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IA Code § 331.507 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 331 - COUNTY HOME RULE IMPLEMENTATION|Section 331.507 - Collection of money and fees.

331.507 Collection of money and fees.   1. The auditor may collect or receive money due the county except when otherwise provided by law.   2. The auditor is entitled to collect the following fees:   a. For a transfer of property made in the transfer records, five dollars for each separate real estate transaction described in section 558.57, or transfer of title certified by the clerk of the district court. However, the fee shall not exceed fifty dollars for a transfer of property which is described in one instrument of transfer.   (1) For the purposes of this paragraph, a parcel of real estate includes:   (a) For real estate located outside of the corporate limits of a city, all contiguous land lying within a numbered section.   (b) For real estate located within the corporate limits of a city, all contiguous land lying within a platted block or subdivision.   (2) Within a numbered section, platted block, or subdivision, land separated only by a public street, alley, or highway remains contiguous.   b. For indexing a change of name for each parcel of real estate owned in the county, five dollars.   3. Fees collected or received by the auditor shall be accounted for and paid into the county treasury as provided in section 331.902.  1. [C97, §473; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5149; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §333.9; S81, §331.507(1); 81 Acts, ch 117, §506]  2a. [C73, §3797; C97, §478; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5155; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §333.15; S81, §331.507(2a – c); 81 Acts, ch 117, §506; 82 Acts, ch 1104, §53]  b. [S13, §4471-i; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12656; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, §674.12; C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §674.14; S81, §331.507(2d); 81 Acts, ch 117, §506]  3. [S81, §331.507(3); 81 Acts, ch 117, §506]  4. [C97, §480; S13, §550-c; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5246, 5247; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §342.2, 342.3; S81, §331.507(4); 81 Acts, ch 117, §506]  84 Acts, ch 1198, §1; 85 Acts, ch 97, §1; 85 Acts, ch 159, §1; 94 Acts, ch 1025, §2; 94 Acts, ch 1173, §23; 95 Acts, ch 67, §28; 98 Acts, ch 1032, §8; 2004 Acts, ch 1144, §1  Referred to in §558.66, 598.21, 674.14  Indexing change of name, see §674.14
IA Code § 331.508 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 331 - COUNTY HOME RULE IMPLEMENTATION|Section 331.508 - Books and records.

331.508 Books and records.   The auditor shall keep the following books and records:   1. Election book for contested proceedings as provided in section 62.3.   2. Record of official bonds as provided in section 64.24.   3. Lost property book as provided in chapter 556F.   4. Account book and index of persons receiving mental health treatment as provided in section 230.26.   5. A permanent record of the names and addresses of persons receiving veteran assistance as provided in section 35B.10.   6. Record of fees as provided in section 331.902.   7. Benefited water district record book as provided in section 357.32.   8. Completed assessment rolls, schedules and book as provided in section 441.26.   9. Tax rate book as provided in section 444.6.   10. Real estate transfer book, index book, and plat book as provided in sections 558.60, 558.63, and 558.65 through 558.67.  [C97, §480; S13, §498; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5246; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §342.2; S81, §331.508; 81 Acts, ch 117, §507]  86 Acts, ch 1001, §19; 94 Acts, ch 1173, §24; 95 Acts, ch 49, §8; 97 Acts, ch 121, §4; 2010 Acts, ch 1061, §54; 2015 Acts, ch 30, §108
IA Code § 331.510 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 331 - COUNTY HOME RULE IMPLEMENTATION|Section 331.510 - Reports by the auditor.

331.510 Reports by the auditor.   The auditor shall make:   1. A report to the governor of a vacancy, except by resignation, in the office of state representative or senator as provided in section 69.5.   2. A report to the secretary of state of the name, office, and term of office of each appointed or elected county officer within ten days of the officer’s election or appointment and qualification.   3. An annual report not later than January 1 to the department of management of the valuation by class of property for each taxing district in the county on forms provided by the department of management. The valuations reported shall be those valuations used for determining the levy rates necessary to fund the budgets of the taxing districts for the following fiscal year.   4. An annual report not later than January 1 to the governing body of each taxing district in the county of the assessed valuations of taxable property in the taxing district as reported to the department of management.  [R60, §291; C73, §324; C97, §474; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5150; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, §333.10; C73, 75, 77, §333.10, 442.2; C79, 81, §333.10, 333.16; S81, §331.510; 81 Acts, ch 117, §509]  83 Acts, ch 123, §141, 209; 85 Acts, ch 21, §42; 85 Acts, ch 197, §7; 88 Acts, ch 1134, §72
IA Code § 331.511 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 331 - COUNTY HOME RULE IMPLEMENTATION|Section 331.511 - Duties relating to platting.

