Mifflin County Recorder Information

Land records in Mifflin County are recorded by the Recorder of Deeds. The office is held by Ellen Amspacker.

Online index (Infocon, fee-based subscription) for Recorder of Deeds begins with 1993. Recorded documents date from 1789 to the present. Military discharge records are not open to the public.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: Realty Transfer Tax - PA Department of Revenue · Recorder of Deeds - Mifflin County · Register, Recorder & Clerk of the Orphans' Court

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

Other charges

Fee schedule effective December 4, 2025.

StatewideEach county sets its own recording fees, and the totals counties publish include the state charges collected with every deed, mortgage and similar filing: a $20.00 judicial computer system and access to justice fee and a temporary $21.25 surcharge that runs until December 31, 2027 (204 Pa. Code 29.351). Counties also add their own records improvement, affordable housing and demolition fees.

Fees marked ** include the JCS fee. A re-recorded document is charged the current fee for recording the original. Overpayments are not refunded. The office does not perform searches. Realty transfer tax statement or affidavit of value filed in duplicate: $1.00.

Paying the office

Separate checks are required for state tax, local tax, and recording fees; recording fees can be on one check. Online payments are available through the county's Recorder of Deeds Online Payments link.

Transfer tax

Realty Transfer Tax. 1 percent on the value of real estate (including contracted-for improvements to property) transferred by deed, instrument, long-term lease or other writing. The tax is collected when the document is recorded. (statewide, 72 P.S. § 8101-C et seq.)

StatewideCounty Recorders of Deeds collect the state realty transfer tax, often together with an additional local realty transfer tax levied by municipalities and school districts (Tax Reform Code of 1971, Article XI-D, 72 P.S. § 8101-D et seq.). The Department of Revenue describes the rate as one percent for the state and usually one percent for the local portion; local rates vary by place.

Checked October 2026 against the sources below. Some of them are not official publications, so confirm with the recorder's office. Sources: Realty Transfer Tax - PA Department of Revenue · Mifflin County Recorder of Deeds Fee Schedule · Recorder of Deeds - Pennsylvania Department of Revenue (Answer Center)

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

StatewideRecorders refuse a mortgage, assignment, or agreement given to secure payment of money unless a certificate signed by the mortgagee, assignee, or person entitled to interest, or an authorized attorney or agent, setting forth that person's precise residence is attached and recorded with it (21 P.S. § 625).

All deeds, mortgages, and assignments of mortgage must have a Certificate of Residence completed and signed; failure to comply is reason for rejection.

Forms filed along with a transfer

• Realty Transfer Tax Statement of Value (REV-183) Statewide Pennsylvania Department of Revenue, Bureau of Individual Taxes
  Filed in duplicate with the Recorder of Deeds when (1) the full value/consideration is not set forth in the deed, (2) the deed is without consideration or by gift, or (3) a tax exemption is claimed

Submitting documents

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: 1979-1980 Regular Session HB 946 PN 3432 Bill Text · REV-183 Realty Transfer Tax Statement of Value and Instructions · Recorder of Deeds - Mifflin County · Mifflin County Recorder of Deeds Fee Schedule · Pennsylvania Statutes Title 21 P.S. Deeds and Mortgages § 625