Recording a Deed or Document in Adams, IL

Can you e-record in Adams?

Yes. Adams accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.

How to record a document in Adams, Illinois

1. Prepare the document so it meets Adams formatting rules (legal description, grantee address, signature block, and the blank margin the recorder reserves for its stamp).
2. Notarize it if the instrument requires acknowledgment — most deeds and affidavits do.
3. Submit electronically through Simplifile, CSC, or by mail to Adams County Recorder of Deeds at Adams County Recorder of Deeds, 507 Vermont Street, Quincy, IL 62301.
4. Pay the recording fee ($80.00 standard document (up to 50 pages, 8.5x11 conforming); $92.00 non-standard/non-conforming document first / Additional book/page reference per instrument: $80.00 each add'l (+Plats of Subdivision (8 copies required): $104.00; Financing Statements (UCC): $58.00; includes $9 state Rental Housing Support Fee increase effective 7/1/2023 applied statewide)).
5. Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.

How Jurably helps in Adams

Jurably isn’t a deed-filing desk — it’s how real-estate investors get the important paperwork done. If you’re under contract on a Adams property, we file a memorandum of contract to secure your equitable interest so the seller can’t sell out from under you. Need it notarized first? We handle online notarization or send a mobile notary to your signer. Then we record it — electronically through the county’s approved network — and return the recorded instrument. It’s a self-help filing service, not legal advice.