IA HSB724

Notarial officers who perform notarial acts without requiring personal appearance commit a serious misdemeanor, elevated to a class "D" felony if the act involves real property transfers.

Copies of photo identification submitted to county recorders for property recordings are classified as confidential records exempt from public disclosure.

Real property instruments filed by non-trusted filers must include signatures from grantors and grantees acknowledged before a notarial officer, plus copies of valid photo identification for both parties.

County recorders must notify the county attorney when advised that a filed real property instrument is fraudulent, and must provide any submitted photo identification as evidence.

"Trusted filers" exempt from additional identification requirements include attorneys, title agents, title companies, escrow companies, public utilities, and governmental entities.