Illinois · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Champaign County, IL
Champaign County (population 209,972) records real-property documents through the Champaign County Recorder of Deeds (part of County Clerk's 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.
Champaign County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Champaign County Recorder of Deeds (part of County Clerk's office)
- Mailing address
- Champaign County Clerk/Recorder, Brookens Administrative Center, 1776 E. Washington St., Urbana, IL 61802
- Phone
- (217) 384-3820 (Clerk main line; Assessment Office 217-384-3760)
- Checks payable to
- Champaign County Clerk & Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm
Champaign County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $70.00 standard document (deeds, mortgages, releases) — no additional page charge
- Additional pages
- No per-page charge for standard docs; nonconforming documents $82.00 flat
- Other fees
- Plat recording $108.00 flat; UCC filings $33.00; releases $13.00; federal tax liens/releases $18.00; certified copies $12.00 first 4 pages + $1.00/additional page
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Champaign County Recorder of Deeds (part of County Clerk's office) before you mail a check.
What Champaign County requires
- Page formatting
- Standard IL statutory formatting expected (8.5x11 white paper, margins, 3x5 blank space top-right); E-Record Trusted Submitter Agreement available for direct e-record partners
Can you e-record in Champaign County?
Yes. Champaign 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 Champaign County, Illinois
- Prepare the document so it meets Champaign 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 Champaign County Recorder of Deeds (part of County Clerk's office).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Champaign County Clerk & Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Champaign County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Champaign County property are searchable at Champaign County Assessment Office / Property Tax Inquiry (DevNet Wedge). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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