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A bill for an act relating to county recorder fees and land record information systems management. (Formerly HF 328 .)

A bill for an act relating to county recorder fees and land record information systems management. (Formerly HF 328 .)

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COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
Last action
2026-04-27
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Fiscal note .
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A bill for an act relating to county recorder fees and land record information systems management. (Formerly HF 328 .)

A bill for an act relating to county recorder fees and land record information systems management.

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  • A bill for an act relating to county recorder fees and land record information systems management.
  • (Formerly HF 328 .)

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-27 Iowa Legislature

    Fiscal note .

  2. 2026-04-15 Iowa Legislature

    Placed on calendar.

  3. 2026-04-15 Iowa Legislature

    Committee report, recommending passage. S.J. 810 .

  4. 2025-05-05 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee recommends passage.

  5. 2025-05-01 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee Meeting: 05/05/2025 1:00PM Lobbyist Lounge.

  6. 2025-04-30 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee: Koelker, Petersen, and Sweeney. S.J. 933 .

  7. 2025-04-23 Iowa Legislature

    Read first time, referred to Ways and Means. S.J. 863 .

  8. 2025-04-23 Iowa Legislature

    Message from House. S.J. 863 .

  9. 2025-04-22 Iowa Legislature

    Fiscal note .

  10. 2025-04-22 Iowa Legislature

    Immediate message. H.J. 1033 .

  11. 2025-04-22 Iowa Legislature

    Immediate message. H.J. 1033 .

  12. 2025-04-22 Iowa Legislature

    Passed House , yeas 79, nays 13. H.J. 1018 .

  13. 2025-04-22 Iowa Legislature

    Passed House , yeas 79, nays 13. H.J. 1018 .

  14. 2025-04-22 Iowa Legislature

    Amendment H-1271 filed, adopted. H.J. 1018 .

  15. 2025-04-22 Iowa Legislature

    Amendment H-1271 filed, adopted. H.J. 1018 .

  16. 2025-04-22 Iowa Legislature

    Fiscal note .

  17. 2025-04-17 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, placed on Ways and Means calendar. H.J. 988 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to county recorder fees and land record information systems management. (Formerly HF 328 .)

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House

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HOUSE

FILE

1031

BY

COMMITTEE

ON

WAYS

AND

MEANS

(SUCCESSOR

TO

HF

328)

(As

Amended

and

Passed

by

the

House

April

22,

2025

)

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

county

recorder

fees

and

land

record

1

information

systems

management.

2

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

3

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Section

1.

Section

331.601A,

subsections

3

and

7,

Code

2025,

1

are

amended

to

read

as

follows:

2

3.

“Electronic

document”

means

a

document

or

instrument

3

that

is

received,

processed,

disseminated,

or

maintained

4

in

an

electronic

format.

The

submission

of

an

electronic

5

document

through

the

county

land

record

information

system

6

electronic

submission

service

shall

be

equivalent

to

delivery

7

of

a

document

through

the

United

States

postal

service

or

8

by

personal

delivery

at

designated

offices

in

each

county.

9

Persons

who

submit

electronic

documents

for

recording

are

10

responsible

for

ensuring

that

the

electronic

documents

comply

11

with

all

requirements

for

recording.

12

7.

“Page”

means

a

writing,

printing,

or

drawing,

other

than

13

a

plat

or

survey

or

a

drawing

related

to

a

plat

or

survey,

14

occurring

on

one

side

only

and

covering

all

or

part

of

such

15

side,

and

not

larger

than

eight

and

one-half

inches

in

width

16

and

fourteen

inches

in

length.

“Page”

also

includes

a

plat

17

of

survey,

as

defined

in

section

355.1,

subsection

9,

or

a

18

drawing

related

to

a

plat

of

survey

occurring

on

one

side

only

19

and

covering

all

or

part

of

such

side,

with

a

width

of

not

20

larger

than

twenty-four

inches

and

a

length

of

not

larger

than

21

thirty-six

inches.

22

Sec.

2.

Section

331.601A,

Code

2025,

is

amended

by

adding

23

the

following

new

subsections:

24

NEW

SUBSECTION

.

01.

“Additional

parcel

identifier”

means

a

25

parcel

letter

or

number

designation

approved

by

the

auditor

in

26

accordance

with

section

354.4,

subsection

1,

paragraph

“a”

,

and

27

section

558.63.

28

NEW

SUBSECTION

.

1A.

“County

land

record

management

system”

29

means

the

physical

or

hosted

system

maintained

or

licensed

30

by

each

county

for

recording

documents,

assigning

reference

31

numbers,

specifying

recording

times,

maintaining

the

database

32

and

index

of

records,

and

archiving

physical

and

electronic

33

documents

providing

recording

services

pursuant

to

subchapter

34

V,

part

3,

of

this

chapter

and

section

558.49.

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NEW

SUBSECTION

.

3A.

“Electronic

services

system”

means

the

1

organization

formed

under

a

chapter

28E

agreement

to

provide

2

electronic

and

other

services

to

counties

and

other

public

3

agencies.

4

NEW

SUBSECTION

.

7A.

“Parcel

identification

number”

means

an

5

existing

permanent

real

estate

index

number

with

related

tax

6

maps

as

provided

in

section

441.29,

subsection

2.

7

NEW

SUBSECTION

.

8A.

“Statewide

search

website

platform

8

or

provider”

means

the

platform

or

provider

approved

by

the

9

electronic

services

system

to

provide

a

statewide

search

10

website

for

the

purpose

of

viewing

county

public

land

records.

11

Sec.

3.

Section

331.603,

subsection

5,

paragraph

a,

Code

12

2025,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

13

a.

The

governing

board

of

the

county

land

record

information

14

electronic

services

system

statewide

land

record

search

website

15

platform

or

provider

shall

not

enter

into

an

agreement

to

16

provide

access

to

electronic

documents

or

records

on

a

batch

17

basis.

The

county

recorder

may

collect

reasonable

fees

for

18

access

to

electronic

documents

and

records

pursuant

to

an

19

agreement.

The

fees

shall

not

exceed

the

actual

cost

of

20

providing

access

to

the

electronic

documents

and

records.

21

“Actual

cost”

means

only

those

expenses

directly

attributable

to

22

providing

access

to

electronic

documents

and

records.

