Adams County Recorder Information

Land records in Adams County are recorded by the County Recorder. The office is held by Tom Krueckeberg.

Recorded documents from 1990 to present can be searched online and on public access computers in the office, by name, document number, plat name, lot, section-township-range, index, and type. The office cannot look up records by parcel number or street address. Staff will not search records. Military discharges are not available to the general public.

Checked September 2026 against official publications. Sources: Recorder · Staff Directory • Recorder's Office · Indiana Code § 36-2-7-10 (2024), Justia

These government fees are separate from any Deeds.com service fees. Confirm current charges with the recorder's office.

Other charges

Fee schedule effective January 1, 2021.

StatewideWhere the county recorder has elected to attest to the release, partial release, or assignment of any mortgage, judgment, lien, or oil and gas lease on a multiple transaction document, each transaction after the first is $7 plus the $25 fee. Release of political subdivision liens on property sold or transferred under IC 6-1.1-24-6.1 or IC 36-1-11: $25 per parcel. Copies of pages larger than 11 x 17 inches: $5 per page. Counties may add an affordable housing fee of $10 per document by ordinance (IC 36-2-7-10(c)(9)); Marion County fees are set under IC 36-2-7-10.5 and 10.7. No fee is charged to record official bonds of public officers.

Mechanic's lien: $25.00, includes one mail out; each additional mail out $2.00. Adams County does not accept multiple transaction documents (a/k/a blanket documents). UCC (2 pages or less): $6.00; UCC (3 pages or more): $10.00; UCC continuation, amendment, or assignment: $6.00 for 2 pages or less, $10.00 for 3 pages or more. UCC information request: $7.00 per debtor name; $5.00 for each additional name.

Paying the office

Personal checks are accepted. All checks for sales disclosure fees and transfer fees must be payable to Adams County Treasurer.

Transfer tax

No transfer tax. None is collected when a document is recorded. (statewide)

Checked September 2026 against official publications. Sources: Recorder · Indiana County Recorder's Fee Schedule (PDF) · Fee Schedule | Adams County, IN · Accepted Forms of Payment | Adams County, IN · Indiana Code § 36-2-7-10 (2024), Justia · Selling a Home in Indiana (2026 Guide), Ridley

Confirm current requirements with the recorder's office before submitting documents.

StatewideFirst and last pages: at least 2 inches on the top and bottom and 1/2 inch on each side. Each additional page: at least 1/2 inch on the top, bottom, and each side.

StatewideDocuments may not contain an individual's Social Security number unless required by law, and must carry the statement: "I affirm, under the penalties for perjury, that I have taken reasonable care to redact each Social Security number in this document, unless required by law (name)." at the conclusion of the instrument, immediately preceding or following the prepared-by statement. Instruments must bear an acknowledgment or a proof. Conveyances must state the tax statement mailing address and the grantee's mailing address at the end of the conveyance, immediately preceding or following the statements required by IC 36-2-11-15. The formatting standards of IC 36-2-11-16.5 do not apply to court judgments, orders, or writs; wills or death certificates; plats; or surveys.

Documents transferring property must be endorsed by the Assessor and Auditor before recording. Names of company and title of officer must appear at the signature. For documents signed under a power of attorney, the instrument number of the power of attorney must be provided at the signature (I.C. 30-5-3-3).

Forms filed along with a transfer

• Sales Disclosure Form (State Form 46021) Statewide Department of Local Government Finance
  Whenever a conveyance document (a transfer of a real property interest for valuable consideration) is filed; filed with the county auditor after the county assessor stamps it; $10 filing fee for conditions subject to the fee

Submitting documents

All types of documents may be eRecorded except large plats and surveys. Documents transferring property must still be submitted to the Adams County Assessor and Auditor for endorsement before recording.

Checked September 2026 against official publications. Sources: Recorder · Sales Disclosure Form Instructions, State of Indiana · Most Common Rejections of Documents | Adams County, IN · Indiana Code § 36-2-11-16.5, FindLaw · Indiana Code § 36-2-11-15 (2025), Justia · Indiana Code § 32-21-2-3 (2024), Justia