331.511 Duties relating to platting.   The county auditor shall:   1. Record each plat as provided in section 354.18.   2. Record changes in names of platted streets as provided in section 354.26.   3. Record notations of errors or omissions on recorded plats as provided in section 354.24.   4. Record resurveyed plats as provided in section 354.25.   5. Provide for the platting of real estate which cannot otherwise be accurately assessed for taxation as provided in section 354.13.   6. Carry out other duties as provided by law.  [S81, §331.511; 81 Acts, ch 117, §510]  90 Acts, ch 1236, §48
IA Code § 331.551 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 331 - COUNTY HOME RULE IMPLEMENTATION|Section 331.551 - Office of county treasurer.

331.551 Office of county treasurer.   1. The office of treasurer is an elective office except that if a vacancy occurs in the office, a successor shall be elected or appointed to the unexpired term as provided in chapter 69.   2. A person elected or appointed to the office of treasurer shall qualify by taking the oath of office as provided in section 63.10 and give bond as provided in section 64.10.   3. The term of office of the treasurer is four years.  [C51, §96, 151, 239; R60, §224, 473; C73, §589; C97, S13, §1072; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §520; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §39.17; S81, §331.551; 81 Acts, ch 117, §550]  2010 Acts, ch 1033, §46
IA Code § 331.553 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 331 - COUNTY HOME RULE IMPLEMENTATION|Section 331.553 - General powers.

331.553 General powers.   The treasurer may:   1. Administer oaths and take affirmations as provided in sections 63A.2 and 421.21.   2. Subject to the requirements of section 331.903, appoint and remove deputies, clerks and assistants.   3. Require that payment be made by guaranteed funds for tax sale redemptions, issuance of plat clearances, issuance of tax clearances for mobile homes, payments of taxes or assessments made within the thirty days prior to the annual tax sale or any adjournment of the tax sale, and any other payment which is to be collected by the county treasurer. For the purposes of this subsection, “guaranteed funds” means cash, cashier’s check, money order, travelers’ check, or certified check.   4. Charge five dollars, as an administrative expense, for every rate, charge, rental, or special assessment certified as a lien to the treasurer for collection. This amount shall be added to the amount of the lien, collected at the time of payment from the payor, and credited to the county general fund. If the amount of the lien is paid in annual installments, an administrative expense charge shall be added to each annual installment.   5. Accept credit cards and electronic transfers of funds in payment of moneys due to the county, including but not limited to credits and reimbursements received from the state, tax payments, and tax sale redemptions. A county treasurer may adjust fees to reflect the cost of processing such payments.   6. Require a payor or an agent of a payor to make payment by electronic transfer of the funds through the county treasurer’s authorized internet site when the payment totals fifty thousand dollars or more.   7. Treat a payment made by electronic funds transfer as if it were a paper check for purposes of section 554.3512.   8. Pursuant to an agreement under chapter 28E, collect delinquent parking fines on behalf of a city in conjunction with renewal of motor vehicle registrations pursuant to section 321.40. If the agreement provides for a fee to be paid to or retained by the county treasurer from the collection of parking fines, such fees shall be credited to the county general fund. Fines collected pursuant to this subsection shall be remitted biannually to the city. Notwithstanding section 28E.10, a county treasurer may utilize the state department of transportation’s vehicle registration and titling system to facilitate the purposes of this subsection.  [C51, §411; R60, §642; C73, §766; C97, SS15, §491; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5238, 5240; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §341.1, 341.3; S81, §331.553; 81 Acts, ch 117, §552]  91 Acts, ch 191, §11; 95 Acts, ch 57, §5; 97 Acts, ch 121, §5; 2002 Acts, ch 1043, §3; 2003 Acts, ch 18, §4; 2004 Acts, ch 1092, §6; 2005 Acts, ch 34, §7, 8, 26; 2005 Acts, ch 54, §9, 12; 2013 Acts, ch 90, §257  Referred to in §321.40, 321.236, 445.1  For definitions applicable to subsection 3, see §445.1
IA Code § 331.555 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 331 - COUNTY HOME RULE IMPLEMENTATION|Section 331.555 - Fund management.