“Actual

23

cost”

shall

not

include

costs

such

as

employment

benefits,

24

depreciation,

maintenance,

electricity,

or

insurance

associated

25

with

the

administration

of

the

office

of

the

county

recorder

or

26

the

county

land

record

information

electronic

services

system

27

statewide

land

record

search

website

platform

or

provider

.

28

Sec.

4.

Section

331.603,

Code

2025,

is

amended

by

adding

the

29

following

new

subsection:

30

NEW

SUBSECTION

.

6.

The

electronic

services

system

shall

31

issue

a

request

for

proposals

in

2030,

and

then

every

five

32

years

thereafter,

for

the

purpose

of

exploring

alternative

33

platforms

and

service

providers

for

the

statewide

land

record

34

search

website

in

accordance

with

the

following:

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a.

The

affirmative

vote

of

at

least

sixty

percent

of

the

1

counties

participating

in

the

chapter

28E

agreement

with

the

2

electronic

services

system

shall

be

obtained

in

order

to

3

approve

a

change

in

the

statewide

search

website

platform

or

4

provider.

5

b.

The

affirmative

vote

of

at

least

eighty

percent

of

6

the

counties

participating

in

the

chapter

28E

agreement

with

7

the

electronic

services

system

shall

be

obtained

in

order

to

8

approve

foregoing

the

request

for

proposals

process.

9

c.

Upon

the

affirmative

vote

of

at

least

eighty

percent

of

10

the

counties

participating

in

the

chapter

28E

agreement

with

11

the

electronic

services

system,

the

electronic

services

system

12

shall

issue

a

request

for

proposals

prior

to

the

date

that

13

would

otherwise

be

required

by

this

subsection.

14

Sec.

5.

Section

331.604,

Code

2025,

is

amended

to

read

as

15

follows:

16

331.604

Recording

and

filing

fees.

17

1.

Except

as

otherwise

provided

by

state

law,

subsection

18

4

6

,

or

section

331.605

,

the

recorder

shall

collect

a

fee

of

19

five

ten

dollars

for

each

page

or

fraction

of

a

page

of

an

20

instrument

which

that

is

filed

or

recorded

in

the

recorder’s

21

office.

If

a

page

or

fraction

of

a

page

contains

more

than

22

one

transaction,

the

recorder

shall

collect

the

fee

for

each

23

transaction

The

maximum

recording

fee

for

documents

with

24

twenty-five

or

more

pages

is

two

hundred

fifty

dollars

.

25

2.

a.

The

recorder

shall

also

collect

a

fee

of

one

dollar

26

for

each

recorded

transaction

for

which

a

fee

is

paid

pursuant

27

to

subsection

1

to

be

used

exclusively

for

the

purpose

of

28

preserving

and

maintaining

public

records

From

the

total

fee

29

for

the

recording

of

a

document

or

instrument,

two

dollars

30

shall

be

deposited

in

a

recorder’s

technology

advancement

31

fund

created

pursuant

to

this

subsection

.

The

treasurer,

on

32

behalf

of

the

recorder,

shall

establish

and

maintain

a

county

33

recorder’s

records

management

technology

advancement

fund

into

34

which

all

moneys

collected

pursuant

to

this

subsection

shall

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be

deposited.

Interest

earned

on

moneys

deposited

in

the

fund

1

shall

be

credited

to

the

county

recorder’s

records

management

2

technology

advancement

fund.

The

recorder

shall

use

the

moneys

3

deposited

in

the

fund

to

produce

and

maintain

public

records

4

that

meet

archival

standards,

and

to

enhance

the

technological

5

storage,

retrieval,

and

transmission

capabilities

related

6

to

archival

quality

records.

The

recorder

may

cooperate

7

collaborate

with

other

entities,

boards,

and

agencies

to

8

establish

methods

of

records

management,

and

participate

9

in

other

joint

ventures

which

further

the

purposes

of

this

10

subsection

advance

the

use

of

technology

for

the

delivery

11

of

services

consistent

with

standards

established

for

those

12

services

.

13

b.

Fees

collected

pursuant

to

this

subsection

shall

be

used

14

to

accomplish

the

following

purposes:

15

(1)

Preserve

and

maintain

public

records

Maintaining

and

16

improving

equipment,

software,

and

systems

associated

with

17

recording

and

other

duties

administered

by

the

office

of

the

18

county

recorder

.

19

(2)

Assist

counties

in

reducing

record

preservation

costs

20

Preserving

and

maintaining

physical

and

electronic

documents

21

and

instruments

archived

by

the

county

recorder

.

22

(3)

Encourage

and

foster

maximum

access

to

public

records

23

maintained

by

county

recorders

at

locations

throughout

the

24

state

Converting

physical

documents

to

electronic

documents

25

and

providing

that

those

documents

are

indexed

as

required

26

in

sections

331.606

and

558.49.

When

converting

physical

27

documents

to

electronic

documents,

if

it

is

not

feasible

to

28

conform

to

standards

for

digitizing

and

indexing

the

documents

29

separately,

then

moneys

may

be

used

to

digitize

the

records

.

30

(4)

Establish

plans

for

anticipated

and

possible

future

31

needs,

including

the

handling

and

preservation

of

vital

32

statistics

Participating

in

education

and

training

for

the

33

purpose

of

advancing

technology

and

improving

the

services

34

provided

by

the

office

of

the

county

recorder

.

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c.

The

recorder

shall

make

available

any

information

1

required

by

the

county

or

state

auditor

concerning

the

2

fees

collected

under

this

subsection

2

for

the

purposes

of

3

determining

the

amount

of

fees

collected

and

the

uses

for

which

4

such

fees

are

expended.

5

3.

The

treasurer,

on

behalf

of

the

recorder,

shall

establish

6

and

maintain

a

recorder’s

electronic

services

system

fund

into

7

which

all

moneys

collected

pursuant

to

subsection

4

shall

be

8

deposited.

Interest

earned

on

moneys

deposited

in

the

fund

9

shall

be

credited

to

the

recorder’s

electronic

services

system

10

fund.

11

4.

a.

From

the

total

fee

paid

for

the

recording

of

a

12

document

or

instrument

pursuant

to

subsection

1,

for

those

13

counties

within

the

electronic

services

system

bound

by

the

14

chapter

28E

agreement,

three

dollars

shall

be

transferred

to

15

the

recorder’s

electronic

services

system

fund.

The

recorder’s

16

electronic

services

system

fund

must

be

used

for

the

purposes

17

outlined

in

section

331.605B,

subsection

1.

18

b.

