Author: Eric Schmitz

Dear fellow Recorders, I am delighted to announce the release of the newly revised and updated version of the Indiana Recording Manual and Desktop Reference! This has been a team effort that involved the entire Legislative and Education Committees of the Indiana Recorders Association. My deepest thanks to all members of these committees, and to the Read More …

This is Sawyer Draper, grandson of Wabash County Recorder Lori Draper. Sawyer was diagnosed last week with Type B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (B-ALL). Sawyer is your typical sweet and very energetic 2 year old who loves playing with his older brother Nolan. A few weeks ago he came down with some flu like symptoms. After multiple Read More …

I have uploaded a revision of the Indiana Recorders’ Getting Started Guide, which has the new schedule of recording fees and an updated list of frequently used Indiana Codes. With the work that has been done on the new Recording Manual (due to be released very soon), the revision to the Guide slipped through the cracks.

From the Association of Indiana Counties: Join the AIC this spring as it hosts legislative meetings in Indiana’s six districts. The format this year begins with a hospitality reception followed by each district’s essay winner presentation and dinner. The evening will close out with district officer elections and a legislative update provided by AIC staff. Read More …

Template forms for the Bulk User Ordinance, Bulk User Agreement, and Watermark Ordinances are available here.

Here is the 2018 AIC Legislative Conference agenda for the Recorders affiliate meeting. Those who will be attending are encouraged to print this out and bring it with you.

Hey Recorders! Our 2018 Conference is coming up – 17-19 April 2018. We hope to see everyone there! Tuesday 4/17 1:00 – 4:30 pm Wednesday 4/18 8:30 am – 4:30 pm Thursday 4/19 8:30 am – 3:15 pm We’ll have an official “Call to Conference” posted soon. For now, here are the agenda and the Read More …

I received this communication from our Association President, Stuart Dowden: In discussions between our executive committee and State Board of Accounts (SBOA), it has been determined that SBOA does not need to use as much time at our annual conferences as they have in the past. They only need a short period of time on Read More …

Here, at long last, is the post-SEA-505 updated list of Indiana Codes Recorders Use Most. This PDF document is sorted by code and by subject, and includes direct links to the Codes.

Hey, fellow Recorders! Hope to see you next week at the AIC Conference! Here’s our agenda for our affiliate session on Tuesday morning, September 26: 8:00-8:30 Breakfast 8:30-8:40 Pledge of Allegiance and Welcome (Stuart Dowden) 8:40-9:00 Education Updates (Eric Schmitz) Discuss Recorders Manual updates Website FAQ Presentation of Pins (for completion of 40 credits) Questions Read More …