Search Marion County Property Records

This page helps with a Property Search in Marion County, Indiana by explaining where to look for assessment cards, recorded documents, covenants, plats, and copies.

Use the Marion County Assessor's Office for property assessment details and the Marion County Recorder’s Office for recorded real estate documents such as deeds, liens, mortgages, easements, and related land records.

Assessor Property Cards

The Marion County Assessor’s Office provides an online Property Report Card tool for viewing and printing certain public records. The tool can help identify assessed property details and the exact owner name listed for a property.

• 7-digit parcel number
• 18-digit state parcel number
• Owner name, entered in whole or in part
• Property address selected from address suggestions

Start with the search option that matches the information you already have.

• Go to the Assessor Property Cards search.
• Choose parcel number, state parcel number, owner name, or address.
• Enter the search details and review the available property report card.
• Print or save the report if you need a copy for your records.

Check report dates carefully. Different reports may reflect different dates, and property information can change.

Recorded real estate documents

For deeds, liens, mortgages, easements, and other recorded property transaction records, use the Marion County Recorder’s Office online search options. The free Direct Search shows recorded information such as instrument numbers, party names, document types, and recorded dates.

Use Direct Search for Marion County recorded documents when you have party name, date range, document number, or document type information.

• Last name or business name
• First name, including middle name or initial when needed
• Start date and end date
• Document number
• Document type

Party name searches must match the indexed record exactly. The wildcard option is not available in the free Direct Search.

Recorder search options

Marion County offers several paths for recorded real estate records, depending on how much access you need.

For a broader overview of available real estate record search services, review Search Real Estate Records Online. Frequent users can review the Laredo search account information.

Neighborhood covenants and plats

The Neighborhood Plats & Covenants Search is for informational use and searches by subdivision or condominium name. It is intended for covenants, restrictions, and related neighborhood documents.

Use the Neighborhood Covenants Search when you know at least part of the subdivision or condominium name.

• Search by subdivision name, not necessarily the neighborhood association name.
• Contact the Recorder’s Office if the covenants or restrictions you need do not appear.
• Confirm neighborhood rules with the association when covenants affect a property decision.

Copies and older records

The Marion County Recorder’s Office provides recorded document copies. If you have the document number, you can request a copy by phone with a credit card and receive it by email. Certified copies are available only in person or by mail.

Copy fees are shown below.

In general, the Recorder’s Office provides documents one business day after receiving a request. For more details, use Search Recorded Documents and Request Copies.

Documents recorded before March 1964 were digitized and are searchable by assigned instrument number. Older records from 1821 through March 31, 1964 use special instrument number formats and may have limited search features until fully indexed.

Property transfers and deed recording

For property transfers in Marion County, sales disclosures are necessary for most deed transactions. The deed and sales disclosure must be completed and notarized as required before recording.

• Create the sales disclosure form through Properly when filing a sales disclosure in Marion County.
• Take the printed and signed sales disclosure and deed to the County Assessor's Office for stamping.
• Pay the transfer fee and sales disclosure fee at the Assessor's Office.
• Take the stamped deed to the County Recorder's Office for recording.

The transfer fee is $10 per parcel, and the sales disclosure fee is $20 per form. The Assessor's Office accepts cash, checks for the exact amount due, and credit cards, with a small additional credit card fee.

Plan around the office cutoff. Documents cannot be processed after 4 p.m.

Property search contacts

Use the Assessor’s Office for assessed values, property report cards, and deed stamping. Use the Recorder’s Office for recorded documents, copies, covenants, plats, and document recording questions.

• Marion County Assessor's Office, City-County Building, 200 E. Washington Street, W121, Indianapolis, IN 46204
  Phone: (317) 327-4907
  Email: [email protected]
  Hours: 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (M-F)
• Marion County Recorder’s Office, City-County Building, 200 E. Washington Street, Suite T-741, Indianapolis, IN 46204
  Phone: (317) 327-4020
  Email: [email protected]
  Hours: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. (M-F)
• Information Services Agency, City-County Building, 200 E. Washington St., Suite 1922, Indianapolis, IN 46204
  Email: [email protected]
  Hours: 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m. (M-F)