Records Management

The Recorder's Office records and maintains various documents such as:
  • 28E and Drainage Agreements
  • Affidavits
  • Articles of Incorporation
  • Assignments and Releases
  • Bills of Sale
  • Condemnations
  • Contracts
  • Deeds
  • Easements
  • Federal and State Tax Liens
  • Leases
  • Military Service Records
  • Mortgages
  • Plats and Surveys
  • Section Corner Certificates
  • Trade Names
These documents are generally filed through an attorney's office. They must be formatted properly and be accompanied by the proper fee payment. In addition, the Auditor's fee on transfer of property as well as real estate transfer tax is collected on conveyances of property, a portion of which is retained in the county's general fund.

Related Documents

  1. Declaration of Value Form (PDF)
  2. Document Formatting Standards (PDF)
  3. Groundwater Hazard Statement - Attachment (PDF)
  4. Groundwater Hazard Statement - Instructions (PDF)
  5. Groundwater Hazard Statement (PDF)
  6. Recorder Cover Sheet (PDF)
  7. Trade Name Form (PDF) **

** Please print the Trade Name Form on LEGAL (8.5x14) sized paper