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Recorder
Location
Courthouse
201 W. Platt St.
Maquoketa, IA 52060
Driving Directions
Contact Information
563-652-2504
aschauf@jacksoncounty.iowa.gov
Hours
General Hours
Monday - Friday
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Passport Hours
8:30 am - 3:45 pm
Appointments required.
Holiday Closures
Our Team
Arlene Schauf
Recorder
Recorder
Jennifer Jones
First Deputy/Passport Agent
First Deputy/Passport Agent
Amy Wilms
Second Deputy/Vital Records Specialist
Second Deputy/Vital Records Specialist
DNR
Forms
Passports
Recording
Vital Records
More Information
Duties & Responsibilities
- The County Recorder is responsible for land and records management, maintaining and recording a wide variety of official documents affecting real estate and numerous other valuable miscellaneous documents.
- The office collects real estate transfer tax for the Iowa Department of Revenue and collects and reports the County Auditor's fee on transfer of property.
- The Recorder's office serves as a licensing agent for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources by issuing fishing and hunting licenses and registering and titling boats, snowmobiles, and ATVs.
- As of July, 1997 the Recorder's office is the County Registrar of Vital Records and has the responsibility of issuing Marriage Licenses, registering Birth, Death and Marriage Certificates and issuing certified copies of Vital Records.
- The Jackson County Recorder's office is a Passport Acceptance Agent assisting U.S. citizens with obtaining a U.S. Passport. The Recorder's duties are defined by state statutes and established by state agencies through administrative actions.
- The County Recorder works with the IA Department of Natural Resources, Iowa Department of Revenue, Iowa Department of Public Health, and the U.S. Department of State Federal Passport Agency. Detailed reports are filed monthly and annually to the county and to the state agencies.