The County Recorder records any instruments submitted for recording that meets state and local requirements.

COUNTY RECORDER
102 W Market Street, Suite 203
Bluffton, IN 46714

TELEPHONE:
(260) 824-6507

FAX:
(260) 824-1238

EMAIL:
recorder@wellscounty.org

OFFICE HOURS:
8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Monday - Friday


Commonly Recorded
Documents
· Deeds
· Mortgages
· Assignments and Subordinations
· Releases
· Power of Attorneys
· Real Estate Contracts
· Military Discharges (DD214)
· Trustee Elections
· Affidavits
· Federal Tax Liens
· Mechanics Liens
· Sewer Liens
· Articles of Incorporation
· Assumed Business Names
· Bonds
· Surveys
· Annexations
· Plats
· Condominiums
· Miscellaneous Instruments
Dates to Remember
· All Records are on micro-film starting from June 1, 1965.

· All Records started being recorded on computer on November 14, 2001.

· Imaging of all documents recorded began (viewable and printable) on July 1, 2003
Service Library
We have a complete service library with all servicemen who recorded their discharge papers (DD214) from 1919 to the present in alphabetical order. We can access them for the veteran or those doing genealogy in a matter of seconds.
Records Fee Schedule
Deeds
Not exceeding 8.5"x14"
$16.00
Each Additional Page
$2.00
Mortgages / Affidavits / Other
Not exceeding 8.5"x14"
$14.00
Each Additional Page
$2.00
Release / Partial Release / Assignment
Not exceeding 8.5"x14"
$12.00
Each Additional Page
$2.00
Any Document Exceeding 8.5"x14"
First Page
$20.00
Each Additional Page
$5.00
Mechanics Lien
With 1 First Class Mailing
$13.00
Each Additional Page or Mailing
$2.00
Cross Reference of a Recorded Document (ea.)
$1.00
   
Photographic Copies of Recorder's Records (per page)
$1.00
Copies Exceeding 8.5"x14"
$2.00
   
Certified Copies of Documents
$5.00
(plus $1.00 per page for copies)
Uniform Commercial Code
Financing Statement (2 pg or -)
$9.00
Financing Statement (3 pg or +)
$13.00
Amendment (2 pg or -)
$9.00
Amendment (3 pg or +)
$13.00
Search 1 Name
$10.00
Each Additional Name
$5.00

All instruments must meet recording form and legibility statutes.
 


Sandra (Sandy) K. Fair
County Recorder
Biography



Rina E. Stuck-Arnold
Deputy Recorder

Kami D. Paxson
Part-Time Clerical
Biography
Sandy Fair has served Wells County since 1993. She was Deputy Recorder from 1993 through 2000. Fair was elected Recorder taking office January 1, 2001 and has since been re-elected to a second four-year term starting January 1, 2005.

Prior part-time experience in Wells County government came intermittently with assisting in the Treasurer's Office with spring and fall tax collections. Sandy also assisted in the Wells Circuit Court on a special project.

She is a member of the task force for GIS (Geographical Information System) representing the Recorder's Office.

She also currently serves as a director for the Bluffton Street Fair Association.
 
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