Illinois · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Lee County, IL
Lee County (population 32,914) records real-property documents through the Lee County Clerk & 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.
Lee County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Lee County Clerk & Recorder
- Mailing address
- Lee County Clerk & Recorder, P.O. Box 329, Dixon, IL 61021-0329
- Phone
- 815-288-3309
- Recording hours
- Mon–Fri 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.; e-recordings accepted 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
- Electronic recording
- Available via CSC, ePN, Simplifile, Hopdox
Lee County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $88.00 per standard document ($69.00 if RHSP-exempt)
- Additional pages
- None; flat fee per document
- Other fees
- Non-conforming document, or 6+ PINs or document numbers, $97.00; cash or check only
- Transfer tax on deeds
- State tax $0.50 and county tax $0.25 per $500 of value ($1.50 per $1,000 total), paid at recording; a MyDec / PTAX-203 transfer declaration is required
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Lee County Clerk & Recorder before you mail a check.
What Lee County requires
- Page formatting
- 8.5 x 11 in. sheets, not bound; black ink; white paper of at least 20 lb; 0.5-inch margins on all sides; 3 x 5 in. blank space in the upper right corner of page 1; nothing stapled or affixed to any page
- Cover sheet
- No cover sheet; a Plat Act affidavit or exemption is required with all deeds (except Woodhaven Lakes subdivision deeds)
- Submission & return
- By mail; a self-addressed stamped envelope is required for each document
Checked against official Lee County and Illinois sources on October 6, 2026: leecountyil.com, ilga.gov. Part of Jurably’s open recording-fee dataset.
Can you e-record in Lee County?
Yes. Lee County accepts electronic recording through CSC, ePN, Simplifile, Hopdox, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Lee County, Illinois
- Prepare the document so it meets Lee 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 CSC, ePN, Simplifile, Hopdox, or by mail to Lee County Clerk & Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Lee County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Lee County property are searchable at Lee County Assessor Property Search (PAMS). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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