By

the

first

day

of

each

month,

the

treasurer

shall

19

transfer

the

moneys

deposited

into

the

recorder’s

electronic

20

services

system

fund

to

an

account

in

a

financial

institution

21

designated

by

the

electronic

services

system.

22

5.

a.

Each

county

shall

participate

in

the

county

land

23

record

information

system

and

shall

comply

with

the

policies

24

and

procedures

established

by

the

governing

board

of

the

25

county

land

record

information

system

upload

data

and

images

26

of

recorded

documents

to

the

statewide

search

website.

The

27

statewide

search

website

platform

or

provider

must

allow

for

28

uploading

from

each

county’s

recording

software

provider

or

29

link

to

a

county’s

own

search,

if

applicable

.

30

b.

(1)

The

recorder

shall

also

collect

a

fee

of

one

dollar

31

for

each

recorded

transaction,

regardless

of

the

number

of

32

pages,

for

which

a

fee

is

paid

pursuant

to

subsection

1

A

33

recorder

not

participating

in

the

chapter

28E

agreement

with

34

the

electronic

services

system

shall

deposit

into

the

county

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recorder’s

electronic

transaction

fund

established

in

paragraph

1

“c”

one

dollar

per

document

filed

or

recorded

in

the

recorder’s

2

office

to

be

used

for

the

following

purposes:

3

(a)

Establishing

and

implementing

standards

for

recording,

4

processing,

and

archiving

electronic

documents

and

records.

5

(b)

Maintaining

the

purpose

of

maintaining

a

statewide

6

internet

site

and

the

county

land

record

information

system

7

dedicated

to

preserving

and

maintaining

a

statewide

public

8

record

search

.

9

(c)

Integrating

information

contained

in

documents

and

10

records

maintained

by

the

recorder

and

other

land

record

11

information

from

other

sources

with

the

county

land

record

12

information

system.

13

(d)

Implementing

and

maintaining

a

process

for

redacting

14

personally

identifiable

information

contained

in

electronic

15

documents

that

are

displayed

for

public

access

through

an

16

internet

site

or

that

are

transferred

to

another

person.

17

(2)

The

fee

collected

by

the

recorder

under

this

subsection

18

for

recording

a

plat

of

survey

is

one

dollar,

regardless

of

the

19

number

of

pages.

For

purposes

of

this

subparagraph,

“plat

of

20

survey”

means

the

same

as

defined

in

section

355.1,

subsection

21

9

.

22

(3)

Fees

collected

in

excess

of

the

amount

needed

for

the

23

purposes

specified

in

this

subsection

shall

be

used

by

the

24

county

land

record

information

system

to

reduce

or

eliminate

25

service

fees

for

electronic

submission

of

documents

and

26

instruments.

27

c.

The

county

treasurer,

on

behalf

of

the

recorder,

28

shall

establish

and

maintain

a

county

recorder’s

electronic

29

transaction

fund

into

which

all

moneys

collected

pursuant

to

30

paragraph

“b”

shall

be

deposited.

Interest

earned

on

moneys

31

deposited

in

this

fund

shall

be

computed

based

on

the

average

32

monthly

balance

in

the

fund

and

shall

be

credited

to

the

county

33

recorder’s

electronic

transaction

fund.

34

d.

The

local

government

electronic

transaction

fund

is

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established

in

the

office

of

the

treasurer

of

state

under

the

1

control

of

the

treasurer

of

state.

Moneys

deposited

into

the

2

fund

are

not

subject

to

section

8.33

.

Notwithstanding

section

3

12C.7

,

interest

or

earnings

on

moneys

in

the

local

government

4

electronic

transaction

fund

shall

be

credited

to

the

fund.

5

Moneys

in

the

local

government

electronic

transaction

fund

6

are

not

subject

to

transfer,

appropriation,

or

reversion

to

7

any

other

fund,

or

any

other

use

except

as

provided

in

this

8

subsection

.

On

a

monthly

basis,

the

county

treasurer

shall

9

pay

the

fees

deposited

into

the

county

recorder’s

electronic

10

transaction

fund

to

the

treasurer

of

state

for

deposit

into

11

the

local

government

electronic

transaction

fund.

Moneys

12

credited

to

the

local

government

electronic

transaction

fund

13

are

appropriated

to

the

treasurer

of

state

for

the

payment

14

of

claims

approved

by

the

governing

board

of

the

county

land

15

record

information

system.

Except

as

otherwise

provided

in

16

this

subsection

,

expenditures

from

the

county

recorder’s

17

electronic

transaction

fund

shall

be

for

the

purpose

of

18

planning

and

implementing

electronic

recording

and

electronic

19

transactions

in

each

county,

developing

county

and

statewide

20

internet

sites

to

provide

electronic

access

to

records

and

21

information,

and

to

pay

paying

the

ongoing

costs

of

integrating

22

and

maintaining

the

statewide

internet

site

dedicated

to

23

preserving

and

maintaining

a

statewide

public

record

search

.

24

e.

The

recorder

shall

make

available

any

information

25

required

by

the

county

auditor

or

auditor

of

state

concerning

26

the

fees

collected

under

this

subsection

for

the

purposes

of

27

determining

the

amount

of

fees

collected

and

the

uses

for

which

28

such

fees

are

expended.

29

f.

The

county

land

record

information

system

agreement

may

30

be

amended

by

a

vote

of

the

boards

of

supervisors

on

behalf

31

of

the

respective

county

recorders,

pursuant

to

the

terms

of

32

the

agreement,

to

provide

for

the

ongoing

implementation

of

33

the

county

land

record

information

system.

As

used

in

this

34

paragraph,

“county

land

record

information

system

agreement”

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means

the

agreement

entered

under

chapter

28E

between

the

1

counties

as

required

by

2005

Iowa

Acts,

ch.

179,

§101

,

as

2

amended

by

2021

Iowa

Acts,

ch.

126

.

3

g.

(1)

Upon

request

by

a

peace

officer,

as

defined

in

4

section

801.4

,

civilian

employee

of

a

law

enforcement

agency,

5

or

state

or

federal

judicial

officer

or

state

or

federal

6

prosecutor,

the

county

assessor

or

the

county

assessor’s

staff,

7

or

the

county

recorder

or

the

county

recorder’s

staff,

shall

8

redact

the

requestor’s

name

contained

in

electronic

documents

9

that

are

displayed

for

public

access

through

an

internet

site.

