Welcome to the Clermont County Recorder’s Office. I hope this web site will provide you with a better understanding of the responsibilities, services, and public records maintained in our office. Our public records CountyFusion Search Website will give you access to the records available online. Records unavailable online can be accessed by visiting our office located at 101 East Main Street in Batavia, Ohio. The professional, dedicated staff of the Recorder’s Office will be glad to assist you by phone or during your office visit.
Our goal is to provide the public with accurate records that are easily accessible and made available using the most affordable technology. We continually strive to improve and maintain excellence in record preservation for Clermont County.
Deborah Hall Clepper
Clermont County Recorder
Fee Calculator
Please enter the number of pages you will be recording in the box. A two-sided document is considered two pages. For your fees to be calculated correctly you must answer the question regarding a non-standard document. You may check to see if the document(s) meets the requirements by using this template. If all of the requirements are not met and the correct fees are not submitted, your document(s) will be rejected and returned to you unrecorded. Click here to view or print our Fee Schedule.
These fees are advisories only and are subject to change without notice. Please check with the Recorder’s office for up to date fees. Please make checks payable to the Clermont County Treasurer
| Document Type | Amount |
|---|---|
| BASIC RECORDING FEE Deeds, mortgages, etc. |
$34.00 for the first two sides and $8.00 each additional side, 8 1/2 x 14 inches. Minimum fee is $34.00*.
*Standard Documents which contain marginal references to previously recorded documents will be subject to a $4 marginal fee. (The $4 fee is charged per document being referenced) |
| Non Compliance with ORC 317.114 (Margins and Font Size standards) |
20.00 for each document not in compliance with the standards. |
| Plats | Effective 1/1/2024 – $86.40 for Large Plats (24″ x 36″) and $74.80 (22″ x 34″) for Small Plats. |
| UCC-1, UCC-2 OR UCC-3 No Real Estate |
File with Secretary of State as of 7/1/01. |
| UCC-1, UCC-2 OR UCC-3 With Real Estate |
$12.00 plus $4.00 for each debtor, secured party, record owner or lessee, to be indexed. |
| TERMINATION | $12.00 |
| TERMINATION (Real Estate) | $12.00 plus $4.00 for each debtor, secured party, record owner or lessee, to be indexed. |
| UCC-11 Search | $20.00 per debtor name, and $2.00 per page for copy. |
| Zoning Resolution | $50.00 |
| DD214(Military Discharge) DD215(Correction of Military Discharge) SBR (Soldier’s Burial Records) |
No Fee |
| Bureau Worker’s Comp Lien Bureau Worker’s Comp Release |
No Fee |
| Recognizance/Surety Lien Recognizance/Surety Release |
No Fee |
| Bureau of Employment Service Lien | No Fee |
| Bureau of Employment Service Release | $4.00 |
| Personal Tax Release | $4.00 |
| Federal Tax Lien | $5.00 |
| Federal Tax Release | $3.00 |
| Federal Re-file or Correction | $5.00 |
| PHOTOCOPIES | $2.00 per page |
| Certified Copies | $2.00 per page plus $1.00 for certification |