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Contact Recorder's Office

Janice Jacobs, Recorder/Registrar of Vital Records
Connie Rottink, Deputy Recorder
Roxann Geelhoed, Clerk 

Butler County Recorder's Office
Butler County Courthouse
428 Sixth Street
P.O. Box 346
Allison, IA 50602

P: (319) 267-2735
F: (319) 267-2675
E: recorder@butlercoiowa.org

M-F: 7:30 am - 4:30 pm

Lands & Records Management
Please Visit www.iowalandrecords.org for public record recordings.

Your recorder/registrar is responsible for recording your:

  • Deeds
  • Contracts Mortgages
  • Assignments, Releases
  • Federal and State Tax Leins
  • Affidavits
  • Plats & Surveys
  • Section Corner Certificates
  • Military Service Records
  • Easements
  • Condemnations
  • Trade Names
  • Leases
  • 28E & Drainage Agreements Bills of Sale
  • Articles of Incorporation
  • Financing Statements
  • ...plus numerous other documents
 
Licenses, Registrations & Applications
Your recorder/registrar is responsible for selling or issuing:
  • Boat Registrations/Titles/Leins
  • Snowmobile Registrations/Titles/Leins
  • ATV Registrations/Titles/Leins
  • Hunting and Fishing Licenses
  • Fur Harvester Licenses
  • Habitat, Duck and Trout Stamps
  • Deer and Wild Turkey Licenses
  • Landowner/Tenant Gun & Archery Permits
  • Deer License
  • Boundry Water Trotline License
  • Ginseng Harvet/Grower License
  • Bait Dealer License
  • Taxidermy License

For more information see: Iowa Department of Natural Resources


 
Vital Records
Your recorder/registrar:
  • Issues Marriage Licenses
  • Registers Birth, Death & Marriage Certificates
  • Certifies Vital Record
 
Other Responsibilities
Your recorder/registrar also:
  • Collects real estate transfer tax on conveyances of property, a portion of which is retained in your county's general fund.
  • Performs federal and state tax lein searches and research of current records for the public.
  • Collects and reports auditor's fee on transfer of property.
  • Certifies recorder's records.
  • Makes records available for genealogy research.
  • Files detailed reports monthly and annually to the county and state agencies.
 
Passports
As agents, recorders/registrars assist in completing and mailing applications for passports.

Items necessary for passport application

  • Completed passport form (unsigned).
  • Passport pictures (1). Red background not accepted.
  • Certified copy of birth certificate, or old passport.
  • Driver's license for identification purposes.
  • Used passport if in applicant's possession.
  • Check or cash in the amount of $25.00 payable to Butler County Recorder.
  • Check made payable to U.S. Department of State:

 Passport Book

$110 Age 16 and over.
$80  Age 15 and under.

Passport Card

$30 Age 16 and over.
$15 Age 15 and under.

 

 


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