Indiana · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Delaware County, IN
Delaware County (population 111,907) records real-property documents through the Delaware County Recorder. 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.
Delaware County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Delaware County Recorder
- Mailing address
- Delaware County Recorder, Delaware County Building, 100 W. Main St., Room 209, Muncie, IN 47305
- Phone
- (765) 747-7804
- Checks payable to
- Delaware County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Delaware County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 (deeds and most instruments, includes 1 oversize page) per Indiana statewide fee schedule IC 36-2-7-10; Mortgages $55.00
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per additional oversize page (over 8.5x14)
- Other fees
- Mechanic's liens $25.00 (statewide schedule); certification $5.00 plus $1.00/page copy fee
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Delaware County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Delaware County requires
- Page formatting
- Indiana statewide requirements: document no larger than 8.5x14 in, 10-pt type minimum, white paper 20 lb+, 2" top/bottom margin on first page, 0.5" interior margins, first page must show title/grantor/grantee/legal description reference and return-to address
- Submission & return
- Mail with self-addressed stamped envelope, or pickup; e-recorded documents returned electronically
- Hours & turnaround
- E-recorded documents typically same-day to next business day
Can you e-record in Delaware County?
Delaware County records documents submitted by mail or in person. Jurably notarizes your document, mails it by certified mail, and tracks it to a recorded instrument number.
How to record a document in Delaware County, Indiana
- Prepare the document so it meets Delaware 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 by mail to Delaware County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Delaware County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Delaware County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Delaware County property are searchable at Delaware County Assessor (Beacon/Schneider Corp online GIS property search). 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
Indiana isn't available quite yet — it's coming soon. See the states we file in.