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Recorder

About the Officeamy

Our office is open Monday-Friday 8-4 and is located in Room 122 of the Monroe County Courthouse at 100 W. Kirkwood Avenue.

Our office will be closed Dec. 24, 25 and 31.

To allow staff time to balance accounts at the end of the day, all documents submitted for recording must be received prior to 3:30 p.m. Documents received after 3:30 p.m. will be recorded on the next business day.

 SCHEDULE OF FEES/RECORDINGREQUIREMENTS

 Our schedule of fees (with all recording requirements) can be found HERE.

Most documents must be notarized before recording.  No notary services are available in the courthouse.                 Monroe County Recorder Amy Swain

PLEASE NOTE:  Recorder's fees and Auditor's fees need to be paid separately   (i.e. on two separate checks). 

Credit Card Payment Notice:  We are able to accept credit card payments. 

SUBMITTING DOCUMENTS 

- U.S. mail to our P.O. Box (preferred address)   

   Monroe County Recorder                                                                              P.O. Box 1634                                                                                                        Bloomington, Indiana 47402-1634

In-person, over-the-counter recording    

- Electronic recording for businesses:

- Documents can be submitted via                          CSC/iRecord, ePN, Indecomm and Simplifile.        

BUSINESSES:  If your office has any concerns, please        feel free to contact us.

 ACCESSING DOCUMENTS

- access most documents at doxpop.com

- email requests to recorder@co.monroe.in.us

- call us

- come into the office

Documents Processed by Indiana County Recorders

Deeds

Mortgages

Assignments

Releases

Powers of Attorney

Real Estate Contracts

Annexations

Trustee Elections

Affidavits

Surveys

Federal Tax Liens

Mechanics Liens

Delinquent Sewer Liens

Military Discharges (DD214) - no charge to veterans or their immediate family

Cemetery Deeds

Elected/Appointed Officials' Bonds

Subdivision Plats

Horizontal Condominium Plats

Firms Doing Business Under Assumed Names

Miscellaneous Documents

Other Office Responsibilities Include:

File Uniform Commercial Code instruments

Supply copies of any recorded instrument and certifies to, upon request, those recorded

What does the Recorder do?

In 1816, the Office of County Recorder was the first local office created by the State of Indiana constitution.  It is the primary duty of County Recorders to record instruments submitted for recording and maintain those records for perpetuity.

A County Recorder processes and stores a range of documents, most related to real estate, that are submitted for recording.  See the list below.

PLEASE NOTE:  Documents must meet all necessary conditions.  For more, please visit our "Fee Schedule" and “Recording Requirements” pages.

Visit the GIS Website

A variety of property information can be found on the new Monroe County's Geographic Information System (GIS) site called BeaconIt's free to use.

PLEASE NOTE:  GIS is merely a tool.  For legal purposes, the recorded deed has precedence.  A copy of a deed is available in the Recorder's Office for $1 per page/image.

Racially Restrictive Covenants Mapping Project

Beginning at the end of 2021, the Monroe County Recorder's Office began the process of identifying properties that had racial restrictions stated within their deeds historically, or within the subdivision/addition plat map.  Our goal is to educate and inform the public of the existence of these documents.  To learn more, visit the project page HERE.

PLEASE NOTE:  Covenants with restrictions concerning a person's race, such as barring ownership or residence by race, were declared illegal in 1968 with the passage of the federal Fair Housing Act.  See Indiana HB 1314 from 2021 HERE.

Access Records Online

aoxpop

Online document viewing from January 1991 to the present.  Residents get six free searches per month, and businesses pay a subscription fee based on usage. Directions for use of the DoxPop service can be found in the comprehensive help section on their website. 

If you require a document older than January 1991 that is not yet available in DoxPop, please contact our office and let us know what you need. Requests made before 2 p.m. should be available in DoxPop by the following morning.

PROPERTY WATCH

        fraud alert system           

 (free to Monroe County residents)

 The service allows you to receive alerts whenever your name or property information is entered on a newly recorded document. This service is provided to the residents of Monroe County at no charge.  Go HERE.

Contact Us

Monroe County Recorder Office
100 W Kirkwood Ave
Bloomington, IN 47404
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  • Phone: (812) 349-2520
  • Staff Directory
  • M-F 8-4 (Eastern Std Time) Room 122

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