Recording a Deed or Document in Fayette, IL

Can you e-record in Fayette?

Yes. Fayette 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 Fayette, Illinois

1. Prepare the document so it meets Fayette 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 Fayette County Clerk & Recorder at Fayette County Clerk & Recorder, 221 S. 7th Street, Vandalia, IL 62471.
4. Pay the recording fee (Standard Fee Documents $84.00 (deeds, mortgages, contracts, POA) first / Nonstandard Documents $112.00; Survey/Plat $98.00 plus $7.35 per each additional 5 parcels add'l (+RHSP-exempt filings $65 or less (memorandum of judgment $65, UCC $65, public aid lien/release $11); $19 surcharge on real-estate documents executed on/after 8/1/2005)).
5. Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.

How Jurably helps in Fayette

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 Fayette 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.