Courthouse News & Announcements

Courthouse News - January 6, 2006

UNION COUNTY RECORDER - Paula White, 641-782-1725.

The Union County Website is up and running. Please log onto www.unioncountyiowa.org. Forms are available to request a vital record, marriage application, passport application or boat bill of sale form.

ATV and Snowmobile renewals for paid registrations were due by December 31, 2005.

Passport fees are now $97.00 for ages 16 & older and $82.00 for ages 15 & under. Please apply early to avoid expedite fees. Processing times (6-7 weeks) are longer due to the number of passport requests and the loss of the New Orleans agency. For questions log onto: travel.state.gov.

Effective July 1, 2005 the law changed concerning boat sales. Casual sales (sales between individuals) are now subject to Iowa Sales Tax and depending on the point of delivery, local option tax. You will now need a Bill of Sale from the seller, current registration and a title if the boat is 17’ or longer. Please call Taxpayer Services at 1-800-367-3388 or this office, if you have questions.

UNION COUNTY AUDITOR - Sandy Hysell, 641782-1701.

The Auditor’s Office is finishing the end of the year procedures.  We are working on fiscal year 2007 budgets, valuations, end of the month reports, and end of the year reports.  The Courthouse will be closed February 20, 2006 to observe President’s Day.

 

UNION COUNTY TREASURER - Linda Marley, 641-782-1710.
Drivers License (hours 8:30-4:00)

Delinquent property tax notices for the September payment are required to be mailed out by February 1st.  Any parcel that is delinquent will be mailed a notice of the delinquencies and the amount due for March. 

We have been issuing the new style of Driver Licenses since mid-December.  Every station in Iowa should now be issuing the new style. 

Renewals for trucks and truck-tractors will be due by January 31st.  Please remember to bring in your Federal Form 2290 if you are registering your truck for over 28 ton.  Iowa law requires we see this form each year at renewal time. 

www.iowatreasurers.org
www.getyourtags.com

 

UNION COUNTY ASSESSOR - Gene Haner. 641-782-1735.

All Union County residents who have purchased a home and moved should stop in and sign a New Homestead and Military Exemption, if eligible.

The qualification for any honorably discharged member of the United Armed Forces has been changed to be eligible for the military exemption on your property taxes. Now if you have served three or more consecutive years of service in the armed forces irregardless of when you served you are now eligible for a Military Exemption or if you have served for twenty years in the Reserves or the National Guard you are also eligible for the military credit. What is required to sign for this credit is either a DD-214 from the regular service or a complete listing of years served from the Guard or Reserve.

You are also required to inform this office if you have removed or built any new buildings or dwellings or if you have remodeled any buildings or dwellings.

Family Farm Credit is now a one-time sign up and can be signed at any time for qualifying owners.

Union County has attempted to insure accurate information is posted to this site. However, Union County does not warrant nor guarantee the accuracy, reliability or timeliness of information on this site or information referenced or linked by this site.

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