General Information
About the Recorder’s office
The Davis County Recorder is an elected official who’s office and
duties are mandated by the State Legislature and governed by state law.
The Main Function of the office is to keep the real property (land)
records for Davis County and provide the county assessor and treasurers
office with information necessary for assessment and taxation.
All Information on file in the County Recorder’s
office is public information
and may be viewed and utilized
by anyone and contains
Specifically; Ownership,
Dimensions, acreage, legal
description and history
of each of the approximately
100,000 parcels of land
within the County limits. Also available is
such information as taxing, sewer &
water district boundaries,
city limits and subdivision
plats and information. The
office keeps an up to date
map (plat) set of the entire
county as well as complete
indexes (called abstracts)
for all parcels of land. Also
filed in the office are such
miscellaneous items as: Workman's and Mechanic's
liens, Water Claims, Federal Tax Liens and Military
Discharges.
Only the land itself is the responsibility of the Recorder’s office,
all improvements such as structures etc. are tracked by the County
Assessor’s office.
Services Offered
The County Recorder’s office contains the historical land records
for Davis county from 1870 to the present. Records since 1981 are
computerized and microfilmed, prior records reside in book format. All
records are open to the public. Department personnel can help patrons
who come into the office with current ownership and other current
information such as size, location and dimensions. They can also assist
patrons in getting started with historical searches. Employees may not
search the records on behalf of patrons. Telephone requests for limited
information such as parcel ID numbers, current Ownership, acreage or
limited recording information can be honored. Requests for metes and
bounds legal descriptions or dimensions will not be honored over the
telephone.
Abstracts and many other records since 1981 are also available over
the internet on a subscription basis. Please contact Davis County's
Information Systems department at 451-3347 for fees and signup
information.
Available for purchase are such items as computerized abstract
printouts and ownership screens, recorded document copies, plat maps
and subdivision maps. See the Fees section for a price list.
Forms of exchange
The Davis County Recorder’s office currently accepts cash and checks.
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