354.5  Descriptions and conveyance according to plat of survey or acquisition plat.
  1.  A conveyance of a parcel shown on a recorded plat of survey shall describe the parcel by using the description provided on the plat of survey or by reference to the plat of survey, which reference shall include all of the following:
  a.  The parcel letter or number designation.
  b.  The document reference number of the recorded plat of survey.
  c.  The lot number or letter and name of the official plat, if the parcel lies within an official plat.
  d.  The section, township, and range number and reference to the aliquot part of the section, if the parcel lies outside of an official plat.
  2.  A conveyance of a parcel shown on a recorded acquisition plat shall describe the parcel by using the description provided on the acquisition instrument or by reference to the acquisition plat, which reference shall include all of the following:
  a.  The parcel designation and reference to the project for which the right-of-way was acquired.
  b.  The document reference number of the recorded acquisition plat.
  c.  The lot number or letter and name of the official plat, if the parcel lies within an official plat.
  d.  The section, township, and range number and reference to the aliquot part of the section, if the parcel lies outside of an official plat.
  3.  A description by reference to the recorded plat of survey, in compliance with subsection 1, is valid.
  4.  A description by reference to the recorded acquisition plat, in compliance with subsection 2, is valid.
  5.  A description by reference to a permanent real estate index number is valid for the purpose of assessment and taxation under the permanent real estate index number system pursuant to section 441.29.
90 Acts, ch 1236, §19
C91, §409A.5
91 Acts, ch 191, §16
C93, §354.5
2001 Acts, ch 44, §13, 14; 2005 Acts, ch 19, §48