10

(2)

Upon

request

by

a

former

peace

officer,

as

defined

11

in

section

801.4

,

or

a

former

civilian

employee

of

a

law

12

enforcement

agency,

the

county

assessor

or

the

county

13

assessor’s

staff,

or

the

county

recorder

or

the

county

14

recorder’s

staff,

may

redact,

upon

the

presentation

of

evidence

15

that

a

compelling

safety

interest

is

served

by

doing

so,

the

16

requestor’s

name

contained

in

electronic

documents

that

are

17

displayed

for

public

access

through

an

internet

site.

18

(3)

This

paragraph

does

not

apply

to

a

requestor

holding

or

19

seeking

public

office.

20

(4)

The

county

assessor

and

the

county

recorder

shall

21

implement

and

maintain

a

process

to

facilitate

requests

22

pursuant

to

this

paragraph.

23

(5)

A

fee

shall

not

be

charged

for

the

administration

of

24

this

paragraph.

25

4.

6.

A

county

shall

not

be

required

to

pay

a

fee

to

the

26

recorder

for

filing

or

recording

instruments.

However,

a

27

county

treasurer

is

required

to

pay

recording

fees

pursuant

to

28

sections

437A.11

and

437B.7

.

29

Sec.

6.

Section

331.605B,

Code

2025,

is

amended

by

striking

30

the

section

and

inserting

in

lieu

thereof

the

following:

31

331.605B

Electronic

services

system.

32

1.

The

electronic

services

system

shall

develop,

operate,

33

and

maintain

a

county

land

record

information

system

under

a

34

chapter

28E

agreement

for

the

following

purposes:

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a.

Providing

electronic

filing

services

for

recording

1

documents

and

instruments.

2

b.

Providing

shielding

services

to

protect

qualified

3

individuals

as

defined

in

section

331.606A,

subsection

1.

4

c.

Providing

integration

with

other

appropriate

relational

5

property

information

systems.

6

d.

Providing

a

system

capable

of

notifying

a

user

of

7

transactional

activity

associated

with

the

user’s

property,

8

name,

or

other

public

services.

9

e.

Receiving

authorized

payments

for

services

provided.

10

2.

The

governing

board

of

the

electronic

services

system

11

shall

not

collect

a

fee

for

viewing,

accessing,

or

printing

12

documents

in

a

county

land

record

information

system

unless

13

specifically

authorized

by

statute.

The

governing

board

may

14

collect

a

reasonable

fee

for

using

the

system

to

process

15

electronic

documents

for

recording.

Fees

collected

for

the

16

processing

of

electronic

documents

for

recording

may

be

used

17

for

the

purposes

specified

in

subsection

1.

18

3.

The

electronic

services

system’s

chapter

28E

agreement

19

may

be

amended

by

a

vote

of

the

boards

of

supervisors

on

behalf

20

of

the

respective

county

recorders

pursuant

to

the

terms

of

the

21

agreement.

22

4.

The

governing

board

of

the

electronic

services

system

23

is

authorized

to

charge

three

dollars

to

submitters

for

an

24

electronic

document

submitted

directly

through

the

electronic

25

services

system

electronic

submission

service

system.

26

5.

The

governing

board

of

the

electronic

services

system

27

shall

not

enter

into

an

agreement

to

provide

access

to

28

electronic

documents

or

records

on

a

batch

basis.

29

6.

The

electronic

services

system

shall

maintain

an

30

alternative

application

programming

interface

that

shall

31

enable

a

county

to

access

an

electronic

document

through

the

32

electronic

services

system

electronic

submission

service

33

system

in

a

manner

that

will

permit

the

county

recorder

to

34

review,

decline,

accept,

and

record

a

document

through

the

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county

land

record

management

system.

The

county

recorder

1

shall

return

any

required

recording

data

and

document

images,

2

or

information

about

the

reason

for

declining

a

document

3

or

changing

a

recording

fee

or

exemption

to

the

submission

4

service,

through

the

electronic

services

system

application

5

programming

interface.

Use

of

the

interface

will

be

at

no

cost

6

to

the

county,

the

county

land

record

management

system,

or

the

7

electronic

services

system.

8

7.

Any

county

is

authorized

to

withdraw

from

the

chapter

28E

9

agreement

with

the

electronic

services

system

unconditionally

10

at

any

time,

subject

to

the

approval

of

the

county

board

of

11

supervisors.

A

county

that

withdraws

from

the

chapter

28E

12

agreement

shall

allow

for

the

flow

of

electronic

documents

from

13

the

electronic

services

system

as

described

in

subsection

6.

14

8.

The

electronic

services

system

is

a

unit

of

local

15

government

for

purposes

of

chapter

670,

relating

to

tort

16

liability

of

governmental

subdivisions.

17

Sec.

7.

Section

331.606,

subsections

1

and

2,

Code

2025,

are

18

amended

to

read

as

follows:

19

1.

In

addition

to

other

requirements

specified

by

law,

the

20

recorder

shall

note

in

the

county

system

the

date

of

filing

of

21

each

instrument,

the

number

and

character

,

the

type

or

title

of

22

the

instrument,

and

the

name

of

each

grantor

and

grantee

named

23

in

the

instrument.

In

numbering

the

When

assigning

reference

24

numbers

to

documents

or

instruments,

the

recorder

may

shall

25

start

with

the

number

one

immediately

following

the

date

of

26

annual

settlement

with

the

board

and

continue

to

number

them

27

consecutively

until

the

next

annual

settlement

with

the

board

28

or

the

recorder

may

start

with

number

one

on

the

first

working

29

day

of

the

calendar

year

and

continue

to

number

the

instruments

30

consecutively

on

the

first

working

day

of

the

calendar

year

and

31

continue

to

number

the

instruments

consecutively

until

the

last

32

working

day

of

the

calendar

year.

33

2.

The

recorder

shall

also

note

in

the

index

the

exact

34

time

of

the

filing

recording

of

each

document

or

instrument.

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Associated

recording

references,

if

on

the

document,

shall

be

1

indexed

with

the

recorded

document.

A

parcel

identification

2

number

shall

be

referenced

if

on

the

document

and

shall

not

be

3

modified

unless

the

modification

is

necessary

to

correct

an

4

error.

5

Sec.

8.

Section

331.606A,

subsection

1,

Code

2025,

is

6

amended

by

adding

the

following

new

paragraphs:

7

NEW

PARAGRAPH

.

0a.

“Eligible

professional”

means

any

of

the

8

following:

9

(1)

A

participating

attorney,

abstractor,

closer,

or

10

associated

personnel

authorized

to

provide

services

on

behalf

11

of

Iowa

title

guaranty.

