Illinois · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Piatt County, IL
Piatt County (population 16,791) records real-property documents through the Piatt 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.
Piatt County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Piatt County Clerk & Recorder
- Mailing address
- Piatt County Clerk & Recorder, 101 W. Washington St., Monticello, IL 61856
- Phone
- 217-762-9487
- Recording hours
- Mon–Fri 8:30–4:30; documents recorded until 4:00
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Piatt County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $93.00 flat per document
- Additional pages
- None; the flat fee covers all pages
- Other fees
- $119.00 non-conforming document; certified copy $50.00; copies $0.50 per page; originals only; no credit cards
- Transfer tax on deeds
- State $0.50 and county $0.25 per $500 of consideration ($1.50 per $1,000 total), paid by stamps at recording with Form PTAX-203
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Piatt County Clerk & Recorder before you mail a check.
What Piatt County requires
- Cover sheet
- PTAX-203 Illinois Real Estate Transfer Declaration required with deeds
Checked against official Piatt County and Illinois sources on October 6, 2026: piatt.gov, tax.illinois.gov. Part of Jurably’s open recording-fee dataset.
Can you e-record in Piatt County?
Piatt 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 Piatt County, Illinois
- Prepare the document so it meets Piatt 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 Piatt 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 Piatt County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Piatt County property are searchable at Piatt 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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