Scioto County Recorder - Frequently Asked Questions
1. What is your mailing address?
602 - 7th St.
Room 110
Portsmouth, Ohio 45662
2. What is your delivery address?
602 - 7th St.
Room 110
Portsmouth, Ohio 45662
3. Does your county have tract (geographical) indexing?
Yes
4. Does your county require a legal description with releases and assignments?
Yes
5. Does your county require $4.00 for marginal notations on releases and assignments?
Yes
6. What do you charge for copies made by the public?
$2.00 a page
7. What do you charge for copies made by the Recorder's Staff?
$2.00 per page
8. Does your county offer on-line access? If so, is there a cost involved?
No
9. What is your County Auditor's conveyance fee?
As of February 1, 2011, the conveyance fee is $4.00 per thousand of valuation
10. What is your County Auditor's transfer fee?
50 cents per parcel number
11. Does your county require a SASE or postage?
No
12. Does your county have Registered Land (Torrens)?
No
13. Does your county supply blank forms for purchase?
No
14. What is your county's document turn-around time?
a week to 10 days
15. Does your office record Soldiers Discharge Records (DD214)?
Yes
16. What is your policy for handling documents that are over or under in filing fees?
Shortage on filing fees, we return.
Overage of ten dollars or more, we return. Ten dollars or under, we stamp and return the extra money.