Refer to the table below for common document types, their corresponding codes, and descriptions used for official recording purposes.
| Document Type | Code | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Affidavit | AFF | Affidavit, Declaration of Domicile |
| Agreement | AGR | Agreement, Assumption Agreement, Bill of Sale, Consent, Future and Advanced Agreement, Lease, Merger, Promissory Note, Trust, Subordination |
| Agreement and/or Contract for Deed | AGD | Agreements for Deed, Contracts for Deed |
| Assignment | ASG | Assignment of anything (mortgages, liens, court papers) |
| Bond | BND | All bonds (e.g., performance), appearance bond, bail bonds |
| Certificate | CTF | Articles of incorporation, certificate |
| Certified Copy of a Court Judgment | CCJ | Certified copy of a previously recorded judgment |
| Condominium, Declaration of | CND | Declaration of condominium |
| Court Paper | CP | Circuit and county court papers (except probate): Administrative orders, appeal, decree, dismissal, execution, injunction, letter, mandate, motion, notice of court paper, verdict, vacation |
| Death Certificate | DC | Death certificate |
| Deed | D | Certificate of title, co-op lease, deed, personal representative deed, quit claim deed, property lease, timeshare deed, tax deed, trustee deed, warranty deed, 99-year lease |
| Easement | EAS | Easement, right-of-way, conservation easement (per 704.06) |
| Financing Statement/UCC | FIN | Financing statement, UCC-1, UCC-3, continuations of UCC, terminations of UCCs—anything/everything related to financing statements |
| Government-Related | GOV | Ordinance, resolutions, supervisor of elections precincts, notice of encumbrance, annexation, vacation of road |
| Judgment | JUD | Court judgment: Bankruptcy, default judgment, final judgment on foreclosure, quiet title judgment, stipulation of final judgment, summary judgment, vacation of judgment |
| Lien | LN | Assessments, certificate of indebtedness, claim of lien, code enforcement, board lien, federal tax lien, lien, hospital lien, tax lien, tax certificate, tax warrant |
| Lis Pendens | LP | Lis pendens |
| Marriage Record | MAR | One-page form of marriage application, license, and certificate |
| Modification | MOD | Modification of anything (mortgage, liens, court papers), extensions of anything, continuations of anything |
| Mortgage | MTG | Mortgage, chattel mortgage |
| Notice | NOT | Appointment, approval, bylaws, commission, designation of homestead, document of unknown purpose, miscellaneous document, memorandum, “garbage” document, notice (not of court), notice of bond, oaths, waiver (not of court) |
| Notice of Commencement | NOC | Section 713 notices of commencement (including bonds when attached to the notice of commencement) |
| Notice of Contest of Lien | NCL | Notice of contest of lien |
| Order | ORD | Orders from the circuit and county courts: Final order, final order/action, order, order of taking |
| Partial Release | PR | Partial release of anything (mortgages, liens, court papers) |
| Plat | PL | Plat |
| Plat Related | PLR | Surveyor’s certificate/affidavit, affidavits/certificates of correction to plat, surveys, lot split surveys, vacations of plat |
| Power of Attorney | POA | Power of attorney |
| Probate Documents | PRO | Probate documents: Non-taxable certificate, estate tax closing letter, guardianship letter, letter of administration, will |
| Release | REL | Release of anything (mortgages, liens, court papers), cancellations of anything (mortgages, liens, court papers) |
| Restrictions | RES | Subdivision restrictions, condo restrictions, covenants, homeowners’ association bylaws |
| Satisfaction | SAT | Satisfaction of anything (mortgage, liens, court papers) |
| Termination | TER | Termination of power of attorney and notice of commencement |
| Transfer | TRA | Transfer of lien to cash, transfer of lien to bond, transfer of lien to security |