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Recording a Deed or Document in Edgar County, IL
Edgar County (population 16,323) records real-property documents through the Edgar County Clerk & Recorder (County Clerk serves as ex-officio Recorder of Deeds). 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.
Edgar County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Edgar County Clerk & Recorder (County Clerk serves as ex-officio Recorder of Deeds)
- Mailing address
- Edgar County Clerk & Recorder, 115 W. Court St., Room J, Paris, IL 61944
- Phone
- 217-466-7433
- Checks payable to
- Edgar County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Edgar County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- Standard Forms $78.00; RHSP-exempt documents $59.00
- Additional pages
- Nonstandard Forms $87.00 (no separate per-page rate published)
- Other fees
- New subdivision plats $113 (original plus 3 blueprints required)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Edgar County Clerk & Recorder (County Clerk serves as ex-officio Recorder of Deeds) before you mail a check.
What Edgar County requires
- Page formatting
- Legible printing/typing, black ink, minimum 12-point font, 0.5" margins on all sides free of markings; signatures/dates may be contrasting color if reproducible
- Cover sheet
- Blank 3"x5" space required in upper right corner of first page (failure to include incurs additional fee, does not invalidate deed)
- Submission & return
- Include SASE for mailed submissions
Can you e-record in Edgar County?
Edgar 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 Edgar County, Illinois
- Prepare the document so it meets Edgar 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 Edgar County Clerk & Recorder (County Clerk serves as ex-officio Recorder of Deeds).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Edgar County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Edgar County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Edgar County property are searchable at Edgar County Supervisor of Assessments (Chief County Assessment Officer) — Public Access property search. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
Filing with Jurably in Illinois
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