Illinois · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Clark County, IL
Clark County (population 15,114) records real-property documents through the Clark 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.
Clark County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Clark County Clerk & Recorder (combined office)
- Mailing address
- Clark County Clerk & Recorder, 501 Archer Ave., Marshall, IL 62441
- Phone
- (217) 826-8311
- Website
- clarkcountyil.org/clerk-fees
- Checks payable to
- Clark County Clerk & Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Clark County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- Land Records $83.00 each
- Additional pages
- Non-Land Records $65.00 each; Nonstandard Documents $106.00 each; documents filed by State of Illinois $11.00 each
- Other fees
- $3.00 restoration fee; $19.00 rental housing support surcharge; $21.00 GIS fee added to recordable instruments
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Clark County Clerk & Recorder (combined office) before you mail a check.
What Clark County requires
- Page formatting
- Letter-size (8.5x11) paper only, not permanently bound, legible black ink, white paper 20lb minimum, half-inch margins on all sides, 3x5 inch blank space top-right corner of first page, no stapled/affixed attachments
Can you e-record in Clark County?
Clark County records documents submitted by mail or in person. Jurably notarizes your document, mails it by certified mail, and tracks it to a recorded instrument number.
How to record a document in Clark County, Illinois
- Prepare the document so it meets Clark 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 by mail to Clark County Clerk & Recorder (combined office).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Clark County Clerk & Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Clark County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Clark County property are searchable at Clark County Supervisor of Assessments / 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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