Illinois § 3-5021

Full text of Illinois Illinois Compiled Statutes § 3-5021, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 3-5021.

Recording or registering instruments transferring title to real estate or a beneficial interest in real estate subject to a land trust. If any home rule municipality has levied a real estate transfer tax and a certified copy of the ordinance or resolution levying the tax, specifying the rates and the design and denomination of stamps evidencing payment thereof, has been on file with the county recorder for at least 30 days, the recorder of that county may not accept for recording or for registration any instrument transferring title to real estate in that municipality, or the beneficial interest in real estate in that municipality which is the subject of a land trust, for which revenue stamps are required to be purchased without proof of payment of the municipal real estate transfer tax. (Source: P.A. 103-400, eff. 1-1-24.)

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What does Illinois Compiled Statutes § 3-5021 cover?

Section 3-5021 is part of the Illinois Compiled Statutes, the codified statutory law of Illinois. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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