House
File
520
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
520
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
97)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
use
of
fees
collected
by
a
county
1
recorder
or
governing
board
of
the
county
land
record
2
information
system
for
processing
and
recording
instruments.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
4
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Section
1.
Section
331.605B,
subsection
2,
Code
2021,
1
is
amended
by
striking
the
subsection
and
inserting
in
lieu
2
thereof
the
following:
3
2.
A
recorder
or
the
governing
board
of
the
county
land
4
record
information
system
shall
collect
only
statutorily
5
authorized
fees
for
land
records
management.
The
governing
6
board
of
the
county
land
record
information
system
shall
not
7
collect
a
fee
for
viewing,
accessing,
or
printing
documents
in
8
the
county
land
record
information
system
unless
specifically
9
authorized
by
statute.
The
governing
board
of
the
county
land
10
record
information
system
may
collect
a
fee
of
not
more
than
11
three
dollars
per
recorded
document
for
using
the
system
to
12
process
electronic
documents
for
recording.
Fees
collected
for
13
the
processing
of
electronic
documents
for
recording
may
be
14
used
for
the
purposes
specified
in
section
331.604
and
other
15
purposes
including
but
not
limited
to
development,
operation,
16
and
maintenance
of
the
county
land
record
information
17
system
and
internet
sites,
systems
for
electronic
filing
for
18
recording,
associated
payment
systems,
security
systems,
the
19
land
records
databases,
methods
for
searching
the
databases,
20
processes
for
the
redaction
of
personally
identifiable
21
information
posted
for
public
online
access,
and
processes
for
22
the
integration
of
land
records
information
with
other
property
23
information
systems.
24
Sec.
2.
Section
331.605B,
Code
2021,
is
amended
by
adding
25
the
following
new
subsection:
26
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
3.
Use
of
the
county
land
record
27
information
system
shall
be
subject
to
the
terms
and
conditions
28
established
by
the
governing
board.
29
EXPLANATION
30
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
31
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
32
Under
current
law,
a
county
recorder
and
the
governing
board
33
of
the
county
land
record
information
system
(governing
board)
34
are
allowed
to
collect
only
statutorily
authorized
fees
for
35
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land
records
management.
A
county
recorder
and
the
governing
1
board
are
prohibited
from
collecting
a
fee
for
viewing,
2
accessing,
or
printing
documents
in
the
county
land
record
3
information
system
unless
specifically
authorized
by
statute.
4
This
bill
removes
the
county
recorder
from
this
prohibition.
5
In
addition,
the
bill
strikes
a
provision
authorizing
a
county
6
recorder
or
the
governing
board
to
collect
actual
third-party
7
fees
associated
with
accepting
and
processing
statutorily
8
authorized
fees,
including
credit
card
fees,
treasury
9
management
fees,
and
other
transaction
fees
required
to
enable
10
electronic
payment.
11
The
bill
allows
the
governing
board
to
collect
a
fee
of
not
12
more
than
$3
per
recorded
document
for
using
the
system
to
13
process
electronic
documents
for
recording,
which
fees
may
be
14
used
for
purposes
outlined
in
Code
section
331.604
(recording
15
and
filing
fees)
and
in
the
bill.
The
bill
provides
that
16
the
use
of
the
county
land
record
information
system
shall
17
be
subject
to
the
terms
and
conditions
established
by
the
18
governing
board.
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