12

(2)

An

attorney

licensed

to

practice

in

Iowa.

13

(3)

A

representative

of

a

financial

institution

as

defined

14

in

section

527.2.

15

(4)

A

representative

of

an

insurer

or

an

insurance

support

16

organization.

17

(5)

A

representative

of

a

commercial

entity

using

personal

18

information

to

do

any

of

the

following:

19

(a)

Prevent,

detect,

protect

against,

or

respond

to

20

security

incidents,

identity

theft,

fraud,

harassment,

21

malicious

or

deceptive

activities,

or

any

other

illegal

22

activity.

23

(b)

Preserve

the

integrity

or

security

of

a

county

land

24

record

management

system.

25

(c)

Investigate,

report,

or

assist

in

the

prosecution

of

a

26

person

responsible

for

an

action

or

circumstance

described

in

27

subparagraph

division

(a)

or

(b).

28

NEW

PARAGRAPH

.

00a.

“Information

shielding”

means

29

restricting

access

to

a

document

or

information

associated

with

30

a

qualified

individual

that

is

posted

through

a

public

internet

31

site.

32

NEW

PARAGRAPH

.

0c.

(1)

“Qualified

individual”

means

any

33

of

the

following:

34

(a)

A

peace

officer

as

defined

in

section

801.4,

civilian

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employee

of

a

law

enforcement

agency,

or

state

or

federal

1

judicial

officer

or

state

or

federal

prosecutor,

or

a

spouse

or

2

child

of

such

a

person.

3

(b)

A

former

peace

officer,

as

defined

in

section

801.4,

4

or

a

former

civilian

employee

of

a

law

enforcement

agency

who

5

presents

evidence

of

a

compelling

safety

interest,

or

a

spouse

6

or

child

of

such

a

person.

7

(c)

A

victim

of

domestic

abuse,

domestic

abuse

assault,

8

sexual

abuse,

assault,

stalking,

or

human

trafficking

as

9

evidenced

by

the

filing

of

a

petition

pursuant

to

section

236.3

10

or

a

criminal

complaint

or

information

pursuant

to

section

11

708.1,

708.2A,

708.11,

or

710A.2,

or

any

violation

contained

12

in

chapter

709.

13

(d)

A

program

participant

as

defined

in

section

9E.2.

14

(2)

Notwithstanding

the

meanings

described

in

subparagraph

15

(1),

subparagraph

division

(a),

a

person

holding

or

seeking

16

public

office

is

not

a

qualified

individual.

17

Sec.

9.

Section

331.606A,

subsections

3

and

4,

Code

2025,

18

are

amended

to

read

as

follows:

19

3.

Redaction

of

personally

identifiable

information

from

20

electronic

documents.

Personally

identifiable

information

21

that

is

contained

in

electronic

documents

that

are

displayed

22

for

public

access

on

an

internet

site,

or

which

that

are

23

transferred

to

any

person,

shall

be

redacted

prior

to

24

displaying

or

transferring

the

documents.

Each

recorder

that

25

displays

electronic

documents

and

the

county

land

record

26

information

system

statewide

search

website

that

displays

27

electronic

documents

on

behalf

of

a

county

shall

implement

28

a

system

for

redacting

personally

identifiable

information.

29

The

recorder

and

the

governing

board

of

the

county

land

30

record

information

system

shall

establish

a

procedure

by

31

which

individuals

may

request

that

personally

identifiable

32

information

contained

in

an

electronic

document

displayed

on

33

an

internet

site

be

redacted,

at

no

fee

to

the

requesting

34

individual.

The

requirements

of

this

subsection

shall

be

fully

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implemented

not

later

than

December

31,

2011.

1

4.

Dissemination

of

documents.

Persons

who

have

contracted

2

with

a

county

recorder

or

the

governing

board

of

the

3

county

land

record

information

system

to

redact

personally

4

identifiable

information

from

electronic

documents

pursuant

to

5

subsection

3

shall

not

sell,

transfer,

or

otherwise

disseminate

6

the

electronic

documents

in

an

unaltered

or

redacted

form,

7

except

as

provided

for

in

the

contract.

8

Sec.

10.

Section

331.606A,

subsection

7,

Code

2025,

is

9

amended

by

striking

the

subsection

and

inserting

in

lieu

10

thereof

the

following:

11

7.

Information

shielding

of

documents.

12

a.

Upon

request

by

a

qualified

individual,

the

county

13

assessor

or

the

county

assessor’s

staff,

or

the

county

recorder

14

or

the

county

recorder’s

staff,

shall

implement

an

information

15

shielding

process

to

restrict

public

access

to

electronic

16

documents

or

internet

pages

that

contain

information

about

17

the

qualified

individual.

The

county

assessor

and

the

county

18

recorder

shall

implement

a

process

without

charging

a

fee

to

19

facilitate

requests

pursuant

to

this

subsection.

20

b.

Information

shielding

processes

shall

include

provisions

21

that

would

permit

eligible

professionals

to

access

shielded

22

information.

Access

to

shielded

information

may

also

be

23

granted

to

other

professionals

with

the

written

permission

of

24

the

qualified

individual.

Eligible

professionals

and

others

25

who

are

granted

access

to

shielded

information

must

agree

to

26

maintain

the

confidentiality

of

the

qualified

individual.

27

Upon

request,

the

county

recorder

shall

provide

access

to

the

28

shielded

information

electronically.

An

eligible

professional

29

shall

be

authorized

to

disclose

any

shielded

information

30

when

such

disclosure

is

necessary

to

advance

a

legitimate

31

business

purpose

including

but

not

limited

to

the

provision

of

32

services

related

to

a

real

estate

transaction.

A

fee

shall

33

not

be

charged

to

an

eligible

professional

requesting

shielded

34

information.

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Sec.

11.

Section

331.606B,

Code

2025,

is

amended

to

read

as

1

follows:

2

331.606B

Document

or

document

formatting

standards.

3

1.

Except

as

otherwise

provided

in

subsection

7

,

the

county

4

recorder

shall

refuse

any

document

or

instrument

presented

5

for

recording

To

ensure

that

recorded

documents

are

legible

6

and

contain

all

required

information

in

order

to

facilitate

a

7

permanent

record

that

can

be

properly

archived

and

indexed,

a

8

recorder

may

decline

to

record

a

document

or

instrument

that

9

does

not

meet

the

following

requirements:

10

a.

