Recording a Deed or Document in Shelby, IL

Can you e-record in Shelby?

Shelby records documents submitted by mail or in person. Jurably handles this on the paper rail — we prepare, notarize, mail, and track your document to a recorded instrument number.

How to record a document in Shelby, Illinois

1. Prepare the document so it meets Shelby 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 by mail to Shelby County Clerk & Recorder (Recorder of Deeds) at 301 E. Main, Shelbyville, IL 62565.
4. Pay the recording fee ($77.00 for standard land document (General fund $23 + Automation/Doc Storage $18 + GIS $18 + Rental Housing $18) per iaccr.net fee schedule first / unverified add'l).
5. Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.

How Jurably helps in Shelby

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 Shelby 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 — by certified mail on the paper rail — and return the recorded instrument. It’s a self-help filing service, not legal advice.