Owen County Government

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Treasurer

Shelly Townsend
📍 60 S Main St Rm 102B, Spencer, IN 47460
📞 812-829-5011
✉️ Treasurer@owencounty.in.gov

August 31st 1911—Dedication Day, Owen County Courthouse Opening

Responsibilities

The County Treasurer is a constitutional office and is the custodian of all monies belonging to the county. The Treasurer responsibilities include:

  • Billing and collecting property taxes (real estate, personal, mobile home)
  • Collecting taxes involved in bankruptcy
  • Collecting innkeepers tax
  • Issuing tax clearances for mobile home transfer/moving permits
  • Issuing tax clearances for alcohol beverage permits
  • Investing funds
  • Conducting annual real estate tax sale
  • Collecting delinquent property taxes and taxes in judgment
  • Searching for and collecting delinquent taxes of public employees

Mobile Home Transfers and Permits:

Processed Mon–Fri: 8:00am–12:00pm, 1:00pm–3:30pm

https://www.in.gov/bmv/titles/manufacturemobile-homes

Liquor License Permits:

Processed Mon–Fri: 8:00am–12:00pm, 1:00pm–3:30pm

https://forms.in.gov

Tax Sale: TBD, 10:00am at Commissioner Room (2nd Floor Courthouse). Visit: www.sriservices.com

🗓️ 2026 Office Closures

  • New Year’s Day – January 1
  • MLK Jr. Day – January 19
  • Good Friday – April 3
  • Primary – Election Day- May 5
  • Memorial Day – May 25
  • Juneteenth- June 19
  • Independence Day – July 3
  • Labor Day – September 7
  • Columbus Day – October 12
  • Election Day- November 3
  • Veterans Day – November 11
  • Thanksgiving – November 26 & 27
  • Christmas – December 24 & 25

**Important Due Dates:
Spring Installment: May 10, 2026
Fall Installment: November 10, 2026

Payment Methods and Lender Information

Pay Online

To make a Tax Payment online, visit http://www.owencounty-payments.com

Online Payment Service Fees

  • Credit Card: 2.25% ($2.95 Minimum)
  • Debit Card: $3.95 flat
  • E-Check: $0.65 flat
  • Digital Wallets: 2.25% ($2.95 Minimum)
  • Multiple parcels can be paid together

Pay by Mail

We accept personal checks, certified checks, and money orders. Make checks payable to the Treasurer of Owen County. Mail must be postmarked by the due date. Postmark does not mean the date printed by a postage meter that affixes postage to the envelope or package per IC 6-1.1-37.10. Returned, delayed, lost, or misdirected mail may become delinquent. Please ensure the mailing address is complete and accurate, obtain proof of mailing date, and use the correct amount of postage.

Mail property tax bills to:

Owen County Treasurer
PO BOX 600
Spencer, IN 47460

Pay at the Treasurer’s Office

The Owen County Treasurer’s Office is the collection agency for Owen County Tax Revenue. Office hours are 8 a.m. – 12:00p.m. & 1:00p.m. – 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The office is closed to observe legal holidays. We accept checks, cash, cashier’s check, and money orders. Make checks payable to the Treasurer, Owen County. Credit card payments are accepted in the office but can also be made on-line. (See instructions above.)

The Treasurer’s office is on the first floor of the Historic Courthouse in downtown Spencer IN.

  • In-Person Payment Options
  • Credit Card: 2.25% ($2.95 Minimum)
  • Debit Card: $3.95 flat
  • Certified Funds: Cash, Cashier’s Check, Money Order
  • Personal Check

Dropbox

The Owen County Treasurer’s Office has a collection box located at the North doors of the Historic Courthouse for tax payments to be deposited.  Items deposited in the drop box are considered as a timely payments unless it is deposited after midnight on the tax deadline date at which it is considered late.

Pay at a Bank (TBD)

The following Owen County Bank will accept payments of Owen County Tax Statements. You will need to provide your Tax Statement along with your payment. Bank locations outside of the County do not accept payment for County taxes. Banks may close earlier than the Treasurer’s office; please plan accordingly. Banks are not allowed to accept payments after the official deadline.

  • The Peoples State Bank (Spencer Branch Only)
  • 812-829-2228

Lender Payment Information

New lenders wanting to set up payment files, please contact the office for more information.

The Treasurer’s Office has made a special effort to accommodate lenders and banks in such a way that individual taxpayers benefit as well. Please use the following resource:

https://lowtaxinfo.com

We also have public access terminals available on site.

Incomplete Information

For some of the properties you service, our records may not reflect that you are the lender. This means that property lists derived from our data alone may not be complete for your intended purpose. Please compare our data to your own to identify other parcels that you need to research.

Live tax data and payments now available online: Click Here

Treasurer Forms Available Online: N/A

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