331.555 Fund management.   1. During each term of office, the treasurer shall keep a separate account of the taxes levied for state, county, school, highway, or other purposes and of all other funds created by law whether of regular, special, or temporary nature. The treasurer shall not pay out or use the money in a fund for any purpose except as specifically authorized by law. The treasurer shall be charged with the amount of tax or other funds collected or received by the treasurer and shall be credited with the amount of taxes or other funds disbursed from each account as authorized by law.   2. Except as provided in section 321.153, on or before the fifteenth day of each month, the treasurer shall prepare sworn statements of the amount of money held by the treasurer on the last day of the preceding month belonging to the state treasury and mail a copy of the statement and the remittance to the treasurer of state. Another copy of the statement shall be mailed to the director of the department of administrative services. However, in lieu of mailing the remittance to the treasurer of state, the treasurer may deposit the remittance to the credit of the treasurer of state in an interest-bearing account in a bank in the county as designated by the treasurer of state.   3. If a treasurer fails to comply with the requirements of subsection 2, the treasurer shall forfeit for each failure a sum of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars to be recovered in an action against the treasurer’s bond brought in the name of the director of the department of administrative services or the treasurer of state.   4. The treasurer shall make a complete settlement with the county semiannually and when the treasurer leaves office as provided in section 12B.7.   5. The treasurer shall maintain custody of all public moneys in the treasurer’s possession and deposit or invest the moneys as provided in section 12B.10 and chapter 12C.   6. The treasurer shall keep all funds invested to the extent practicable and may invest the funds jointly with one or more counties, judicial district departments of correctional services, cities, city utilities, or rural water districts created under chapter 357A pursuant to a joint investment agreement. All investments of funds shall be subject to sections 12B.10 and 12B.10A and other applicable law.  [C51, §156, 161; R60, §364, 367, 799; C73, §331, 334, 914; C97, §487, 489, 1459; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5165, 5166, 5168; C46, 50, 54, §334.8, 334.9 – 334.11; C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §334.8, 334.9, 334.11; S81, §331.555; 81 Acts, ch 117, §554]  87 Acts, ch 105, §1; 88 Acts, ch 1084, §1; 90 Acts, ch 1233, §26; 92 Acts, ch 1156, §14; 95 Acts, ch 77, §1; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286
IA Code § 331.557 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 331 - COUNTY HOME RULE IMPLEMENTATION|Section 331.557 - Duties relating to vehicle registrations and certificates of title.

331.557 Duties relating to vehicle registrations and certificates of title.   The treasurer shall:   1. Issue, renew, and replace lost or damaged vehicle registration cards or plates and issue and transfer certificates of title for vehicles as provided in sections 321.17 to 321.52.   2. Collect, pay to the state, or refund registration fees as provided in sections 321.105 to 321.156.   3. Collect and forward the use tax on vehicles subject only to a certificate of title and on manufactured housing as provided in section 423.14, section 423.26, subsection 1, and section 423.26A.   4. Carry out other duties as required by law.  [S81, §331.557; 81 Acts, ch 117, §556]  84 Acts, ch 1305, §72; 96 Acts, ch 1125, §1  ; 2003 Acts, 1st Ex, ch 2, §175, 205  ; 2008 Acts, ch 1113, §111; 2010 Acts, ch 1108, §4, 15
IA Code § 331.557A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 331 - COUNTY HOME RULE IMPLEMENTATION|Section 331.557A - Duties relating to issuance of driver’s licenses.

331.557A Duties relating to issuance of driver’s licenses.   The treasurer of any county participating in county issuance of driver’s licenses under chapter 321M shall:   1. Issue, renew, and replace lost or damaged nonoperator’s identification cards and driver’s licenses, including commercial driver’s licenses, according to the provisions of chapter 321M.   2. Issue persons with disabilities parking permits under chapter 321L.   3. Collect fees associated with nonoperator’s identification cards and driver’s licenses, including commercial driver’s licenses, and pay to the state amounts in excess of the amount the treasurer is permitted to retain for deposit in the county general fund for license issuance.   4. Accept payment of the civil penalty assessed pursuant to section 321J.17 and remit the penalty to the state department of transportation.   5. Participate in voter registration according to the terms of chapter 48A, and submit completed voter registration forms to the state registrar of voters.   6. Attend initial training as required by chapter 321M, and participate in continuing education as offered by the state department of transportation.   7. Comply with the terms of any applicable agreements created pursuant to chapter 28E, and state department of transportation operating standards for license issuance.  98 Acts, ch 1073, §12; 98 Acts, ch 1143, §21, 26; 2005 Acts, ch 54, §10, 12; 2008 Acts, ch 1018, §29, 31; 2016 Acts, ch 1073, §112; 2020 Acts, ch 1074, §53, 93  2020 amendment to subsection 4 effective July 15, 2020; 2020 Acts, ch 1074, §93  Subsection 4 amended
IA Code § 331.558 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 331 - COUNTY HOME RULE IMPLEMENTATION|Section 331.558 - Reports by the treasurer.

