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Polk County Administrative Bldg

111 Court Ave Ste 245

Des Moines, Iowa 50309

Office Hours: 7:30am-5:00pm

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Frequently Asked ?'s

 

 

Frequently Asked Questions (General)

 

 

Where are you located?

The Recorder's Office is located in the Polk County Administrative Building, 111 Court Ave, Suite 250 (2nd & Court Ave).  If you need driving directions please click here.

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What forms of payment do you accept?

At this time the Recorder accepts cash, check or money order.  There is an ATM located on the first floor of the Polk County Administrative Building if needed.

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What are your hours of business?

We are open Monday thru Friday from 7:30am to 5:00pm.  Our Real Estate Fee Desk closes at 4:30pm, which means any document presented for filing after that time will go on the record the next business day.

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Do you have property abstracts on file?

No.  Abstracts are not filed in our office.

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Who can get a copy of a Military Record?

Veterans and next-of-kin of deceased veterans have the same rights to full access to the record.  Next-of-kin are the unremarried widow or widower, son or daughter, father or mother, brother or sister of the deceased veteran.  For more information click here.

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Does your office handle Divorce Records?

No.  The Polk County Clerk of Court can help you with Divorce Records.  You can contact them at 515-286-3762.

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Do you fax copies of documents?

Yes.  For more info, click here.

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I can't view images on your Search Index.  Why?

You need the latest version of Java software loaded on your computer to view our images.  You can go to www.java.com and download the program for free.  Java is a small program and should only take a few minutes to download.  Once downloaded, close out of your browser (Internet Explorer, etc) and then go back into our Search Index.  You should be able to view images now.

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I am getting a "COTT 801" error when trying to view images.  What does this mean?

This error is caused by Privacy Settings in your Firewall and/or Antivirus Products on your computer.  Specifically the setting related to HTTP Referrer needs to be disabled.

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I would like to get a copy of the Plat Index for Polk County.  Where can I get it?

The Polk County Auditor offers a .pdf copy on their website here:

http://www.gis.co.polk.ia.us/downloads/Platindex.pdf