Brown County
Recorder Mariah Votel
Brown County Recorder's Office
Fees
The fees for recording are determined by the State of Ohio, as outlined in the Ohio Revised Code. These fees consist of two parts: 50% is allocated as the basic recording fee, while the remaining 50% contributes to the Ohio Housing Trust Fund. For detailed information, please refer to Ohio Revised Code Sections 317.32 and 317.36. The recording fees for the majority of documents received and recorded are outlined below.
For full fee schedule from the Ohio Recorder's site, see:
Recordings
Deeds, Mortgages, Leases, Affidavits, Partnerships, Certificates of Transfer, Most Recordable Documents:
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​$39.00 up to and including two pages
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$8.00 per additional page and attachment (ORC 317.32)
​Non-Standard Fee (ORC 317.114)
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Computer font size of at least 10 points
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Letter or Legal size paper
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Black or Blue ink only
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No highlighting
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1” margin on both sides and bottom
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3” top margin on 1st page; 1½” top margin on remaining pages
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$20.00 per document
Plats Drawings:
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$50.40 (18" x 24")
Transfer Fee & Conveyance Tax
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Conveyance/Exemption form required with transfers
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Parcel identification numbers are required all deeds
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Call 937-378-6398 with any questions
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$4.00 per $1,000 purchase price
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​In addition, an auditor’s parcel transfer tax fee of fifty cents ($0.50) per parcel number is payable with transfers
UCC filings
Financing statements relating
to real estate:
$12.00 plus $4.00 for each name indexed
Related UCC filings pertaining
to real estate:
$12.00 plus $4.00 for each name indexed
Correction Statements, Terminations (not related to real estate):
$12.00
Liens
Federal Tax Liens, other Federal Liens:
$5.00
Releases or Partial Releases:
$3.00
Personal Property Tax Liens:
No Fee
Releases:
$4.00
Bureau of Workers Compensation Liens:
No Fee
Certificates of Premium Due, related filings, Releases:
No Fee
Recognizance Liens/Releases:
No Fee
Unemployment Compensation (OBES):
No Fee
Copies
Copies
$2.00 per page
Certified Copy:
$2.00 per page
Plus $1.00 for certifying with seal
Other Documents
Veterans Service Discharge/
one certified copy:
No Fee
Zoning Resolutions:
$50.00
Zoning Amendments:
$20.00
Living Will/
Durable Power of Atty: Health Care:
$40.00
Notice to Medicaid Estate Recovery of Pending Transfer of Property Form: