Illinois · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Saline County, IL
Saline County (population 22,772) records real-property documents through the Saline 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.
Saline County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Saline County Clerk & Recorder
- Mailing address
- 10 East Poplar Street, Suite 17, Harrisburg, IL 62946
- Phone
- 618-253-8197
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Saline County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $88.00 flat (standard/letter-size document)
- Additional pages
- included in flat fee (Illinois flat-fee system); non-standard size document $121.00; government/school/utility documents $70.00; additions/subdivisions $154.00
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Saline County Clerk & Recorder before you mail a check.
What Saline County requires
- Submission & return
- Self-addressed postage-paid return envelope requested with mailed recordings
Can you e-record in Saline County?
Saline 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 Saline County, Illinois
- Prepare the document so it meets Saline 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 Saline 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 Saline County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Saline County property are searchable at Saline County Assessor (Chief County Assessment Officer). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
Filing with Jurably in Illinois
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