331.558 Reports by the treasurer.   The treasurer shall make:   1. A monthly report to the secretary of the school board of the amount of taxes collected for each fund and other information as provided in section 298.13.   2. A monthly report to the department of transportation of the fees and penalties collected relating to the issuance of vehicle registrations and certificates of title as provided in section 321.153.   3. A report to the board of the fees collected during the preceding quarter as provided in section 331.902.   4. A monthly report to the auditor of the county warrants returned to the treasurer for payment as provided in section 331.554, subsection 4.   5. Other reports as required by law.  [C73, §3796; C97, §492; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5247; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §342.3; S81, §331.558; 81 Acts, ch 117, §557; 82 Acts, ch 1195, §3]  94 Acts, ch 1025, §3
IA Code § 331.601 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 331 - COUNTY HOME RULE IMPLEMENTATION|Section 331.601 - Office of county recorder.

331.601 Office of county recorder.   1. The office of recorder is an elective office except that if a vacancy occurs in the office, a successor shall be elected or appointed to the unexpired term as provided in chapter 69.   2. A person elected or appointed to the office of recorder shall qualify by taking the oath of office as provided in section 63.10 and giving bond as provided in section 64.8.   3. The term of office of the recorder is four years.   4. In counties in which the office of county recorder has been abolished, the board of supervisors shall reassign the duties of the county recorder who also serves as the county registrar pursuant to chapter 144.  [C51, §96, 239; R60, §224, 473; C73, §589; C97, §1072; S13, §1072; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §520; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §39.17; S81, §331.601; 81 Acts, ch 117, §600]  95 Acts, ch 124, §9, 26; 2010 Acts, ch 1033, §47
IA Code § 331.601A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 331 - COUNTY HOME RULE IMPLEMENTATION|Section 331.601A - Definitions.

331.601A Definitions.   As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:   1. “Batch basis” means the delivery of an accumulation of electronic documents or records recorded or maintained by the county recorder.   2. “Document” or “instrument” means a writing or drawing presented to the recorder for recording, consisting of one or more pages of text and attachments.   3. “Electronic document” means a document or instrument that is received, processed, disseminated, or maintained in an electronic format. The submission of an electronic document through the county land record information system electronic submission service shall be equivalent to delivery of a document through the United States postal service or by personal delivery at designated offices in each county. Persons who submit electronic documents for recording are responsible for ensuring that the electronic documents comply with all requirements for recording.   4. “File or submit” means the act of delivering a document or instrument to a recording office for recording into the public records.   5. “Grantor and grantee” means the names of the transferor and transferee in the transaction used to create the recording index.   6. “Legible” means capable of being read or deciphered without magnification regardless of the recording process.   7. “Page” means a writing, printing, or drawing, other than a plat or survey or a drawing related to a plat or survey, occurring on one side only and covering all or part of such side, and not larger than eight and one-half inches in width and fourteen inches in length.   8. “Record” means a process whether by manual, mechanical, electronic, optical, magnetic, microfilm, or other methods of storage, after filing or submission, to incorporate a document or instrument into the public record.   9. “Transaction” means a specific legal action in the form of or evidenced by one of the following:   a. A title or caption including but not limited to a deed, deed of trust, mortgage, or power of attorney.   b. A subsequent reference to an original document or instrument including but not limited to an assignment or release or satisfaction of mortgage.  2004 Acts, ch 1069, §1, 4; 2009 Acts, ch 159, §1
IA Code § 331.603 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 331 - COUNTY HOME RULE IMPLEMENTATION|Section 331.603 - General powers.

331.603 General powers.   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 insurance associated with the administration of the office of the county recorder or the county 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]  2001 Acts, ch 44, §6; 2006 Acts, ch 1031, §2; 2009 Acts, ch 27, §5; 2009 Acts, ch 159, §2