§ 36-2-7-10 — "Copy"; "mortgage"; "multiple transaction document"; "record"; county recorder's fees; cross-references

(a) The following definitions apply to this
section:
(1) "Copy" means:
(A) transcribing or duplicating a document by handwriting,
photocopy, xerography, or duplicating machine;
(B) duplicating electronically stored data onto a disk, tape,
drum, or any other means of electronic data storage; or
(C) reproducing a document by any other means.
(2) "Mortgage" means a transfer of rights to real property, in a
form substantially similar to that set forth in IC 32-29-1-5, with or
without warranty from the grantor. The term does not include:
(A) a mortgage modification;
(B) a mortgage assignment;
(C) a mortgage release; or
(D) a mortgage assumption.
(3) "Multiple transaction document" means a document
containing two (2) or more transactions of the same type.
(4) "Record" or "recording" means the act of placing a document
into the official records of the county recorder and includes the
functions of filing and filing for record.
(b) The county recorder shall charge and collect the fees prescribed
by this section for recording, filing, copying, and other services the
recorder renders, and shall pay them into the county treasury at the end
of each calendar month. The fees prescribed and collected under this
section supersede all other recording fees required by law to be charged
for services rendered by the county recorder.
(c) The county recorder shall charge the following:
(1) Twenty-five dollars ($25) for recording any deed or other
instrument, other than a mortgage.
(2) Fifty-five dollars ($55) for recording any mortgage.
(3) For pages larger than eight and one-half (8 1/2) inches by
fourteen (14) inches twenty-five dollars ($25) for the first page
and five dollars ($5) for each additional page of any document the
recorder records, if the pages are larger than eight and one-half (8
1/2) inches by fourteen (14) inches.
(4) If the county recorder has elected to attest to the release,
partial release, or assignment of any mortgage, judgment, lien, or
oil and gas lease contained on a multiple transaction document,
the fee for each transaction after the first is seven dollars ($7) plus
the amount provided in subdivision (1).
(5) For furnishing copies of records, the fee for each copy is:
(A) one dollar ($1) per page that is not larger than eleven (11)
inches by seventeen (17) inches; and
(B) five dollars ($5) per page that is larger than eleven (11)
inches by seventeen (17) inches.
(6) Five dollars ($5) for acknowledging or certifying to a
document.
(7) A fee in an amount authorized by an ordinance adopted by the
county legislative body for duplicating a computer tape, a
computer disk, an optical disk, microfilm, or similar media. This
fee may not cover making a handwritten copy or a photocopy or
using xerography or a duplicating machine.
(8) Twenty-five dollars ($25) per parcel for recording the release
of a lien or liens of a political subdivision for a property sold or
transferred under IC 6-1.1-24-6.1 or IC 36-1-11, regardless of the
number of liens held by the political subdivision. This fee applies
to each political subdivision with a lien or liens on a parcel. In
addition to the fee under this subdivision, if a county fiscal body
adopts a fee under section 10.7 of this chapter, the county
recorder may charge the fee under section 10.7 of this chapter for
each document recorded by a political subdivision under this
subdivision.
(9) This subdivision applies in a county only if at least one (1)
unit in the county has established an affordable housing fund
under IC 5-20-5-15.5 and the county fiscal body adopts an
ordinance authorizing the fee described in this subdivision. An
ordinance adopted under this subdivision may authorize the
county recorder to charge a fee of ten dollars ($10) for each
document the recorder records.
(10) This subdivision applies in a county containing a
consolidated city that has established a housing trust fund under
IC 36-7-15.1-35.5(e). This subdivision does not apply if the
county fiscal body adopts a fee under section 10.7 of this chapter.
The county fiscal body may adopt an ordinance authorizing the
fee described in this subdivision. An ordinance adopted under this
subdivision may authorize the county recorder to charge a fee of:
(A) two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) for the first page; and
(B) one dollar ($1) for each additional page;
of each document the recorder records.
(d) This subsection does not apply in a county containing a
consolidated city. Section 10.5 of this chapter applies to the deposit of
fees collected under subsection (c)(1) and (c)(8) in a county containing
a consolidated city. The county recorder shall deposit the fees collected
under subsection (c)(1) and (c)(8) as follows:
(1) Eight dollars ($8) in the county general fund.
(2) Five dollars ($5) in the county surveyor's corner perpetuation
fund for use as provided under IC 21-47-3-3 or IC 36-2-12-11(e).
(3) Ten dollars ($10) in the county recorder's records perpetuation
fund established under subsection (g).
(4) One dollar ($1) in the county identification security protection
fund established under IC 36-2-7.5-11.
(5) One dollar ($1) in the county elected officials training fund
under IC 36-2-7-19.
(e) This subsection does not apply in a county containing a
consolidated city. Section 10.5 of this chapter applies to the deposit of
fees collected under subsection (c)(2) in a county containing a
consolidated city. The county recorder shall deposit the fees collected
under subsection (c)(2) as follows:
(1) Thirty-four dollars ($34) in the county general fund.
(2) Five dollars ($5) in the county surveyor's corner perpetuation
fund for use as provided under IC 21-47-3-3 or IC 36-2-12-11(e).
(3) Eleven dollars and fifty cents ($11.50) in the county recorder's
records perpetuation fund established under subsection (g).
