Recorder
Services During COVID-19
Due to COVID-19, Linn County has closed most buildings to the public once again to help reduce community spread of the virus and to help ensure continuity of County services. The closure will remain in effect until public health conditions improve and allow for modifications.
Our office will continue to process Real Estate, DNR, and Vital Record requests. Services can be conducted through the email, mail, over the phone or using our drop box located in front of the building. For items placed in the drop box, please put all documents in an envelope marked Recorder’s Office and include your contact information.
For questions about remote services for Real Estate and DNR information, please call 319-892-5420. For Vital Record information, please call 319-892-5445 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Core Functions
- Real estate records
- Birth records
- Death records
- Marriage records
- Boat, snowmobile and all-terrain vehicle registrations/titles
- Hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses (including deer and turkey tags)
To search Linn County real estate records, visit the Linn County Recorder website.
Search the Iowa Land Records website for statewide information about recorded real estate documents in Iowa.
Recording
- Affidavits
- Assignments and releases
- Bills of sale
- Condemnations
- Contracts
- Deeds
- Drainage agreements
- Easements
- Farm names
- Leases
- Military service records
- Mortgages
- Plats and surveys
- Powers of attorney
- Section corner certificates
- State and federal tax liens
- Trade names
- Many other documents
Standard Fees
Type | First Page Cost | Additional Page Cost |
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Contract* | $12 | $5 |
Bill of Sale | $7 | $5 |
Lease | $7 | $5 |
Mortgage | $7 | $5 |
Release | $7 | $5 |
Affidavit | $7 | $5 |
Tax Lien | $7 | $5 |
Plat* | $7 | $5 |
Condemnation* | $12 | $5 |
Article of Incorporation | $7 | $5 |
Deed* | $12 | $5 |
Trade Name | $7 | $5 |
Farm Name | $7 | $5 |
Change of Name* | $7 | $5 |
*In addition to the above fees, these require an additional $5 transfer fee for each separate parcel of real estate involved (one parcel is included in the first page fee of $12.00) The maximum transfer fee is $50.
Please note: Copies of documents costs $1 per page - certifications cost $5 per document copied. Any page or document larger than 11 by 17 inches will be required to have original size copies to accompany it. Non-standard documents, including a two-sided document or a document submitted without a 3" margin at the top of the page will incur a $10.00 non-standard fee. Issuing a certificate showing federal tax lien on file $6 fee per request. Requesting a copy of a federal tax lien $5 per copy.
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Joan McCalmant
Recorder
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Recorder
Physical Address
935 2nd Street SW
Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 1406
Cedar Rapids, IA 52406-1406
Phone: 319-892-5420Fax: 319-892-5459
Vitals Phone: 319-892-5445
Hours
Closed to the public
Services available by phone, email, mail, and drop box
Monday - Friday
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Are military discharge records made available to the general public?
- Is there a fee to record military discharge records or to get certified copies of them?
- When are hunting / fishing licenses available for sale?
- Does the Recorder's Office take passport photos?
- What documents are required for a passport?