Recording Fees
Conveyance Documents
All documents that need transferred for taxation.
(Deeds; Affidavits Effecting Real Estate; Contracts; Forfeiture of Contracts)
$7.00 1st page, plus $5.00 for each additional page
Plus $5.00 Auditor's Fee for each addition, section or block of legal description to be transferred.
| 1 Page | 1 Section or Block | $12.00 |
| 2 Pages | 1 Section or Block | $17.00 |
| 3 Pages | 1 Section or Block | $22.00 |
| 1 Page | 2 Sections or Blocks | $17.00 |
| 2 Pages | 2 Sections or Blocks | $22.00 |
| 3 Pages | 2 Sections or Blocks | $27.00 |
| 1 Page | 3 Sections or Blocks | $22.00 |
| 2 Pages | 3 Sections or Blocks | $27.00 |
| 3 Pages | 3 Sections or Blocks | $32.00 |
Transfer Tax
Transfer Tax is due on all conveyances over $500
Transfer Tax tables available upon request.
An exemption explanation needs to be stated on the document when no Transfer Tax is due on a conveyance.
Non-Conveyance Documents
All Other Documents Except Plats of Survey.
(Mortgages, Releases, Assignments, Easements, etc)
$7.00 1st page, plus $5.00 for each additional page
| 1 Page = $7.00 | 11 Pages = $57.00 |
| 2 Page = $12.00 | 12 Pages = $62.00 |
| 3 Page = $17.00 | 13 Pages = $67.00 |
| 4 Page = $22.00 | 14 Pages = $72.00 |
| 5 Page = $27.00 | 15 Pages = $77.00 |
| 6 Page = $32.00 | 16 Pages = $82.00 |
| 7 Page = $37.00 | 17 Pages = $87.00 |
| 8 Page = $42.00 | 18 Pages = $92.00 |
| 9 Page = $47.00 | 19 Pages = $97.00 |
| 10 Page = $52.00 | 20 Pages = $102.00 |
Plats of Survey
$7.00 1st page, plus $5.00 for each additional page
Multiple Transaction Documents
Multiple releases on one document, Multiple assignments on one document, etc.
$7.00 per transaction, plus $5.00 for each additional page
| 1 Page | 2 Document References | $14.00 |
| 2 Pages | 2 Document References | $19.00 |
| 1 Page | 3 Document References | $21.00 |
| 2 Pages | 3 Document References | $26.00 |
| 1 Page | 4 Document References | $28.00 |
| 2 Pages | 4 Document References | $33.00 |
Commercial Collateral UCCs
New, Amended, or Continued
Filed at the Iowa Secretary of State's Office.
Commercial Collateral Terminations (G#'S)
$5.00 each
Termination of G#’s that were Continued or Amended at the State after July 1, 2001, will be Terminated at the Iowa Secretary of State’s Office.
Real Estate UCC's
Financing Statements, Amendments, Continuations and Terminations
Recorded at the County level.
$7.00 1st page, plus $5.00 for each additional page
UCC Search/Request
UCC Search (request for information)
$5 per name searched
UCC Request for Copies
$1 per page
Federal Tax Lien Search/Copy
$6.00 per name searched
$5.00 per page for copy of document
All Other Copy/Fax Fees
Standard Copy
$.50 per page
Certified Copy
$5.00 per document plus $.50 per page of that document
Fax Fee
$1.00 per page faxed
