Documents signed on or after July l, 2005, must meet the following Document Formatting Standards pursuant to Iowa Code Chapter 331.606B. 


  Cedar County, Iowa - Recorder Information
  Document Formatting Standards

Document Formatting Standards

Documents signed on or after July 1, 2005, must meet the Document Formatting Standards pursuant to Iowa Code Chapter 331.606B. A $10.00 non-standard fee will be charged for all documents that do not conform to the requirements.

Requirements listed below:
Pages must be printed on one side only and cannot be permanently bound or in a continuous form
Preprinted text must be at least eight point and no more than 20 characters per inch
All other text must be at least ten point and no more than sixteen characters per inch
Document must be legible and reproducible
Document must be on white paper not less than twenty pound weight with no visible watermarks
Document must be letter or legal size paper, no larger
Document shall not have any attachment stapled, taped or otherwise affixed to any page
Signatures must be in dark black or dark blue ink and corresponding names shall be typed, printed or stamped below signatures
Margins shall be a minimum of ¾ of one inch
Embossed or inked stamps shall not cover or interfere with any part of the document
First page must have top margin of three inches of vertical space from left to right reserved for the recorder’s use
Each document shall have the following information on the first page below the 3-inch margin:
1. The name, address, and phone number of the business and individual who prepared the document
2. A return name and complete address
3. The name and address of the taxpayer for any document of transfer
4. The title of the document
5. The names of all grantors and grantees
6. The legal description is required

* If insufficient space exists on the first page for all of the information previously described (above in 1-6), please reference on the first page, the page number where the information is located. Example: Legal Description - see page 5.
 

When Referencing a Related Document:

Please use a Book and Page (Example: Book 247 Page 34).


Forms:

Groundwater Hazard Statement Instructions
Groundwater Hazard Statement Form
Real Estate Transfer Declaration of Value Instructions
Real Estate Transfer Declaration of Value Form


Click on the links below for more specific information about the other Recorders services.

Recorders Home Page

Genealogy Information

Military Service Records Information

Real Estate Information
  Land Records and Iowa Land Record Website
  Recording Information and Fees
  Iowa Real Estate Transfer Tax Calculator

License Registration Information
  Fishing and Hunting
  Boat
  ATV, ORV and Snowmobiles

Vital Records Information
  Marriage Application
  Birth, Death and Marriage

Passports Information
  Passport Information and Application

Document Formatting Standards

Address of
Recorder's office:
Cedar County Courthouse
400 Cedar Street Suite 202
Tipton, IA 52772

Hours Office is open:
8:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.

Phone Number:
(563) 886-2230

FAX Number:
(563) 886-2120

Office holder name:
Charline L. Thumm

Employees in
Recorder's Office:
Malissa Woolley, Deputy 
(General Public Questions, Passports, Vital Records, and specific ATV, Snowmobile and Boat Questions)

Melissa Helmold, Deputy 
(General Public Questions, Document Recording,  Document Standards, and Specific Real Estate Questions)

Jodi Shields, Clerk
(General Public Questions)

Recorder's Forms:
Downloadable forms
used in the Recorder's office


Recorder's Links:
Iowa Land Records

Other Related Links:
Iowa DNR

Iowa Secretary of State
 
U.S. Passport Agency

State of Iowa Government

Iowa Legislature
General Assembly


Iowa Department of
Public Health


Genealogy Websites
Iowa GenWeb

Roots Web

US GenWeb
 
             

Cedar County Iowa Courthouse located in Tipton, Iowa

Herbert Hoover Library and Museum located in West Branch, Iowa

Cedar Valley Park Located 7 miles southwest of Tipton, Iowa is a combination of 228 acres of river bottomland and upland forest.

Snowmobiling in Cedar County, Iowa