Indiana · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Clark County, IN
Clark County (population 121,106) records real-property documents through the Clark County Recorder's Office. Below is what it costs and how to submit. Filing a memorandum of contract? We record it with the county for $199, notary included — no trip to the courthouse.
Clark County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Clark County Recorder's Office
- Mailing address
- 300 Corporate Drive, Room 102, Jeffersonville, IN 47130
- Phone
- 812-285-6235
- Recording hours
- Mon–Fri 8:30–4:30; documents recorded until 4:00
- Checks payable to
- Clark County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via CSC, ePN, Indecomm, Simplifile
Clark County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 flat per deed, regardless of page count
- Additional pages
- None for pages up to 8.5" x 14"; larger pages: $25.00 first page, $5.00 each additional
- Other fees
- Mortgages $55.00; copies $1.00 per page; certification $5.00; Auditor: $20.00 sales disclosure fee, $10.00 per-parcel endorsement fee
- Transfer tax on deeds
- None. Indiana has no transfer tax; a $20.00 sales disclosure fee and a $10.00 per-parcel endorsement fee are paid to the County Auditor
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Clark County Recorder's Office before you mail a check.
What Clark County requires
- Page formatting
- 10-point black type on white paper; 2-inch top and bottom margins and 1/2-inch side margins on first and last pages, 1/2-inch margins on other pages; printed name under each signature; preparer statement and SSN redaction affirmation required
- Cover sheet
- No cover sheet; a Sales Disclosure Form must be filed with the County Auditor for sales
- Submission & return
- Returned to the party that presented the document, after archival processing
- Turnaround
- E-recordings returned in hours; paper submissions take days
Checked against official Clark County and Indiana sources on October 6, 2026: clarkcounty.in.gov, in.gov, portercountyin.gov. Part of Jurably’s open recording-fee dataset.
Can you e-record in Clark County?
Yes. Clark County accepts electronic recording through CSC, ePN, Indecomm, Simplifile, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Clark County, Indiana
- Prepare the document so it meets Clark County's formatting rules (above): legal description, grantee address, signature block, and the blank space the recorder reserves for its stamp.
- Notarize it if the instrument requires acknowledgment. Most deeds and affidavits do.
- Submit electronically through CSC, ePN, Indecomm, Simplifile, or by mail to Clark County Recorder's Office.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Clark County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Clark County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Clark County property are searchable at Clark County Assessor's Office. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
Filing with Jurably in Indiana
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