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Recording a Deed or Document in Defiance County, OH
Defiance County (population 38,286) records real-property documents through the Defiance 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.
Defiance County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Defiance County Recorder
- Mailing address
- Defiance County Recorder, 500 Second Street, Suite 201, Defiance, OH 43512
- Phone
- (419) 782-4741
- Recording hours
- Mon–Fri 8:30 AM–4:30 PM; documents filed until 4:00 PM
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Defiance County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $39.00 for the first 2 pages
- Additional pages
- $8.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- Marginal notation $4.00; copies by staff $2.00 per copy
- Transfer tax on deeds
- Conveyance fee of $4.00 per $1,000 of value plus $0.50 per parcel transfer fee, paid to the County Auditor before recording
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Defiance County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Defiance County requires
- Page formatting
- 8.5 x 11 to 8.5 x 14 inch paper; 3-inch top margin on page 1, 1.5-inch on later pages; 1-inch side and bottom margins; font 10 point or larger; black or blue ink; no highlighting
- Submission & return
- Mailed back in the self-addressed stamped envelope you include
- Turnaround
- 3 days
Checked against official Defiance County and Ohio sources on October 6, 2026: defiance-county.com. Part of Jurably’s open recording-fee dataset.
Can you e-record in Defiance County?
Defiance 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 Defiance County, Ohio
- Prepare the document so it meets Defiance 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 Defiance County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Defiance County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Defiance County property are searchable at Defiance County Auditor. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
How Jurably helps in Defiance County
Jurably isn’t a deed-filing desk. It’s how real-estate investors get the important paperwork done. If you’re under contract on a Defiance County property, we file a memorandum of contract to put your equitable interest on the public record, where every title search will find it. The online notary session is included: you sign it alone, and the seller is notified by certified mail. Then we record it (by certified mail) and return the recorded instrument. It’s a self-help filing service, not legal advice.
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Under contract in Defiance County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.