Each

document

or

instrument

shall

consist

of

one

or

more

11

individual

pages

not

permanently

bound

or

in

a

continuous

form.

12

The

For

purposes

of

this

paragraph,

“continuous

form”

means

13

individual

one-sided

pages.

A

physical

document

or

instrument

14

presented

for

recording

shall

not

be

permanently

bound,

have

15

any

attachment

stapled

,

taped

or

otherwise

affixed

to

any

page

16

except

as

necessary

to

comply

with

statutory

requirements

,

and

17

must

contain

text

or

graphics

on

only

one

side

.

However,

the

18

The

individual

pages

of

a

physical

document

or

instrument

may

19

be

stapled

clipped

together

for

presentation

for

recording.

20

A

physical

document

or

instrument

containing

a

label

that

21

is

firmly

attached

with

a

bar

code

or

return

address

may

be

22

accepted

for

recording.

23

b.

All

preprinted

text

shall

must

be

legible

and

the

font

24

at

least

eight

ten

point

in

size

and

no

more

than

twenty

25

characters

and

spaces

per

inch

,

except

that

the

font

may

be

26

eight

point

in

size

if

the

document

is

a

plat

or

survey

.

All

27

other

text

typed

or

computer

generated,

including

but

not

28

limited

to

all

names

of

parties

to

an

agreement,

shall

be

at

29

least

ten

point

in

size

and

no

more

than

sixteen

characters

30

and

spaces

per

inch.

If

a

document

or

instrument,

other

than

31

a

plat

or

survey

or

a

drawing

related

to

a

plat

or

survey,

32

presented

for

recording

contains

type

smaller

than

eight

point

33

type

for

the

preprinted

text

and

ten

point

type

for

all

other

34

text,

the

document

or

instrument

shall

be

accompanied

by

an

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exact

typewritten

or

printed

copy

that

meets

the

requirements

1

of

this

section

.

2

c.

Each

document

shall

be

of

sufficient

legibility

to

3

produce

a

clear

reproduction.

If

a

A

document

or

instrument,

4

other

than

a

plat

or

survey

or

a

drawing

related

to

a

plat

or

5

survey,

that

is

not

fully

or

partially

sufficiently

legible

to

6

produce

a

clear

reproduction

,

the

document

or

instrument

shall

7

be

accompanied

by

an

exact

typewritten

or

printed

copy

that

8

meets

the

type

size

requirements

of

paragraph

“b”

and

shall

9

a

legible

copy

of

the

full

or

partial

page,

which

shall

be

10

recorded

contemporaneously

as

additional

pages

of

the

document

11

or

instrument.

12

d.

Each

A

physical

document

or

instrument

,

other

than

a

plat

13

or

survey

or

a

drawing

related

to

a

plat

or

survey,

shall

must

14

be

on

standard

white

paper

of

not

less

than

twenty-pound

weight

15

without

watermarks

or

other

visible

inclusions

markings

.

All

16

text

within

the

document

or

instrument

shall

be

of

sufficient

17

color

and

clarity

to

ensure

that

the

text

is

readable

when

18

reproduced

from

the

record.

19

e.

All

signatures

on

a

document

or

instrument

shall

be

in

20

black

or

dark

blue

ink

and

of

sufficient

color

and

clarity

to

21

ensure

that

the

signatures

are

readable

discernible

when

the

22

document

or

instrument

is

reproduced

from

the

record.

The

23

corresponding

name

shall

must

be

typed,

printed

,

or

stamped

24

beneath

the

original

signature.

The

typing

or

printing

of

a

25

name

or

the

application

of

an

embossed

or

inked

stamp

shall

26

not

cover

or

otherwise

materially

interfere

with

any

part

27

of

the

document

or

instrument

except

where

when

provided

by

28

law.

Failure

to

print

or

type

signatures

as

provided

in

this

29

paragraph

does

not

invalidate

the

document

or

instrument.

30

f.

The

first

page

of

each

document

or

instrument,

other

than

31

a

plat

or

survey

or

a

drawing

related

to

a

plat

or

survey,

shall

32

have

a

top

margin

of

at

least

three

inches

of

vertical

space

33

from

left

to

right

which

shall

be

reserved

one-half

of

one

34

inch.

If

the

document

or

instrument

does

not

include

a

cover

35

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page,

then

there

must

be

a

blank

rectangular

space

with

the

1

dimensions

of

three

and

three-fourths

inches

in

width

and

two

2

and

one-half

inches

in

height

adjacent

to

the

top

margin

on

the

3

first

page

and

designated

for

the

recorder’s

use.

All

other

4

margins

on

the

document

or

instrument

shall

be

a

minimum

of

5

three-fourths

of

one

inch.

Nonessential

information

including

6

but

not

limited

to

form

numbers,

page

numbers,

or

customer

7

notations

may

be

placed

in

a

margin

except

the

top

margin.

The

8

recorder

shall

not

incur

any

liability

for

not

showing

a

seal

9

or

information

that

extends

beyond

the

margin

of

the

permanent

10

archival

record.

11

g.

Each

A

document

or

instrument

presented

for

recording

12

shall

meet

the

requirements

of

section

331.606A,

subsection

2

13

not

include

personally

identifiable

information

unless

redacted

14

in

accordance

with

section

331.606A,

subsection

3

.

15

2.

Each

document

or

instrument,

other

than

a

plat

or

survey

16

or

a

drawing

related

to

a

plat

or

survey,

that

is

presented

for

17

recording

shall

contain

the

following

information

on

the

first

18

page

below

the

three-inch

margin

or

on

a

cover

page

:

19

a.

The

name,

address,

and

either

the

telephone

number

or

20

email

address

of

the

individual

who

prepared

the

document

,

or

21

the

contact

information

for

an

individual

who

is

familiar

with

22

the

document

or

instrument

and

is

able

to

address

questions

23

from

the

recorder’s

office

.

24

b.

For

any

instrument

of

conveyance,

the

name

of

the

25

taxpayer

and

a

complete

mailing

address.

26

c.

A

return

address.

27

d.

The

type

or

title

of

the

document

or

instrument.

28

e.

All

grantors’

names.

29

f.

All

grantees’

names.

30

g.

Any

address

required

by

statute.

31

h.

The

legal

description

of

the

property

and

parcel

32

identification

number,

if

required.

33

i.

A

document

or

instrument

number

for

statutory

34

requirements

Associated

recording

references

,

if

applicable.

