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Effective July 1, 2025 Recordings received after 3:30 will be processed the following day.
County Clerk & Recorder Fee Schedule
(EFFECTIVE AS OF MARCH 11, 2025)
**PERMANENT INDEX NUMBERS FOR ALL REAL ESTATE DOCUMENTS ARE REQUIRED**
Fee Schedule
- Classified Documents
- Deeds
- Leases, lease amendments, or similar transfer of interest documents
- Mortgages
- Easements
- Nonstandard documents (Any recordable document that does not meet one of the below criteria)
– The document shall consist of one or more individual sheets measuring 8.5 inches by 11 inches, not permanently bound and not a continuous form. Graphic displays accompanying a document to be recorded that measures up to 11 inches by 17 inches shall be recorded without charging an additional fee.
– The document shall be legibly printed in black ink, by hand, type, or computer. Signatures and dates may be in contrasting colors as long as they will reproduce clearly.
– The document shall be on white paper of not less than 20-pound weight and shall have a clean margin of at least one-half inch on the top, the bottom, and each side. Margins may be used only for non-essential notations which will not affect the validity of the document, including but not limited to form numbers, and customer notations.
– The first page of the document shall contain a blank space, measuring at least 3 inches by 5 inches, from the upper right corner.
– The document shall not have any attachment stapled or otherwise affixed to any page.
– The document makes specific reference to 5 or fewer tax parcels, unit, property identification number, or document numbers.
- Miscellaneous
– A document that creates a division of a then active existing tax parcel identification number
– A document that does not meet the above classifications and is not otherwise exempt.
- Maps or plats of additions, subdivisions, or otherwise
- Other (fee imposed as provided by applicable law or ordinance
– A document recorded pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC).
- State tax lien or federal tax lien
- A document recorded by a unit of local government, State agency or public utility.
| Document Classifications | 55 ILCS 5/3-5018.2 |
| Deeds | $78.00 |
| Leases | $78.00 |
| Mortgages | $78.00 |
| Nonstandard Documents | $90.00 |
| Miscellaneous | $78.00 |
| Maps or plats of additions, subdivisions, or otherwise | See Below |
| Other | See Below |
| Plats (Plat size up to 30 x 36) | 55 I LCS 5/3-5018.2 |
| Plat Fee | $100.00 |
| UCC Documents | 810 ILCS 5/9-525 & 810 ILCS 5/9-404.5 |
| Filing (Secretary of State Form) | |
| Termination (Secretary of State Form) | |
| Non-Conforming | |
The Fee breakdown IS as follows: Standard Recording Fee $28.00, County Clerk Automation Fee $8.00, Document Storage Fee $3.00, Geographical Information System Charge (GIS) $19.00, Rental Housing Support Program (RHSP) $18.00, RHSP County .50 cents, RHSP Recorder .50 cents
| Military Discharge | 55 ILCS 5/3-5015 |
| Recording | No Charge |
| Certified Copies | No Charge |
| Federal Government Agencies | 55 ILCS 5/3-5018 & 770 ILCS 110/5 |
| Liens | $60.00 |
| Release of Liens | $60.00 |
| Illinois Dept. of Revenue & Internal Revenue Service | 55 ILCS 5/3-5018.2 |
| Tax Liens | $60.00 |
| Release of Tax Liens | $60.00 |
| Local Government, State Agencies, School Districts & Public Utilities | 55 ILCS 5/3-5048 |
| Liens | $60.00 |
| Release of Liens | $60.00 |
| Non-Lien Related Documents | $60.00 |
| Document Copy | |
| Per Page | $1.00 |
| Certification (Plus $1.00 per page for Document) | $5.00 |
| Plat Copy | |
| Per page not per plat | $1.00 |
| Emailed Copy | |
| Email Charge | $2.50 |
| Copy Charge (per page) | $1.00 |
| Faxed Copy | |
| Fax Charge | $2.50 |
| Copy Charge (per page) | $1.00 |
PAY TYPES: CHECK, CASHIER’S CHECK, MONEY ORDER OR CASH
RETURNED CHECK FEE $25.00