Indiana · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Owen County, IN
Owen County (population 21,332) records real-property documents through the Owen 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.
Owen County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Owen County Recorder
- Mailing address
- Owen County Recorder, Room 201, 60 S. Main St., Spencer, IN 47460
- Phone
- (812) 829-5013
- Checks payable to
- Owen County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Owen County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25 deeds/most instruments (incl. 1 oversize page); $55 mortgages — statewide IN schedule IC 36-2-7-10
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per additional page exceeding 8.5"x14"
- Other fees
- Mechanic's Lien $25 incl. 1 mailout, $2 each addl mailout; copies $1/page (11x17 or smaller), $5/page larger; certification $5
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Owen County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Owen County requires
- Page formatting
- Statewide margins: 2" top/bottom & 0.5" sides on first/last page; 0.5" all sides additional pages (IC 36-2-11-16.5)
- Submission & return
- Mail return with SASE
Can you e-record in Owen County?
Yes. Owen 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 Owen County, Indiana
- Prepare the document so it meets Owen 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 Owen County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Owen County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Owen County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Owen County property are searchable at Owen County Assessor (GIS/property search hosted by WTH Technology, linked from official assessor page). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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