Indiana · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Lawrence County, IN
Lawrence County (population 45,005) records real-property documents through the Lawrence 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.
Lawrence County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Lawrence County Recorder
- Mailing address
- Lawrence County Recorder, 916 15th Street, Room 21, Bedford, IN 47421
- Phone
- 812-275-4139 (office also lists 812-275-3245)
- Checks payable to
- Lawrence County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm
Lawrence County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- Statutory IN recording fee schedule applies ($25 deeds/other, $55 mortgages, per statewide IC 36-2-7-10)
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per oversize page (statewide standard, not separately itemized on county page)
- Other fees
- $1.00 per page charge referenced for viewing/printing records
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Lawrence County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Lawrence County requires
- Submission & return
- Not detailed on page
- Hours & turnaround
- Office hours 8am-4pm, last recording accepted 3:30pm (same-day in-person)
Can you e-record in Lawrence County?
Yes. Lawrence County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Lawrence County, Indiana
- Prepare the document so it meets Lawrence 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, CSC, ePN, Indecomm, or by mail to Lawrence County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Lawrence County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Lawrence County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Lawrence County property are searchable at Lawrence County Assessor (ThinkGIS / WTH 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
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