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This office records land documents, records and issues certified copies of
birth, marriage, and death records, and issues marriage licenses.
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Lee County, Iowa - Recorder
The Office of the County Recorder was
created by the First Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Iowa in 1839. The
basic duty of the county Recorder then and now is to maintain official records
of documents affecting title to real estate in order to preserve property rights
in real estate transactions. Every real estate transaction that takes
place in the county starts in the Recorder’s office.
The County Recorder
is responsible for land and records management, maintaining and recording a wide
variety of official documents affecting real estate and numerous other valuable
miscellaneous documents. The office collects real estate transfer tax for the
Iowa Department of Revenue and collects and reports the County Auditor's fee on
transfer of property.
The Recorder’s office serves as licensing agent for
the Iowa Department of Natural Resources for registering and titling boats, snow
mobiles and ATVs. They no longer issue hunting and fishing permits.
As of
July, 1997 the Recorder's office is the County Registrar of Vital Records and
has the responsibility of issuing Marriage Licenses, registering Birth, Death
and Marriage Certificates and issuing certified copies of Vital Records.
The Recorder's duties are
defined by state statutes and established by state agencies through
administrative actions. The County Recorder works with the Iowa Department of
Natural Resources, Iowa Department of Revenue, and the Iowa Department of Public Health. Detailed reports are
filed monthly and annually to the county and to the state agencies.
Click on the links below for more specific information about the
Recorders services.
Recorders Home Page
Genealogy Information
Military Service Records Information
Real Estate Information
» Land Records and Iowa Land Record Website
» Recording Information and Fees
» Document Formatting Standards
» Iowa Real Estate Transfer Tax Calculator
License Registration Information
» Boat
» ATV, ORV and Snowmobiles
Vital Records Information
» Marriage Application
» Birth, Death and Marriage
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Offices Located At:
25 North 7th
Keokuk, IA 52632
Phone:
319-524-1126
Fax #: 319-524-1544
Office Hours:
Monday - Friday
8:30am - 4:30pm
County Recorder:
Nancy Booten
Employees in Recorder's Office:
Betty Posz, Deputy
Chris Spann
Heather Evans-McWilliams
Jean Dobson
Barbie Johnson
Recorder Forms:
Downloadable forms
used in the Recorder's office
Recorder Links:
Iowa State Association of Counties (ISAC)
Iowa Land Records
Other Related Links:
Iowa DNR
Iowa Secretary of State
State of Iowa Government
Iowa Legislature
General Assembly
Iowa Department of
Public Health
Genealogy Websites:
Iowa GenWeb
Roots Web
US GenWeb
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