Marriage, Birth and Death Certificates are $16 for the first copy, $6 for each additional 

Genealogy Copies - 75 years or older 
$5.00 (Per copy)

Tax Redemption Fee - Back Taxes 
$57.00

Clark County, Illinois Recording Fee Schedule (Please Note Fee Increase As of 07/01/2023)

Present and accept only originals for recordation! Instruments filed in the office of the County Recorder include a $3.00 restoration fee, $19.00 rental housing surcharge fee and a $21.00 GIS fee.  Please be sure to include the book and page of original recorded documents on releases, assignments of mortgages, modifications of mortgage and assignments of oil and gas leases.  

Document Standardization 
All documents must be on letter size paper, not permanently bound and not a continuous form. The document shall be legibly printed in black ink, by hand, type or computer.  The document shall be on white paper of not less than 20-pound weight with clean margins of at least one-half inch on the top, the bottom and each side. The first page of the document shall contain a 3” x 5” blank space in the top right corner. The document shall not have any attachment stapled or otherwise affixed to any page. There will be an additional charge for documents that do not adhere.

Fee Schedule 07-01-2023.doc 

Please call or ask 217-826-8311. 

NO LEGAL ADVICE, OPINIONS, OR LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS WILL BE GIVEN BY THE RECORDER’S STAFF IN PERSON OR BY TELEPHONE. 

 Plat Act Affidavit_05012020141900.PDF