General Recording Information

The County Auditor and deputy auditors are not practicing attorneys, and in their roles as recording officers, are prohibited from providing legal advice. 

The responsibility for properly preparing an instrument, survey, etc for recording is that of the document preparer.  It is not the responsibility of the Auditor or deputy auditors to screen the document to make sure it is properly drafted.  The County Auditor’s responsibility is limited to verifying the following information:

Proper fees are tendered

Instrument contains the document title(s)

Instrument is acknowledged
Names and signatures are included on the instrument
Indexing information is complete

Formatting requirements are met, as required by law

Instrument is legible for reproduction