Staff
Megan Clyman
County Recorder
Megan Price
Deputy Recorder
Welcome to the Recorders Office
The Davis County Recorder’s Office is responsible for maintaining official records of information concerning your home, family, business and recreation. We also issue thousands of hunting and fishing licenses annually, register boats, snowmobiles, and ATVs.
The Recorder’s office maintains all official real estate documents and provides retrieval and reproduction of these records for the public and businesses. Some of the official documents in our office are:
- Deeds & Contracts
- Mortgages
- Assignments
- Releases
- Plats & Surveys
- Easements
- State & Federal Tax Liens
- Military Records
- Birth/Death/Marriage Records
Office Hours
Monday – Friday 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Phone
Location
100 Courthouse Square, Suite 7
Bloomfield, IA 52537
Helpful Links
Community Links
Passport applications are accepted by appointment only, please contact our office to schedule one. For further passport and travel information visit www.travel.state.gov.
Forms and Applications
Real Estate
Recording Fees
$7.00 first
$5.00 each additional page
Transfer documents $5.00 per section or block of land. For more details, please reference the Fee Schedule.
Iowa Real Estate Transfer Tax Calculation
This calculation is based on a $1.60 tax per thousand, and the first $500 is exempt.
Iowa charges $0.80 for each $500 (or part of $500) of the amount paid over $500. This estimate is for information only; the Recorder's Office calculates the official amount when the document is recorded.
Military Records
Copies of military discharges are free of charge.
APPLICATION FOR CERTIFIED COPY.pdf
Military discharge papers (known as DD214’s) may be recorded as permanent records and certified to perfect claims. In order to obtain a certified copy, the original document must first be recorded at the Recorder’s Office upon discharge from service. You may request a certified copy by completing the Application for Certified Copy and mailing it to the Davis County Recorder’s Office, 100 Courthouse Square, Suite 7, Bloomfield, Iowa 52537
If you did not record your discharge papers at that time, and cannot locate the original, a copy of your discharge papers may be obtained by contacting the National Archives and Records Administrator at http://www.archives.gov.
Department of Veterans Affairs
For more information contact your local Veteran’s Affairs Office at 641-664-2170
Boats, Snowmobiles, ATV's, Recreational Vehicles
For the most current rules and regulations, visit the Iowa DNR Website
7% tax
6% use tax collected if purchased out of state
Registration fee, title and lien if applicable
Download the Title Application form
Use this form for:
- New Titles, Duplicate Titles,
- New Registrations & Renewals
- Security Interest Liens
- Transfers