Peoria County Recorder Information, Illinois

Recorder Office

Contact the recorder's office directly for its records, copies, and recording requirements.

Recorder of Deeds

324 Main Street, Room 101, Peoria, Illinois 61602

Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Recording cutoff: 4:30 p.m.

309-672-6090 fax 309-672-6202

Checked October 2026 against the office's own page.

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About the Peoria County Clerk

Land records in Peoria County are recorded by the County Clerk. The office is held by Rachael Parker.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: Records | Peoria County, IL · Fee Schedule | Peoria County, IL

Recording Fees

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

All documents	$82.00 flat (Standard document, real estate-related; $63 if exempt from the rental housing surcharge)

Other charges

Document that does not meet the formatting standards	$120.00 per document when Total fee for a real estate-related document that fails to meet the requirements of a standard document, charged in place of the standard fee; $101.00 when exempt from rental housing support program fees.
Certification	$69.00

Fee schedule effective February 1, 2026.

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.

Predictable fees have been adopted in Peoria County. This means there are no longer fees per page, except for plats and tract surveys. Plats (subdivisions and condominiums): first page $140.00, each additional page $10.00. Survey of plats (tract surveys): first page $82.00, each additional page $10.00, each additional tract $2.00. UCC initial filing, amendments, continuations, assignments and releases $51.00; UCC terminations $36.35. Liens and releases recorded by IL Dept. of Revenue or a federal agency $11.00; other IL state liens and releases $18.00; additional fee per referenced document in excess of one $1.00. DD-214 (military discharge) free.

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 · Fee Schedule | Peoria County, IL · Peoria County Clerk – Executor's Deed Informational Packet (Predictable Fees Schedule effective February 1, 2026)

Document Requirements

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

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))
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))
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)
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.

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
City of Peoria Real Estate Transfer Declaration City of Peoria
For deeds of land in the City of Peoria
City of Peoria Real Estate Transfer Certificate of Exemption City of Peoria
For deeds of land in the City of Peoria, in place of the City of Peoria Real Estate Transfer Declaration

Submitting documents

In person	Accepted
Electronic recording	Accepted
Processing time	eRecorded documents: in most cases recorded and back in the submitter's possession within 24 hours

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 · Fee Schedule | Peoria County, IL · e-Recording | Peoria County, IL · Recording Forms | Peoria County, IL