Indiana · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Franklin County, IN
Franklin County (population 22,790) records real-property documents through the Franklin 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.
Franklin County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Franklin County Recorder
- Mailing address
- Franklin County Recorder, Franklin County Government Center, 1010 Franklin Ave., Suite #110, Brookville, IN 47012
- Phone
- (765) 647-5131
- Checks payable to
- Franklin County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Franklin County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 deeds and all other instruments incl. UCCs & re-recorded instruments (includes 1 oversize page); Mortgages $55.00
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per additional page exceeding 8.5x14"
- Other fees
- Mechanic's Lien including one mail out $25.00; copies 11x17 or smaller $1.00/page
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Franklin County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Franklin County requires
- Page formatting
- Standard Indiana statutory formatting (10-pt type, 8.5x14 standard size, 2" top/bottom margin, 0.5" interior margins)
- Submission & return
- Mail or e-recording electronic return; email recorder@franklincounty.in.gov for inquiries
Can you e-record in Franklin County?
Franklin 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 Franklin County, Indiana
- Prepare the document so it meets Franklin 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 Franklin County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Franklin County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Franklin County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Franklin County property are searchable at Franklin County Assessor (Auditor Map Search / WTH GIS property search). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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