Recorder Office
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Jasper County Clerk/Recorder
About the Jasper County Clerk & Recorder
Land records in Jasper County are recorded by the County Clerk & Recorder. The office is held by Amy Tarr.
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Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: Recorder - Jasper County, IL · Record Search - Jasper County, IL
Recording Fees
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| Deeds and other conveyances | $100.00 flat (Standard Document class, per document) |
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| Mortgages and deeds of trust | $100.00 flat (Standard Document class, per document) |
| Releases and satisfactions | $100.00 flat (Standard Document class, per document) |
| Other standard documents | $81.00 flat (Miscellaneous Document – Non land) |
Other charges
| Document that does not meet the formatting standards | $129.00 per document when Nonstandard Document class fee, in place of the $100 Standard Document fee: any document failing to meet the requirements for a standard recording |
|---|---|
| Certification | $20.00 |
Fee schedule effective March 1, 2025.
StatewideCounties set a predictable fee schedule by ordinance or resolution, with one all-inclusive aggregate fee for each document class (deeds; leases; mortgages, including assignments, extensions, amendments, subordinations and mortgage releases; easements; nonstandard documents; miscellaneous; maps or plats). Fees may not be based on page count or other individual attributes of a document. Statutory minimum aggregate fee for each of these classes: $31 (a minimum $13 county fee plus the $18 Rental Housing Support Program State surcharge). The minimum for maps or plats is $50. A county may adopt an additional fee for a document that references more than 5 tax parcels or document numbers. Certified and non-certified copy fees may not exceed the highest document class recording fee.
Exempt Standard Document (State of Illinois government agencies, city, village, county including schools, libraries and utilities): $81.00. Exempt Nonstandard Document: $110.00. Nonstandard Miscellaneous Document – Non land: $110.00. Plats/Subdivision or Otherwise (Split or alter parcels): $129.00. Search Fee Per Document: $6.00. Copy fees completed by self and pictures taken: $1.00. Copy fees with assistance from county clerk employee: 1st page of document $2.00, each additional page $1.00.
Paying the office
| Accepted | Cash, Check |
|---|
Transfer tax
Illinois Real Estate Transfer Tax. 50¢ for each $500 of value or fraction of $500 stated in the declaration required by Section 31-25. The tax is collected when the document is recorded. (statewide, 35 ILCS 200/31-10)
StatewideCounties may add a county real estate transfer tax at the rate of 25 cents for each $500 of value or fraction thereof stated in the declaration required by Section 31-25 of the Property Tax Code (55 ILCS 5/5-1031). The recorder or registrar of titles collects it before recording the deed or trust document. Home rule municipalities may levy their own transfer taxes. The amount of a mortgage remaining outstanding when real estate is transferred subject to it is not included in the basis.
Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: 55 ILCS 5/3-5018.2 · 35 ILCS 200/31-10 Imposition of tax · 55 ILCS 5/5-1031 County real estate transfer tax · Recorder - Jasper County, IL · Fee Schedule - Jasper County, IL
Document Requirements
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| Paper size | 8.5 inches by 11 inches; graphic displays up to 11 inches by 17 inches (statewide, 55 ILCS 5/3-5018.2(c)(5)) |
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| Other margins | 0.5 in (statewide, 55 ILCS 5/3-5018.2(c)(5)) |
| Ink and paper | Legibly printed in black ink by hand, type, or computer, on white paper of not less than 20-pound weight; signatures and dates may be in contrasting colors if they reproduce clearly (statewide, 55 ILCS 5/3-5018.2(c)(5)) |
| Return address required | Yes |
| Prepared-by statement required | Yes (statewide, 55 ILCS 5/3-5022) |
| Grantee address required | Yes (statewide, 55 ILCS 5/3-5026) |
| Tax statement mailing address required | Yes (statewide, 765 ILCS 5/35c) |
| Parcel number required | Yes |
| Printed names under signatures required | Yes (statewide, 765 ILCS 5/35c) |
StatewideThe first page must contain a blank space measuring at least 3 inches by 5 inches from the upper right corner. Margins may be used only for non-essential notations, such as form numbers, page numbers, and customer notations.
StatewideA document that does not meet the statutory standards (size, ink, paper, margins, blank space, no stapled attachments, 5 or fewer parcels or document numbers referenced) may be recorded in the nonstandard document class if it allows a legible reproduction.
By Jasper County Board ordinance, every instrument which purports to affect real property must have affixed the parcel identification number and a common mailing address of the property. Assignments and releases require an associated document number. Documents must have original signatures.
Forms filed along with a transfer
- PTAX-203, Illinois Real Estate Transfer Declaration Statewide Illinois Department of RevenueAt the time a deed, a document transferring a controlling interest in real property, or trust document is presented for recordation, except as provided in Section 31-45
Submitting documents
| In person | Accepted |
|---|---|
| By mail | Accepted |
| Stamped, self-addressed return envelope | Required |
| How recorded documents come back | Returned by mail in the self-addressed stamped envelope provided |
All documents received after 3:00 pm will be recorded on the following day. Beginning Jan 1, 2025, every instrument subject to the recording of a PTAX-203 uses the Illinois Department of Revenue's MyDec system.
Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: 55 ILCS 5/3-5018.2 · 35 ILCS 200/31-25 Transfer declaration · 55 ILCS 5/3-5022 · 55 ILCS 5/3-5026 · 765 ILCS 5/35c · Recorder - Jasper County, IL
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