Illinois · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Carroll County, IL
Carroll County (population 15,419) records real-property documents through the Carroll County Clerk & Recorder (combined office). Below is what it costs and how to submit. Filing a memorandum of contract? We record it with the county for $199, notary included — no trip to the courthouse.
Carroll County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Carroll County Clerk & Recorder (combined office)
- Mailing address
- Carroll County Clerk & Recorder, Carroll County Courthouse, 301 N. Main Street, P.O. Box 152, Mt. Carroll, IL 61053
- Phone
- (815) 244-0223
- Website
- carrollcountyil.gov/county_departments/a_through_g/clerk___recorder/county_recorder_fee_schedule.php
- Checks payable to
- Carroll County Clerk & Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm
Carroll County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $75.00 flat fee for standard documents
- Additional pages
- Included in flat fee (standard docs); RHSP-exempt documents $56.00; nonconforming documents $100.00
- Other fees
- Federal tax liens $8.00 (+$1.00/additional name); UCC financing statements $41.00 (terminations $3.00); plats (2 mylars + 3 copies) $98.00; $18.00 RHSP surcharge applies to most recordable documents per PA 102-1135
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Carroll County Clerk & Recorder (combined office) before you mail a check.
What Carroll County requires
- Page formatting
- Individual 8.5x11 sheets, not permanently bound, legible black ink (hand/type/computer), white paper 20lb+, half-inch margins, 3x5 inch blank space top-right corner, no stapled attachments
Can you e-record in Carroll County?
Yes. Carroll County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Carroll County, Illinois
- Prepare the document so it meets Carroll County's formatting rules (above): legal description, grantee address, signature block, and the blank space the recorder reserves for its stamp.
- Notarize it if the instrument requires acknowledgment. Most deeds and affidavits do.
- Submit electronically through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm, or by mail to Carroll County Clerk & Recorder (combined office).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Carroll County Clerk & Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Carroll County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Carroll County property are searchable at Carroll County Supervisor of Assessments / IllinoisAssessors.com portal. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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