Iowa Code Title IX. Local Government [Chs. 331-420] § 331.605B. Fees collected--audit

1. The recorder shall make available any information required by the county or state auditor concerning the fees collected under section 331.604, subsection 2, for the purposes of determining the amount of fees collected and the uses for which such fees are expended.

2. A recorder or the governing board of the county land record information system shall collect only statutorily authorized fees for land records management. The governing board of the county land record information system shall not collect a fee for viewing, accessing, or printing documents in the county land record information system unless specifically authorized by statute. The governing board of the county land record information system may collect a fee of not more than three dollars per recorded document for using the system to process electronic documents for recording. An additional service charge may be added for credit or debit card payments. Fees collected for the processing of electronic documents for recording may be used for the purposes specified in section 331.604 and for the purposes of development, operation, and maintenance of the county land record information system and internet sites, systems for electronic filing for recording, associated payment systems, security systems, the land records databases, methods for searching the databases, processes for the redaction of personally identifiable information posted for public online access, and processes for the integration of land records information with other property information systems.