The bill amends various sections of the Iowa Code to improve the management and accessibility of county land records. It introduces a new electronic services system designed to develop, operate, and maintain a county land record information system, which will provide electronic filing services and protect qualified individuals through information shielding. The bill establishes new definitions for terms related to land records and mandates that the electronic services system issue requests for proposals every five years to explore alternative platforms for the statewide land record search website. Additionally, it modifies the fee structure for recording documents, increasing the fee from five to ten dollars per page and introducing a maximum fee of $250 for documents with twenty-five or more pages, with a portion of the fees allocated to a technology advancement fund.

Furthermore, the bill outlines specific requirements for document formatting, including a designated blank space for the recorder's use and the redaction of personally identifiable information. It specifies that qualified individuals can request information shielding to restrict public access to their records, and county assessors and recorders must implement processes for these requests without charging fees. The bill also establishes new standards for surveys submitted by licensed professional land surveyors, including legibility and formatting guidelines, and modifies the indexing process for survey documents. Overall, these amendments aim to modernize the recording process, enhance technological infrastructure, and ensure compliance with legal standards in Iowa's land record management.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 331.601A, 441.29, 331.603, 331.604, 331.605, 331.606A, 801.4, 331.606B, 355.7, 355.12, 331.612
Reprinted: 331.601A, 354.4, 331.603, 331.604, 331.605, 331.606A, 801.4, 331.606B, 355.7, 355.12, 331.612