Illinois · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Tazewell County, IL
Tazewell County (population 130,049) records real-property documents through the Tazewell 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.
Tazewell County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Tazewell County Clerk & Recorder
- Mailing address
- Tazewell County Recorder, McKenzie Building, 11 S. 4th Street, Suite 124, Pekin, IL 61554
- Phone
- 309-477-2210
- Recording hours
- Mon–Fri 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.; documents recorded 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, Indecomm, Hopdox
Tazewell County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $88.00 flat per deed
- Additional pages
- None; flat fee per document
- Other fees
- Non-standard document (more than 5 PINs) $115.00; RHSP-exempt documents $69.00; plats/surveys $100.00
- Transfer tax on deeds
- State tax $0.50 and county tax $0.25 per $500 of value ($1.50 per $1,000 total), paid at recording; a MyDec / PTAX-203 transfer declaration is required
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Tazewell County Clerk & Recorder before you mail a check.
What Tazewell County requires
- Page formatting
- 8.5 x 11 in. sheets, not bound; black ink, at least 10-point type; white paper of at least 20 lb; 0.5-inch margins on all sides; 3 x 5 in. blank space in the upper right corner of page 1; nothing stapled or affixed to any page
- Cover sheet
- No cover sheet; an Illinois Plat Act affidavit is required with deeds
- Submission & return
- Returned to the submitter the next business day after recording
- Turnaround
- Next business day
Checked against official Tazewell County and Illinois sources on October 6, 2026: tazewell-il.gov, ilga.gov. Part of Jurably’s open recording-fee dataset.
Can you e-record in Tazewell County?
Yes. Tazewell County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, Indecomm, Hopdox, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Tazewell County, Illinois
- Prepare the document so it meets Tazewell 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, Indecomm, Hopdox, or by mail to Tazewell 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 Tazewell County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Tazewell County property are searchable at Tazewell 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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