Iowa Code 331.605B – Fees collected — audit
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1. The recorder shall make available any information required by the county or state auditor concerning the fees collected under section 331.604, subsection 2, for the purposes of determining the amount of fees collected and the uses for which such fees are expended.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 331.605B
- Auditor: means the county auditor or a deputy auditor or employee designated by the county auditor. See Iowa Code 331.101
- Board: means the board of supervisors of a county. See Iowa Code 331.101
- Internet: means the federated international system that is composed of allied electronic communication networks linked by telecommunication channels, that uses standardized protocols, and that facilitates electronic communication services, including but not limited to use of the world wide web; the transmission of electronic mail or messages; the transfer of files and data or other electronic information; and the transmission of voice, image, and video. See Iowa Code 4.1
- property: includes personal and real property. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Recorder: means the county recorder or a deputy recorder or employee designated by the county recorder. See Iowa Code 331.101
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
2. A recorder or the governing board of the county land record information system shall collect only statutorily authorized fees for land records management. The governing board of the county land record information system shall not collect a fee for viewing, accessing, or printing documents in the county land record information system unless specifically authorized by statute. The governing board of the county land record information system may collect a fee of not more than three dollars per recorded document for using the system to process electronic documents for recording. An additional service charge may be added for credit or debit card payments. Fees collected for the processing of electronic documents for recording may be used for the purposes specified in section 331.604 and for the purposes of development, operation, and maintenance of the county land record information system and internet sites, systems for electronic filing for recording, associated payment systems, security systems, the land records databases, methods for searching the databases, processes for the redaction of personally identifiable information posted for public online access, and processes for the integration of land records information with other property information systems.