Recording a Deed or Document in Owen County, IN

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

1. Prepare the document so it meets Owen County formatting rules (legal description, grantee address, signature block, and the blank margin the recorder reserves for its stamp).
2. Notarize it if the instrument requires acknowledgment — most deeds and affidavits do.
3. Submit electronically through Simplifile, or by mail to Owen County Recorder at Owen County Recorder, Room 201, 60 S. Main St., Spencer, IN 47460.
4. Pay the recording fee ($25 deeds/most instruments (incl. 1 oversize page); $55 mortgages — statewide IN schedule IC 36-2-7-10 first / $5.00 per additional page exceeding 8.5"x14" add'l (+Mechanic's Lien $25 incl. 1 mailout, $2 each addl mailout; copies $1/page (11x17 or smaller), $5/page larger; certification $5)).
5. Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.

How Jurably helps in Owen 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 Owen County property, we file a memorandum of contract to secure your equitable interest so the seller can’t sell out from under you. Need it notarized first? We handle online notarization or send a mobile notary to your signer. Then we record it — electronically through the county’s approved network — and return the recorded instrument. It’s a self-help filing service, not legal advice.