A common question we receive is, “How far back do the records posted online go?” The serious answer is “It depends on whether records are in the form of electronic documents.” Electronic Services System policy provides that “A county shall transfer to the county land...
Making public records accessible online to the public and the real estate industry is a core legislative mandate for the Iowa Land Records system. Section 331.604 of the Iowa code includes the following charge: “developing county and statewide internet sites to...
A newly redesigned e-submission interface for county recorders is now in production. Iowa Land Records has now implemented this in more than 30 Iowa counties, and the remaining 60+ counties will be transitioning to the new system over the next several weeks. This is...
The first electronic document was recorded through the Iowa Land Records e-submission service on December 22, 2005 in Allamakee County. That year there were 762,534 documents recorded in the State of Iowa. It was a humble start. Unlike the Iowa Judicial Branch, which...
The Electronic Services System (ESS) Coordinating Committee, the body overseeing the operations of the Iowa Land Records system, approved the 2020 annual budget at their quarterly meeting on November 7, 2019. The annual budget projects total revenue to be...
The Iowa Land Records team has been hard at work improving the e-submission interface, informally called “E-Submission 2.0.” Developers will be completing updates to the recorder’s interface through the end of calendar year 2019. Several counties are already using the...