On August 9, 2024, Public Act 103-0884 was signed into law in the state of Illinois. This new law amended several sections of the Counties Code, which included changes to the ‘Predictable fee schedule for recordings in first and second class counties’.

As approved by the Winnebago County Board on December 12, 2024, the Winnebago County Recorder’s Office’s Predictable Fee Schedule will be amended to reflect the changes in state law. All changes effective January 1, 2025.

FILING FEES WINNEBAGO COUNTY RECORDER'S OFFICE

EFFECTIVE January 1, 2025

LORI GUMMOW, RECORDER 

* Payment by cash, check, or credit card*

*No bills larger than $50 will be accepted*

NO COPIES ARE ACCEPTED FOR RECORDING

A ‘return to’ name and address is required for all documents being submitted for recording. 

STANDARD DOCUMENTS                      $54.00

Must meet the following criteria:

• 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 for recordation may measure up to 11 inches by 17 inches in size without causing the document to be non-standard.
• The document shall be legibly printed in black ink, by hand, type, or computer. Signatures and dates may be in contrasting colors as long as they will reproduce clearly.
• 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 which will not affect the validity of the document. Examples of non-essential items may be, but not limited to, form number, page number and customer notations.
• The first page of the document shall contain a blank space, measuring at least 3 inches by 5 inches, from the upper right corner.
• The document shall not have any attachment stapled or otherwise affixed to any page.

NON-STANDARD DOCUMENTS           $66.00 ($54.00 recording fee plus $12.00 non-standard fee)

These include:

• Documents that do not conform to the criteria described above for Standard Documents
• Documents with specific reference to 6 or more Property Identification Numbers
• Documents with specific reference to 6 or more document numbers

FEDERAL LIENS                           $12.25 (additional names $1.00 each)

UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE FILINGS

Financing Statement/Fixture Filing                                  $38.00

Fixture Filing Amendment/Assignment/Continuation      $38.00

Termination                                                                    $18.00

UCC search (per debtor). Must provide form.                  $10.00

PLATS                                                        $112.00 ($92.00 recording fee plus $20.00 County Clerk Plat Certification Fee)

Eff. 1/1/2025, Only 1 full plat copy required at time of recording. If not provided, there will be an additional $4.00 per page due before recording. Additional copies may be purchased if desired. Click the link for a list of requirements.

https://library.municode.com/il/winnebago_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COCO_CH90UNDEOR_ART5SUAP

LOCAL & STATE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, PUBLIC UTILITIES         $18.00

VETERAN DISCHARGES (DD-214)       NO CHARGE for recording or Certified Copies

COPY FEES

Certified Copies                                          $35.00 per document

Copies of recorded documents                      $0.50 per page (Max: $35.00 per document)

WinGIS 8.5” x 11”                                       $2.50 per page

Plats, Maps, Aperture Cards - 11” x 17”       $3.00 per page

Plat copies 24” x 36”                                    $4.00 per page

DOCUMENT SEARCH FEES

No searches done by phone.

Documents less than 20 years old                 $10.00

Documents more than 20 years old               $29.00

Plat Searches                                               $10.00 per plat + $4.00 per plat page

Limit of 5 searches per request. (Self-addressed stamped envelope or email address must be provided for return)