Although new Ohio Revised Code Section 317.114 governing document recording requirements in the state of Ohio does not apply to documents executed before July 1, 2009 (with some exceptions), DocMagic's Compliance Department has already implemented the required changes to Ohio recordable instruments and documents, namely updating the top and bottom margins of mortgages, assignments, riders, loan modification agreements and other instruments or documents that are required to be recorded with a county recorder in Ohio.

Section 317.114, as amended by Ohio HB 525, requires:

• A margin of one-inch width across the bottom of each page of the instrument or document;
• A three-inch margin of blank space across the top of the first page of each instrument or document to accommodate any certification or indorsement of the county engineer, county auditor, or county recorder, as may be required by law, with the right half of that margin being reserved for the indorsement of the county recorder required by section 317.12 of the Revised Code; and
• A one and one-half-inch margin across the top of each of the remaining pages of the instrument or document.

With limited exceptions, an instrument or document presented for recording to a county recorder must conform to the above as well as to other document recording requirements specified in HB 525, or else a $20 surcharge will be assessed.

If you have any questions concerning Ohio's document recording requirements, please contact DocMagic's Compliance Department.

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