Warren County Recorder (Jordyn Hill): Military Records Recorded and Requested Free of Charge

The office. Jordyn Hill is the Warren County Recorder: 301 N. Buxton, Suite 109, Indianola, IA 50125; phone 515-690-9110, fax 515-690-9119, [email protected]; "Office Hours 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday". The office's forms list runs from cover pages and groundwater hazard statements to boat and snowmobile applications, and the Recorder links the Iowa County Recorders' veterans notice. The free recording and the confidentiality. The Recorder's page carries the Iowa County Recorders Association release of October 1, 2022, "Third Parties Charging for Military Records": "The Iowa County Recorders Association wants to make all veterans aware that recording or requesting military records is always free of charge for a veteran. In recent weeks it has been reported that a third-party company has been charging veterans to record these documents. Please review the Iowa Code chapter and information regarding submitting copies of DD214 documents below. Please remember to always contact your local County Recorder for assistance with recording or requesting military records." The release then carries the statute: "The County Recorder's office has permanent record military discharges that have been presented for recording by the veterans themselves. Pursuant to Iowa Code Chapter 331.608(6), notwithstanding section 22.2, subsection 1, such record shall be confidential and shall not be made available for examination or copying except as follows" - to the person who is the subject of the record, immediate family or an authorized agent; to a request after sixty-two years (with Social Security numbers redacted); to a licensed funeral director with custody of the body; by court order; and to federal, state or local agencies, "The recorder shall make these records available to the Department of Veteran's Affairs." The land-records move. The Recorder's page also posts: "free login to Iowa Land Records in preparation for the system: https://iowalandrecords.org/ Check back for up-to-date information! The most up to date estimate of arrival is the first week in November. (Updated 10/23/2026)".