(4) Two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) with the county treasurer
to be distributed in accordance with IC 24-9-9-3 and IC 24-9-9-4.
(5) One dollar ($1) in the county identification security protection
fund established under IC 36-2-7.5-11.
(6) One dollar ($1) in the county elected officials training fund
under IC 36-2-7-19.
(f) This subsection applies to all counties. A county recorder shall
deposit fees collected under subsection (c)(3), (c)(4), (c)(5), (c)(6), and
(c)(7) in the county recorder's records perpetuation fund established
under subsection (g).
(g) The county treasurer shall establish a county recorder's records
perpetuation fund. The fund consists of all fees collected under this
section for deposit in the fund and amounts transferred to the fund from
the county identification security protection fund under IC 36-2-7.5-11.
Except as provided in section 10.2 of this chapter, the county recorder
may use any money in this fund without appropriation for:
(1) the preservation of records; and
(2) the improvement of record keeping systems and equipment;
within the control of the county recorder. Money from the fund may not
be deposited or transferred into the county general fund and does not
revert to the county general fund at the end of a fiscal year.
(h) The county recorder shall post the fees set forth in subsection (c)
in a prominent place within the county recorder's office where the fee
schedule will be readily accessible to the public.
(i) The county recorder may not charge or collect any fee for:
(1) recording an official bond of a public officer, a deputy, an
appointee, or an employee; or
(2) performing any service under any of the following:
(A) IC 6-1.1-22-2(c).
(B) IC 8-23-7.
(C) IC 8-23-23.
(D) IC 10-17-2-3.
(E) IC 10-17-3-2.
(F) IC 12-14-13.
(G) IC 12-14-16.
(j) The state and its agencies and instrumentalities are required to
pay the recording fees and charges that this section prescribes.
(k) This subsection applies to a county other than a county
containing a consolidated city. The county treasurer shall distribute
money collected by the county recorder under subsection (c)(9) as
follows:
(1) Sixty percent (60%) of the money collected by the county
recorder under subsection (c)(9) shall be distributed to the units
in the county that have established an affordable housing fund
under IC 5-20-5-15.5 for deposit in the fund. The amount to be
distributed to a unit is the amount available for distribution
multiplied by a fraction. The numerator of the fraction is the
population of the unit. The denominator of the fraction is the
population of all units in the county that have established an
affordable housing fund. The population to be used for a county
that establishes an affordable housing fund is the population of
the county outside any city or town that has established an
affordable housing fund.
(2) Forty percent (40%) of the money collected by the county
recorder under subsection (c)(9) shall be distributed to the
treasurer of state for deposit in the affordable housing and
community development fund established under IC 5-20-4-7 for
the purposes of the fund.
Money shall be distributed under this subsection before the sixteenth
day of the month following the month in which the money is collected
from the county recorder.
(l) This subsection applies to a county described in subsection
(c)(10). The county treasurer shall distribute money collected by the
county recorder under subsection (c)(10) as follows:
(1) Sixty percent (60%) of the money collected by the county
recorder under subsection (c)(10) shall be deposited in the
housing trust fund established under IC 36-7-15.1-35.5(e) for the
purposes of the fund.
(2) Forty percent (40%) of the money collected by the county
recorder under subsection (c)(10) shall be distributed to the
treasurer of state for deposit in the affordable housing and
community development fund established under IC 5-20-4-7 for
the purposes of the fund.
Money shall be distributed under this subsection before the sixteenth
day of the month following the month in which the money is collected
from the county recorder.
(m) The county recorder may also include a cross-reference or
multiple cross-references identified in a document for recording under
this section. For cross-references not otherwise required by statute or
county ordinance, the person submitting the document for recording
shall clearly identify on the front page of the instrument the specific
cross-reference or cross-references to be included with the recorded
documents.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 17-3-40-1;
17-3-44-2; 17-3-50-4; 17-3-51-1 part; 17-3-52-3.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by Acts
1981, P.L.269, SEC.2; P.L.342-1983, SEC.1; P.L.290-1985, SEC.8;
P.L.98-1986, SEC.10; P.L.167-1987, SEC.11; P.L.5-1988, SEC.211;
P.L.231-1989, SEC.11; P.L.18-1990, SEC.290; P.L.45-1990, SEC.6;
P.L.190-1991, SEC.6; P.L.2-1992, SEC.887; P.L.58-1993, SEC.19;
P.L.31-1994, SEC.10; P.L.314-1995, SEC.1; P.L.273-1995, SEC.2;
P.L.211-1996, SEC.4; P.L.151-1999, SEC.2; P.L.241-1999, SEC.2;
P.L.2-2002, SEC.107; P.L.2-2003, SEC.101; P.L.73-2004, SEC.47;
P.L.171-2006, SEC.9; P.L.169-2006, SEC.50; P.L.2-2007, SEC.384;
P.L.211-2007, SEC.47; P.L.215-2007, SEC.4; P.L.3-2008, SEC.256;
P.L.45-2010, SEC.2; P.L.13-2013, SEC.151; P.L.125-2014, SEC.1;
P.L.127-2017, SEC.36; P.L.86-2018, SEC.337; P.L.19-2021, SEC.1;
P.L.96-2023, SEC.1; P.L.181-2025, SEC.13.