§ 331.603 — General powers

Iowa § 331.603

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title IX: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
• Ch. 331: COUNTY HOME RULE IMPLEMENTATION

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1. The recorder may administer oaths and take affirmations on matters relating to the
business of the office of recorder as provided in section 63A.2.
2. Subject to the requirements of section 331.903, the recorder may appoint and remove
deputies, assistants, and clerks.
3. The recorder may reproduce in miniature on a durable medium any instrument to be
recorded. When a recorded instrument involves a release, assignment, or other subsequent
reference to an original document, the separate instrument filed acknowledging the release,
assignment, or other subsequent reference shall be reproduced. In lieu of marginal entries,
the recorder shall cross-reference the release, assignment, or other subsequent reference
with the record of the original document. When an official record is produced in miniature,
a security copy shall be reproduced at the same time and kept outside of the courthouse.
4. The recorder may, in lieu of maintaining separate index books, prepare and maintain
a combined index record or system which shall contain the same data and information as
required to be kept in the separate index books.
5. a. The governing board of the county land record information system shall not enter
into an agreement to provide access to electronic documents or records on a batch basis. The
county recorder may collect reasonable fees for access to electronic documents and records
pursuant to an agreement. The fees shall not exceed the actual cost of providing access
to the electronic documents and records. “Actual cost” means only those expenses directly
attributable to providing access to electronic documents and records. “Actual cost” shall
not include costs such as employment benefits, depreciation, maintenance, electricity, or
insuranceassociatedwiththeadministrationoftheofficeofthecountyrecorderorthecounty
land record information system.
b. Electronic documents and records made available under this subsection shall not
include personally identifiable information and shall be subjected to a redaction process
prior to the transfer of the electronic documents or records to another person pursuant to
an agreement under paragraph “a”.
1, 2. [C51, §411; R60, §642; C73, §766; C97, §496; S13, §496; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5238,
5240; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §341.1, 341.3; S81, §331.603; 81 Acts, ch
117, §602]
3, 4. [C54, 58, 62, 66, §343.13; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §335.17, 343.13; S81, §331.603; 81
Acts, ch 117, §602]