Illinois · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Moultrie County, IL
Moultrie County (population 14,371) records real-property documents through the Moultrie 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.
Moultrie County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Moultrie County Clerk & Recorder
- Mailing address
- Moultrie County Clerk & Recorder, 10 South Main Street, Suite 6, Sullivan, IL 61951
- Phone
- (217) 728-4389
- Electronic recording
- Available via CSC
Moultrie County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $76.00 per document (deeds, mortgages, releases; increased from $67.00 effective 7/1/2023 per HB 3878)
- Additional pages
- Flat per-document fee; Non-Standard documents $94.00
- Other fees
- Assignment of Mortgages $76.00; Oil/Gas/Mineral Assignments $76.00; Plats of Subdivisions (max 30x36) $109.00; Certified copies $18.00
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Moultrie County Clerk & Recorder before you mail a check.
What Moultrie County requires
- Page formatting
- Not separately published; statewide IL standard (55 ILCS 5/3-5018) applies: 8.5x11 white paper, black ink, min. 10pt type, 3x5in blank space top-right, 0.5in margins elsewhere
- Hours & turnaround
- Documents recorded in order received; same-day recording if submitted by cutoff (physical documents by 4:00 PM, e-recordings by 3:30 PM); after cutoff processed next business day
Can you e-record in Moultrie County?
Yes. Moultrie County accepts electronic recording through CSC, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Moultrie County, Illinois
- Prepare the document so it meets Moultrie 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, or by mail to Moultrie 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 Moultrie County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Moultrie County property are searchable at Moultrie County Supervisor of Assessments. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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