Illinois · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Macon County, IL
Macon County (population 99,300) records real-property documents through the Macon 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.
Macon County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Macon County Recorder
- Mailing address
- 141 S. Main St, Room 201, Decatur, IL 62523
- Phone
- (217) 424-1359
- Checks payable to
- Macon County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Macon County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $72.00 standard document (RHSP-exempt standard: $53.00)
- Additional pages
- No per-page charge; non-standard documents $81.00; plat maps $107.00
- Other fees
- UCC financing statement $40.00 / termination $32.00 (not per-page riders)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Macon County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Macon County requires
- Page formatting
- 8.5x11 white paper, black ink, minimum 12-point font, 1-inch margins; Illinois PTAX-203 transfer declaration required for non-exempt transfers
- Cover sheet
- No formal cover sheet; blank 3.5"x5" space required upper right corner of page 1
Can you e-record in Macon County?
Yes. Macon County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Macon County, Illinois
- Prepare the document so it meets Macon 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, or by mail to Macon County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Macon County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Macon County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Macon County property are searchable at Macon County Supervisor of Assessments / Property Tax Parcel Search. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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