Indiana · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Johnson County, IN
Johnson County (population 161,780) records real-property documents through the Johnson County Recorder of Deeds. 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.
Johnson County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Johnson County Recorder of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 86 W Court Street, Franklin, IN 46131
- Phone
- (317) 346-4300
- Checks payable to
- Johnson County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Johnson County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 deeds (incl. 1 oversize page); $55.00 mortgages (statewide statutory fee, IC 36-2-7-10)
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per additional oversize page
- Other fees
- Certified copies additional $5.00 plus per-page copy cost; standard copy fees $1.00 (<=11x17) / $5.00 (>11x17) per page
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Johnson County Recorder of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Johnson County requires
- Cover sheet
- Not statutorily required; 2" top margin page 1, 1" other margins, black ink per Indiana standard
- Submission & return
- Mail (with SASE) or in-person, 8am-4pm M-F
Can you e-record in Johnson County?
Yes. Johnson County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Johnson County, Indiana
- Prepare the document so it meets Johnson 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 Simplifile, or by mail to Johnson County Recorder of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Johnson County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Johnson County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Johnson County property are searchable at Johnson County Assessor (Beacon/Schneider Corp 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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