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3.

A

cover

page

meeting

the

requirements

of

subsection

1

1

may

be

included

with

the

document

or

instrument

and

shall

2

be

recorded

contemporaneously

as

an

additional

page

of

the

3

document

or

instrument.

If

insufficient

space

exists

on

4

the

first

page

or

the

cover

page

for

all

of

the

information

5

described

in

subsection

2

,

the

person

presenting

the

document

6

for

recording

must

identify

on

the

first

page

or

the

cover

page

7

a

page

reference

of

for

the

document

or

instrument

where

the

8

required

information

is

located

shall

be

noted

on

the

first

9

page

can

be

located

.

10

4.

a.

Each

document

or

certificate

prepared

by

a

licensed

11

professional

land

surveyor

and

presented

for

recording,

12

including

a

plat

of

survey

or

a

drawing

related

to

a

plat

13

of

survey,

shall

contain

an

index

legend.

However,

this

14

requirement

shall

not

apply

to

a

United

States

public

land

15

survey

corner

certificate

described

in

section

355.11

.

16

b.

Each

document

or

certificate

prepared

by

a

licensed

17

professional

land

surveyor

and

presented

for

recording,

18

including

a

plat

of

survey

or

a

drawing

related

to

a

plat

19

of

survey,

shall

include

a

blank

rectangular

space

three

and

20

three-fourth

inches

in

width

and

two

and

one-half

inches

in

21

height

reserved

and

delineated

for

the

county

recorder’s

use,

22

unless

the

document

is

attached

to

a

cover

sheet

approved

by

23

the

governing

board

of

the

county

land

record

information

24

system.

25

5.

4.

The

recorder

may

record

the

following

documents

or

26

instruments

,

which

are

exempt

from

the

format

requirements

of

27

this

section

:

28

a.

A

document

or

instrument

that

was

signed

before

July

1,

29

2005.

30

b.

A

military

separation

document

or

instrument.

31

c.

A

document

or

instrument

executed

outside

the

United

32

States.

33

d.

A

certified

copy

of

a

document

or

instrument

issued

by

a

34

governmental

agency,

including

a

vital

record.

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e.

A

document

or

instrument

where

when

one

of

the

original

1

parties

is

deceased

or

otherwise

incapacitated.

2

f.

A

document

or

instrument

formatted

to

meet

court

3

requirements.

4

g.

A

federal

tax

lien.

5

h.

A

filing

under

the

uniform

commercial

code,

chapter

554

.

6

i.

A

groundwater

hazard

statement

pursuant

to

section

7

558.69

.

8

6.

5.

A

physical

document

or

instrument

rejected

declined

9

for

recording

by

a

recorder

shall

be

returned

to

the

preparer

10

or

presenter

accompanied

by

an

explanation

of

the

reason

11

for

rejection

declining

the

document

or

instrument

and

any

12

information

necessary

to

correct

the

defect.

A

person

who

13

files

an

electronic

document

or

instrument

declined

for

14

recording

by

a

recorder

shall

be

notified

by

the

recorder

that

15

the

document

or

instrument

has

been

declined,

the

reason

the

16

document

or

instrument

has

been

declined,

and

any

information

17

necessary

to

correct

the

defect.

If

the

recording

fee

for

an

18

electronic

document

or

instrument

was

calculated

and

processed

19

incorrectly,

the

person

who

filed

the

document

or

instrument

20

shall

be

notified

of

the

error

and

the

reason

for

the

fee

21

adjustment

by

the

recorder’s

office

.

22

7.

a.

On

and

after

July

1,

2005,

a

document

or

instrument

23

that

does

not

conform

to

the

format

standards

specified

in

24

subsections

1

through

3

shall

not

be

accepted

for

recording

25

except

upon

payment

of

an

additional

recording

fee

of

ten

26

dollars

per

document

or

instrument.

The

requirement

applies

27

only

to

documents

or

instruments

dated

on

or

after

July

1,

28

2005,

and

does

not

apply

to

those

documents

or

instruments

29

specifically

exempted

in

subsection

5

.

30

b.

On

and

after

July

1,

2009,

a

document

or

instrument

31

that

does

not

conform

to

the

format

standards

specified

in

32

subsection

1

,

paragraphs

“c”

and

“e”

,

or

subsection

2

,

paragraph

33

“b”

,

shall

not

be

accepted

for

recording.

This

paragraph

34

applies

only

to

documents

or

instruments

dated

on

or

after

July

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2009,

and

does

not

apply

to

those

documents

or

instruments

1

specifically

exempted

in

subsection

5

.

2

Sec.

12.

NEW

SECTION

.

331.612

Recording

of

surveys.

3

1.

Notwithstanding

section

331.606B,

the

following

4

document

or

document

formatting

standards

shall

apply

to

5

surveys

submitted

by

licensed

professional

land

surveyors

for

6

recording:

7

a.

All

text

must

be

legible

and

the

font

at

least

eight

8

point

in

size.

9

b.

All

text

font,

signatures,

and

drawings

must

have

10

sufficient

weight,

contrast,

and

darkness

to

produce

a

clear

11

reproduction.

12

c.

Physical

documents

submitted

to

a

county

for

recording

13

shall

be

on

standard

white

paper

without

watermarks

or

other

14

visible

markings

and

shall

have

dimensions

no

greater

than

15

eleven

by

seventeen

inches.

Notwithstanding

the

dimensions

16

specified

for

physical

documents

in

this

paragraph,

a

physical

17

document

with

dimensions

no

greater

than

twenty-four

inches

18

by

thirty-six

inches

may

be

submitted

to

the

county

if

the

19

county

recorder

is

able

to

scan

or

digitize

the

document

while

20

maintaining

the

original

scale

and

quality

of

the

document

21

as

specified

in

paragraphs

“a”

and

“b”

.

Electronic

documents

22

submitted

to

a

county

for

recording

shall

have

dimensions

no

23

greater

than

twenty-four

inches

by

thirty-six

inches.

24

d.

The

survey

must

contain

an

index

legend

as

outlined

in

25

subsection

2.

26

e.

A

survey

must

provide

a

cover

page

or

a

blank

rectangular

27

space

on

the

first

page

with

the

dimensions

of

three

and

28

three-fourths

inches

in

width

and

two

and

one-half

inches

in

29

height

designated

for

the

recorder’s

use.

30

2.

A

survey

must

contain

an

index

legend

consisting

of

a

31

compact

table

or

a

grid

with

lines

that

provides

the

following

32

information:

33

a.

