Macoupin County Recorder's Office Fees


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REQUIREMENTS FOR STANDARDIZATION OF DOCUMENTS

PUBLIC ACT 87-1197 AMENDED BY PUBLIC ACT 89-0160
Effective January 1, 1995, the recorder shall charge an additional fee, in an amount equal to the
fee otherwise provided by law, for recording a document (other than a document filed under the
Plat Act or UCC) that does not conform to the following standards:

1. The document shall consist of one or more individual sheets measuring 8.5 inches by 11 inches,
not permanently bound and not a continuous form. Graphic displays accompanying a
document to be recorded that measure up to 11 inches by 17 inches shall be recorded without
charging an additional fee.

2. The document shall be legibly printed in black ink, by hand, type or computer. Signature and
dates may be in contrasting colors if they will reproduce clearly. (Highlighter is considered
ink, non-standard)

3. The document shall be on white paper of not less than 20-pound weight and shall have a clean
margin of at least one-half inch on the top, the bottom, and each side. Margins may be used for
non-essential notations that will not affect the validity of the document, including but not
limited to form numbers, page numbers, and customer notations.

4. The first page of the document shall contain a blank space, measuring at least 3 inches by 5
inches, from the upper right corner.

5. The document shall not have any attachment stapled or otherwise affixed to any page.

A document that does not conform to these standards shall not be recorded except upon payment of the
additional fee required under this paragraph. This paragraph, as amended by this amendatory Act of
1995, applies only to documents dated after January 1, 1995.

Illinois Real Estate Transfer Declaration
www.revenue.state.il.us/retd website for forms and instructions


LEGAL ADVICE, OPINIONS OR INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING DOCUMENTS WILL NOT BE GIVEN BY THE RECORDER’S STAFF EITHER IN PERSON OR ON THE TELEPHONE.