
This paragraph only applies to documents dated after Janu( 55ILCS 5/3-5018). Documents which do not comply with these standards shall not be recorded except upon payment of the additional fee required. The Recorder shall charge an additional fee for recording a document that does not conform to the standards listed above. The document shall not have any attachment stapled or otherwise affixed to any page.The first page of the document shall contain a blank space, measuring at least 3 inches by 5 inches, from the upper right corner.Examples of non-essential items may be, but not limited to, form number, page number and customer notations. Margins may be used for non-essential notations which will not affect the validity of the document. 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.

Signatures and dates may be in contrasting colors as long as they will reproduce clearly. The document shall be legibly printed in black ink, by hand, type, or computer.

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.
