Some documents found on this website are not necessarily a true copy of the original. Sensitive personal information has been masked in an effort to protect the residents of Allen County. A copy of the true original document can only be viewed or obtained by visiting the Allen County Recorder’s Office.
FURTHERMORE, IN AN EFFORT TO PROTECT ALLEN COUNTY RESIDENTS, MILITARY DISCHARGES AND DOCUMENTS WHICH CONTAIN PERSONAL INFORMATION AS DESCRIBED IN R.C. 149.43, AND/OR HAVE BEEN REQUESTED TO BE REDACTED FROM THE INTERNET, ARE NOT DISPLAYED ON THIS WEBSITE. THESE DOCUMENTS MAY ONLY BE VIEWED AND COPIES OBTAINED BY VISITING OUR OFFICE.
This Internet website can be a time saver, a tool and a great source for Allen County information but is it NOT the "OFFICIAL RECORDS" of the Allen County Recorder. The "OFFICIAL RECORDS" can only be found at the Allen County Recorder's Office, 301 N. Main St., Room 204, Lima, OH.
WARNING
DOCUMENTS RECORDED IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE GENERALLY ARE CONSIDERED TO BE PUBLIC RECORDS. OTHER PERSONS HAVE ACCESS TO THE INFORMATION IN RECORDED DOCUMENTS.
R.C. 317.42(A)
ATTENTION
UNDER OHIO LAW, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH 1196 OP. ATT’Y GEN. NO. 96-019, THE COUNTY RECORDER SHALL ACCEPT FOR RECORDING ONLY DOCUMENTS THAT ARE AUTHORIZED BY THE OHIO REVISED CODE TO BE RECORDED. NO OTHER DOCUMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED. See, e.g. R.C. Chapter 317; R.C. 1311.06; R.C. 5301.252
Pursuant to R.C. 5301.252(e), “any person who knowingly makes any false statement in (an affidavit on facts relating to title) is guilty of perjury under
R.C. 2917.25.”
Pursuant to R.C. 2913.43(A), “no person, by deception, shall cause another to execute any writing which disposes of or encumbers property, or by which a pecuniary obligation is incurred.”