original and a copy.