Illinois · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Kendall County, IL
Kendall County (population 145,470) records real-property documents through the Kendall County Recorder. 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.
Kendall County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Kendall County Recorder
- Mailing address
- Kendall County Recorder, 502 S Main St, Yorkville, IL 60560
- Phone
- 630-553-4112
- Recording hours
- Mon–Fri 8:00–4:30; documents recorded until 4:00 pm, plats until 3:00 pm
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Kendall County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $76.00 flat per deed (standard document)
- Additional pages
- None (flat fee); $1.00 per parcel number after the first 5
- Other fees
- Non-standard document $88.00; certified copy $27.00 for first 4 pages, $1.00 each additional; copies $0.50 per page
- Transfer tax on deeds
- State tax $0.50 per $500 of value, paid by buying revenue stamps from the County Recorder at recording; PTAX-203 declaration filed through MyDec
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Kendall County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Kendall County requires
- Page formatting
- 8.5 x 11 paper; black or blue ink; 10-point type minimum; blank space in the upper right corner of page one for the recording stamp; no tape, stickers, labels or shaded areas. Non-conforming documents cost $12.00 more.
- Cover sheet
- No cover sheet. Deeds need a PTAX-203 transfer declaration (filed through MyDec) and, where applicable, a Plat Act Affidavit.
- Submission & return
- Mailed back in the self-addressed stamped envelope you include (required)
Checked against official Kendall County and Illinois sources on October 6, 2026: kendallcountyil.gov, ilga.gov. Part of Jurably’s open recording-fee dataset.
Can you e-record in Kendall County?
Kendall 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 Kendall County, Illinois
- Prepare the document so it meets Kendall 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 Kendall County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Kendall County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Kendall County property are searchable at Kendall County Assessments Office / Kendall County Property Search (esearch.kendallad.org). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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