558.58 Recorder to collect and deliver to auditor.

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1. a. At the time of filing a deed, real estate installment contract, or other instrument mentioned in section 558.57, the recorder shall collect, and note payment of, the recording fee and the auditor’s transfer fee, as provided by law, except as provided in subsection 2.

b. After the recorder has accepted the instrument for recording, the instrument shall be indexed and then delivered to the auditor to be placed on the auditor’s transfer books.

2. When the person required to pay a fee relating to a real estate transaction is a governmental subdivision or agency, the recorder, at the request of the governmental subdivision or agency, shall bill the governmental subdivision or agency for the fees required to be paid. The governmental subdivision or agency shall pay the fees and taxes due within thirty days after the date of filing.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10117; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §558.58]

Referred to in §331.602, 598.21, 633.480, 633.481