The

county

name.

34

b.

For

platted

land,

the

index

information

shall

include

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the

additional

parcel

identifier,

if

applicable;

lot

or

unit;

1

block;

unabbreviated

subdivision

name;

town,

city,

or

county;

2

section;

township;

and

range.

For

unplatted

land,

the

indexed

3

information

shall

include

the

additional

parcel

identifier,

4

if

applicable,

section,

township,

range,

and

quarter

section.

5

Indexing

quarters

of

a

quarter

section

is

recommended

but

6

not

required.

Subdivision

plats,

acquisition

plats,

and

7

retracement

plats

of

survey

shall

reference

the

existing

8

auditor’s

parcel

designation

in

accordance

with

section

354.4,

9

subsection

1,

paragraph

“a”

.

A

plat

of

survey

shall

reference

10

the

approved

auditor’s

parcel

designation

in

accordance

with

11

section

354.4,

subsection

1,

paragraph

“a”

.

12

c.

The

parcel

identification

number

and

additional

parcel

13

identifier,

if

applicable.

14

d.

The

proprietor’s

name.

15

e.

The

requestor’s

name.

16

f.

Associated

reference

numbers

for

previously

recorded

17

surveys.

18

g.

The

surveyor’s

name,

address,

and

phone

number

or

email

19

address.

20

h.

Information

necessary

for

the

county

recorder

to

return

21

the

survey

document.

22

i.

If

the

survey

document

is

a

monument

preservation

23

certificate,

the

name

of

the

government

entity

requesting

the

24

certification

in

accordance

with

section

355.6A.

25

Sec.

13.

Section

354.18,

subsection

2,

Code

2025,

is

amended

26

to

read

as

follows:

27

2.

The

recorder

shall

examine

each

plat

of

survey

and

28

subdivision

plat

to

determine

whether

the

plat

is

clearly

29

legible

and

whether

the

approval

by

the

applicable

governing

30

body

and

the

other

attachments

required

by

this

chapter

are

31

presented

with

the

plat.

The

recorder

shall

also

keep

a

32

reproducible

physical

or

electronic

copy

of

the

plat

from

33

which

legible

copies

can

be

made.

The

When

a

physical

plat

is

34

presented

for

recording,

the

recorder

may

specify

the

material

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and

the

size

of

the

plat

,

accepted

for

recording

as

long

as

1

the

document

is

not

less

than

eight

and

one-half

inches

in

2

width

by

eleven

inches

,

that

will

be

accepted

for

recording

in

3

order

to

comply

with

this

section

in

height

.

The

recorder

must

4

accept

an

electronically

submitted

plat

or

subdivision

plat

5

meeting

the

requirements

of

section

355.7,

355.7A,

or

355.8,

6

respectively.

The

recorder

shall

not

record

a

subdivision

plat

7

that

violates

this

chapter

.

8

Sec.

14.

Section

355.6A,

subsection

4,

Code

2025,

is

amended

9

to

read

as

follows:

10

4.

a.

The

monument

preservation

certificate

shall

be

11

filed

with

the

county

recorder

pursuant

to

section

331.606B,

12

subsection

5

331.612,

subsection

2,

paragraph

“i”

,

no

later

than

13

thirty

days

after

the

certificate

is

signed

by

the

surveyor.

14

b.

The

county

recorder

shall

index

the

monument

preservation

15

certificate

according

to

the

township,

range,

section

number,

16

and

quarter

section

on

in

which

the

monument

is

located

within

.

17

If

the

monument

is

located

within

an

official

plat,

the

county

18

recorder

shall

also

index

the

certificate

alphabetically

by

the

19

official

plat

name.

20

c.

The

index

legend

affixed

to

such

certificate

shall

21

include

the

following

information:

22

(1)

The

surveyor’s

name,

mailing

address,

and

other

contact

23

information.

24

(2)

The

name

of

the

governmental

entity

or

other

25

organization

under

which

the

surveyor

provided

the

professional

26

service.

27

(3)

The

aliquot

part

or

parts

of

the

United

States

public

28

land

survey

system

or

portion

of

official

plat

that

the

29

monument

is

located

within.

30

(4)

The

name

of

the

governmental

entity

or

other

31

organization

requesting

the

monument

preservation

certificate

32

pursuant

to

this

section

.

33

(5)

Information

necessary

for

the

county

recorder

to

return

34

the

certificate.

35

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Sec.

15.

Section

355.12,

Code

2025,

is

amended

to

read

as

1

follows:

2

355.12

Indexing

of

survey

documents

by

recorder.

3

The

recorder

shall

index

survey

documents

and

United

States

4

public

land

corner

certificates

submitted

in

accordance

with

5

section

331.612,

subsection

2,

paragraph

“b”

,

by

township,

6

range,

and

section

number.

If

the

survey

is

in

a

recorded

7

subdivision,

the

recorder

shall

also

index

the

document

8

alphabetically

by

subdivision

name.

9

Sec.

16.

2005

Acts,

chapter

179,

section

101,

subsection

10

1,

as

amended

by

2021

Iowa

Acts,

chapter

126,

section

2,

is

11

amended

to

read

as

follows:

12

1.

The

board

of

supervisors

of

each

county,

on

behalf

of

13

each

county

recorder,

shall

may

execute

a

chapter

28E

agreement

14

with

the

other

counties

electronic

services

system

for

the

15

implementation

of

the

county

land

record

information

system.

16

Sec.

17.

TRANSITION.

Any

moneys

remaining

in

each

county

17

recorder’s

records

management

fund,

as

described

in

section

18

331.604,

subsection

2,

paragraph

“a”,

Code

2025,

as

of

19

the

effective

date

of

this

Act

shall

be

transferred

to

the

20

respective

county’s

recorder’s

technology

advancement

fund,

as

21

described

in

section

331.604,

subsection

2,

as

amended

by

this

22

Act.

Any

moneys

remaining

in

the

local

government

electronic

23

transaction

fund,

as

described

in

section

331.604,

subsection

24

3,

paragraph

“d”,

Code

2025,

after

the

effective

date

of

this

25

Act

are

appropriated

to

the

treasurer

of

state

to

be

used

by

26

the

treasurer

of

state

to

assist

the

governing

board

of

the

27

electronic

services

system

in

accomplishing

the

purposes

stated

28

in

section

331.605B,

subsection

1,

as

amended

by

this

Act.

29

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