WelcomeThe Polk County Recorder's Office contains valuable information concerning your home, family, business and recreation. The Recorder's office maintains all official real estate documents and provides retrieval and reproduction of these records for the public and businesses. Some of the official documents in our office are:
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Recorder's Services:
ATV/Boats/Snowmobiles - Renewals and initial registration Military Records - Retrieves Military Records for tax exemptions and benefits. Passports - Official Passport Acceptance Facility and Photo Services Real Estate - Records, Maintains, and retrieves permanent records pertaining to all commercial and residential real estate transactions. Collects auditor fee on real estate transfers and transfer taxes. Trade Names - Records, maintains, and retrieves trade names for sole proprietorships or co-partnerships. Uniform Commercial Codes - Maintains and retrieves liens for real estate. Vital Records - Issues marriage licenses, records, maintains and retrieves birth certificates, marriage licenses & death certificates. |
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E-Filing: If you are a bank, law firm, or abstract company interested in e-filing, then we can help. To find out more information, Click Here Iowa Land Records: The Polk County Recorder's Office is part of the Statewide portal that provides index and image data for all 99 counties in Iowa. Click Here for more info. |
Polk County Administrative Bldg 111 Court Ave Ste 250 Des Moines, Iowa 50309 Office Hours: 7:30am-5:00pm |
The office will be closed on Monday, September 1st for Labor Day. Do you need a copy of a document that was filed prior to 1992? Click here for info on how to order a copy.
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