Page County Recorder Information

The County Recorder is responsible for recording and maintaining records related to real property located in Page County.

These government fees are separate from any Deeds.com service fees. Confirm current charges with the recorder's office.

To record a document, the fee is $7 for the first page and $5 for each additional page. A $5 auditor’s transfer fee also applies to each township section or city addition listed.

A $10 non-standard form fee will apply to documents that do not meet the requirements.

Certified copies are $5 for the certification fee and $1 per page.

Note that recording fees are subject to change. Please verify the information with the local recorder's office.

Confirm current requirements with the recorder's office before submitting documents.

• Pages must have printing on one side only and cannot be permanently bound or in a continuous form. Use white paper not more than 20# weight with no visible watermarks. Document can be letter (8.5x11 inches), legal (8.5x14 inches), or 11x17 inches. There should not be any attachments stapled, taped, or otherwise affixed to any page.

• Pre-printed text must be at least 8 point and no more than 20 characters per inch. All other text must be at least 10 point and no more than 16 characters per inch.

• The entire document must be legible and reproducible.

• Signatures must be in dark black or blue ink and corresponding names should be typed, printed, or stamped beneath signatures.

• Embossed or inked stamps are not to cover or interfere with any part of the document.

• Margins should be a minimum of ¾ of an inch. However, the first page must have a top margin that is a minimum of 3 inches. This is reserved for the recorder’s use.

• Below the 3-inch top margin, provide the following information: the name, address, and phone number of the individual who prepared the document; a return name and complete address; the name and address of the taxpayer for any document of transfer; the title of the document; the names of all grantors and grantees; the legal description of the real property and the parcel identification number, if applicable.

• If there is insufficient space on the first page for all of the required information, please reference the page number within the document where the information is located (example: legal description, see page 3).

• When referencing a related document that was filed before July 1, 1997, use a book and page number. If filed after July 1, 1997, use an instrument number.

The transferor of real property is required to complete the groundwater hazard statement form. The purpose of the statement is to satisfy legal requirements for filing instruments of conveyance of real property with the county recorder. The Department of Natural Resources does not approve or disapprove of property transfers based on the statement. The statement must be signed by one of the persons transferring the property interest (or that person’s agent).

Iowa law requires that a Declaration of Value statement reflecting the full consideration paid in certain non-exempt real estate conveyances be submitted to the county recorder at the time a deed, contract, instrument, or other writing is presented for recording. Part I, the Declaration of Value, is to be completed by the buyer or seller or either’s agent for non-exempt transactions. Part II is to be completed by the assessor.

This form does not have to be completed for a document presented for recording which clearly indicates that it is an exempt transaction. Refer to Iowa Administrative Code 701-79.5. If the transaction is exempt but the exemption isn’t clearly stated on the actual document presented for recording, Part I of the form must be completed. If the form is not completed accurately and in full for non-exempt transactions by the buyer or seller (or either’s agent), the county recorder is required by law to refuse to record the contract, deed, or other instrument conveying the affected property.

This form can be obtained from the Iowa Department of Revenue webpage.


Effect of recording: An instrument affecting real estate is of no validity against subsequent purchasers for a valuable consideration, without notice, or against the state or any of its political subdivisions during and after condemnation proceedings against the real estate, unless the instrument is filed and recorded in the county in which the real estate is located, as provided in this chapter.