Senate Study Bill 1048
SENATE FILE
BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON LOCAL
GOVERNMENT BILL BY
CHAIRPERSON GASKILL)
Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act modifying the duties of county recorders.
2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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PAG LIN
1 1 Section 1. Section 331.602, subsection 33, Code 2003, is
1 2 amended by striking the subsection.
1 3 Sec. 2. Section 331.607, subsection 6, Code 2003, is
1 4 amended to read as follows:
1 5 6. A register record of the names and descriptions of
1 6 farms as provided in section 557.22.
1 7 Sec. 3. Section 557.22, Code 2003, is amended to read as
1 8 follows:
1 9 557.22 AUTHORIZATION == CERTIFICATE.
1 10 Any owner of a farm in the state may have the name of that
1 11 farm, together with a description of the owner's lands to
1 12 which said the name applies, recorded in a register kept for
1 13 that purpose in the office of the county recorder of the
1 14 county in which said the farm is located.
1 15 Such recorder shall furnish to such landowner a proper
1 16 certificate setting forth said name and a description of such
1 17 lands.
1 18 Sec. 4. Section 607A.9, Code 2003, is amended to read as
1 19 follows:
1 20 607A.9 EX OFFICIO COMMISSIONS.
1 21 In counties utilizing a jury commission for the drawing of
1 22 jurors, the clerk of the district court, and the county
1 23 auditor, and the county recorder shall ex officio constitute
1 24 the jury commission but shall receive no extra compensation
1 25 for acting as jury commissioners. If any of the above offices
1 26 have been consolidated, the chief judge of the judicial
1 27 district shall select another elected county officer to serve
1 28 as a jury commissioner.
1 29 EXPLANATION
1 30 This bill modifies certain duties of county recorders. The
1 31 bill removes the requirement that information recorded by the
1 32 county recorder relating to farms be kept in a register kept
1 33 for that purpose or that the county recorder issue owners of
1 34 farms a certificate setting forth the owner's name and a
1 35 description of the land. The bill also removes the
2 1 requirement that the county recorder serve as a member of the
2 2 jury commission to draw jurors.
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