Livingston County Recorder Information

Land records in Livingston County are recorded by the County Clerk & Recorder. The office is held by Kristy A. Masching.

Data and images are available online from July 1, 1996, to present; the earliest document image available online is 379858, dated July 3, 1978. Documents prior to that date are only available for searching in the office. Laredo is a subscription-based land records search; Tapestry charges per search.

Checked October 2026 against the sources below. Some of them are not official publications, so confirm with the recorder's office. Sources: County Clerk & Recorder · Land Search Records · Schedule of Office/Recording Fees

These government fees are separate from any Deeds.com service fees. Confirm current charges with the recorder's office.

Other charges

Fee schedule effective July 1, 2023.

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.

Recording fees include a charge for General Fund/Recording, a $20.00 Geographic Information System (GIS) charge, a $12.00 County Recorder's Automation Fund charge, a $5.00 County Recorder's Document Storage Fund charge, and may include the $18.00 Rental Housing Support Program surcharge. Exempt standard document (City, Village, County and Secretary of State documents exempt from the RHSP surcharge): $53.00; exempt non-standard document: $66.50. State/federal liens and releases: $11.00. UCC-1, UCC-3 and termination statements: $53.00. Plat survey (new subdivisions/new condominiums): $111.00; other plats of survey: $72.00. Only original instruments or certified copies are accepted for recording.

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 the sources below. Some of them are not official publications, so confirm with the recorder's office. 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 · Schedule of Office/Recording Fees

Confirm current requirements with the recorder's office before submitting documents.

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.

Forms filed along with a transfer

• PTAX-203, Illinois Real Estate Transfer Declaration Statewide Illinois Department of Revenue
  At 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

E-recordings are processed daily, with the final review time at 4:00 p.m. Any documents submitted after 4:00 p.m. will be reviewed on the next business day.

Checked October 2026 against the sources below. Some of them are not official publications, so confirm with the recorder's office. 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 · E-Recording Partners · Schedule of Office/Recording Fees