Iowa Land Records Reaches 20/20 Goal

Iowa Land Records Reaches 20/20 Goal

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...
Redesigned Recorder Page for E-Submission

Redesigned Recorder Page for E-Submission

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...
Proportion of E-Submissions Reaches 45% in 2019

Proportion of E-Submissions Reaches 45% in 2019

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...
3 Steps to Get New Hires E-Submitting

3 Steps to Get New Hires E-Submitting

For most companies, there are a number of technological applications and processes in place to help employees work more efficiently. When on-boarding a new employee, it is important that each application and process is allotted time in the training process to ensure...
Iowa Land Records CY 2020 Budget Adopted

Iowa Land Records CY 2020 Budget Adopted

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...