Indiana Recorders Association

Please see this press release from Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita:

Attorney General Todd Rokita warns Hoosiers of government imposter scams

We have a one-page Press Release that you can use.

Our 2022 conference will be in-person again, and will be held on April 19-22 at the Downtown Indianapolis Hilton. Our theme this year will be Charting Our Course. More details are available here.

VIDEO: New alert for homeowners warns of unnecessary offers.

This clip on Good Morning America is about those “Local Records Office” solicitations that so many of our residents have questions about. They mention an Illinois County Recorder, where it seems records can be had for free, so if you share this (please do!), make sure to note that Indiana Recorders have to charge $1 per page.

(Recorders, please note: Regardless of our personal opinions, we must be careful to refrain from calling these solicitations “scams” or otherwise claiming they are illegal or fraudulent. This has been through the courts in Indiana, and it is currently lawful for them to continue their business, as long as they adhere to agreed-upon requirements and restrictions.)

The links you need to the State Board sessions (Tuesday and Thursday) are in this 2021 – Recorders Call Letter.

Email the webmaster if you need more help.

Coming up soon, folks! We hope to see you there!

Here is the important information on the conference.

Welcome to 2021, and welcome new Recorders! With the decision by the Secretary of State’s office that, as of 1 January, UCC documents should be recorded with the same fees as any other document, our reference materials have been given an appropriate update. You can access these resources here:

Getting Started Guide (2021 revision)

Indiana Recorders Manual (2021 revision)

Indiana Codes Frequently Used by Recorders (2021 revision)

We hope you have found these to be useful and valuable.

Stay safe, stay healthy, and let’s hope for a Happy New Year!

Due to the rapid spreading of the novel coronavirus, our annual Spring Recorders Conference is to be postponed and rescheduled. We are looking at August 18-20. Check back for updates. The Indiana State Board of Accounts has sent the following letter to all Indiana Recorders:

Recorders,

As you are aware the Coronavirus (COVID-19) is starting to have an impact on governmental activities.  Through discussions with the Recorders Association we realized that there is some hesitation on coming to Indianapolis for the Recorders Conference April 14th – 16th.  The State Examiner understands those concerns and has decided to allow the meeting to be postponed to a later date.  The association has been hard at work coordinating with the downtown Hilton and we have rescheduled the Recorders Conference for Tuesday, August 18th through Thursday, August 20th.

Per the association the Hilton has agreed to move the conference at no penalty to the association or individual recorders who may have already booked their room.  If you have already booked your room the reservations will automatically cancel with no charges to your credit card.  Starting April 1st you will be able to call the Hilton to reserve rooms for the rescheduled meeting.

If you have questions do not hesitate to contact us at counties@sboa.in.gov

Fellow Recorders,

The agenda for our 2020 annual conference is complete. We know many of you have been asking about it for your Auditors. Wait no more!

2020 IRA Conference Agenda

Attention Recorders! We are having a “lanyard drive” this year at our conference. If you would like to gather up all the old lanyards and plastic badge holders from past conferences, we will have a box at registration to collect them for re-use. (I found nine of the things in my desks! -Eric) This is an opportunity for us to reduce our “junk” and for the Association to save some money by recycling. Thank you very much!

We are happy to report that the Getting Started Guide for Indiana Recorders has been updated and published. Our deep thanks to the Education Committee for getting this accomplished! We will begin working on a 2020 revision of the Indiana Recorders Manual very soon, with a targeted release date of July 31.