Indiana · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Martin County, IN
Martin County (population 9,812) records real-property documents through the Martin 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.
Martin County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Martin County Recorder
- Mailing address
- PO Box 147, Shoals, IN 47581 (physical: 129 Main Street, Shoals, IN 47581)
- Phone
- 812-247-2420
- Checks payable to
- Martin County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Martin County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- Deeds/UCCs/other documents: $25.00; Mortgages (incl. re-recorded/subordinate): $55.00
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per additional page exceeding 8.5"x14"
- Other fees
- Standard IN recorder copy/certification fee schedule ($1/pg small copies, $5/pg oversize, $5 certification)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Martin County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Martin County requires
- Page formatting
- Standard Indiana statutory formatting (see IC 36-2-11-15, IC 36-2-7.5): white paper max 8.5x14, 10pt black type, adequate margins for recorder stamp, grantee address required
- Submission & return
- Self-addressed stamped envelope required for mailed document return
Can you e-record in Martin County?
Yes. Martin County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Martin County, Indiana
- Prepare the document so it meets Martin 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, or by mail to Martin County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Martin County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Martin County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Martin County property are searchable at Martin County Assessor (Beacon/Schneider Corp online 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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