Polk County Recorder's Guidelines
Iowa Title works very closely with our elected officials in the Recorder’s, Treasurer’s, Auditor’s, Assessor’s, and Clerk of Court’s offices.
The Recorder’s Office now requires:

• Paper: White, not less than 20 pound weight, without watermarks or other visible inclusions.
• Top Margin: At least 3 inches across the top of the document.
• Text: At least 8 point, legible and reproducible
• Signatures: Black or Dark blue ink - names typed, printed or stamped beneath signatures..
• Necessary Information:
  • Name, address and phone number of preparer.
  • Name of taxpayer and complete address
  • Return address
  • Title of Document
  • Grantor's Name - Grantee's Name
  • Any address required by statute
  • Legal description - Parcel identification number if required

  If the space on the first page doesn't allow for the necessary information, the page where it is located must be noted.

All filing documents that are received and reviewed by Iowa Title are presented to the Polk County Recorder by 1:30 P.M. each day.  Because of the time needed to review these documents, all filings must be called into Iowa Title by 10:30 a.m. and be ready for pick up no later than 11:00 A.M. or delivered to our Des Moines office no later than noon.  A call will be made to the customer after we receive notification from the Recorder that the documents have been recorded.