Illinois · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Richland County, IL
Richland County (population 15,219) records real-property documents through the Richland 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.
Richland County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Richland County Clerk & Recorder
- Mailing address
- 103 W Main St, Olney, IL 62450
- Phone
- (618) 392-3111
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Richland County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $110.00 standard 8.5x11 document (flat, effective July 1 2023)
- Additional pages
- $1.00/page over 50 pages; $1.00 each for references/legal descriptions over 10 / grantor-grantee names over 20
- Other fees
- Non-standard (8.5x14 or 11x17): $161.00; oversize surveys/plats >11x17: $212.00; certified copies minimum $61.00
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Richland County Clerk & Recorder before you mail a check.
What Richland County requires
- Page formatting
- 8.5x11 standard size; grantor/grantee names, addresses, legal description, notarization, tax-bill recipient and preparer info required
- Cover sheet
- Blank 3"x5" recording space required on front page (preferably upper third); MyDec form + transfer tax declaration required for deeds
Can you e-record in Richland County?
Richland 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 Richland County, Illinois
- Prepare the document so it meets Richland 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 Richland 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 Richland County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Richland County property are searchable at Richland 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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