Jones County Iowa Recorder

** REMINDER ** If you would like to register the boat or off-highway vehicle you are thinking about buying on FB marketplace, you will need a registration and/or title and a bill of sale. If the seller tells you there isn’t one, please contact your local county recorder to check the HIN or VIN.

Looking for Hunter Education classes? Use this link: https://license.gooutdoorsiowa.com/Event/Events.aspx

Transaction cut-off time on Friday, February 26, will be 3:00 PM due to month end balancing.Transaction cut-off time on Friday, February 26, will be 3:00 PM due to month end balancing.

New Law Impacts Boat Operators on Federal Waterways Beginning April 1: A new federal law goes into effect on April 1, that requires the operator of a boat with an installed Engine Cut-Off Switch (ECOS) to use the ECOS link while operating on all federally navigable waterways. In Iowa, that means the four flood control reservoirs: Coralville, Rathbun, Red Rock and Saylorville; and the Mississippi and Missouri rivers. The link is usually a coiled bungee cord lanyard clipped ont...o the operator's person, personal floatation device or clothing and the other end attached to the cut-off switch, but there are plenty of variations on the market, including electronic wireless devices. When an operator is wearing a link while underway, the engine will cut-off if the operator is separated from the operating area, an occurrence that can happen if the operator is ejected from the vessel or falls within the vessel. The shutdown of the engine is essential for safety reasons. If the operator is ejected from the vessel, the shutdown may prevent the operator from impacting the vessel's spinning propeller, and may aid the operator in safely returning to the drifting vessel. The intent of these new laws is to improve safety for all recreational boaters by reducing the potential for propeller injuries to recreational vessel operators, other users of the nation’s waterways, and marine law enforcement officers responsible for responding to runaway boats. Boats with motors less than 3 horsepower are excluded from the law. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has authority to enforce federal law on the federal reservoirs, the U.S. Coast Guard patrol has the authority to enforce federal law on the border rivers.

We now have access to any birth record that occurred in the State of Iowa from 1987 to current! Call or email to see if we can assist you.

We will be closed on Monday, February 15, for Presidents Day.We will be closed on Monday, February 15, for Presidents Day.

Angling to fish? Make sure your license is current.

It's getting nicer out. Does your off-highway vehicle have a 2021 decal?

We are back in business taking Passport pictures. Thanks for your patience!We are back in business taking Passport pictures. Thanks for your patience!

Please call before coming in for Passport photos as the printer is currently out of service.

Transaction cut-off time on Wednesday, March 31, will be 3:00 PM due to month end balancing.Transaction cut-off time on Wednesday, March 31, will be 3:00 PM due to month end balancing.

Getting married in Iowa? Don't forget the license! Call or email with questions.

Iowa Spring Turkey Seasons -- Combination Gun/Bow: * Youth Season (Residents Only) April 9-11 * Season 1 April 12-15 * Season 2 April 16-20... * Season 3 April 21-27 * Season 4 April 28-May 16 Resident Archery-Only: * April 12-May 16