The County Recorder services include land and records management; serving as a licensing agent for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources by issuing fishing and hunting licenses, & registering and titling boats, snowmobiles, ATVs and ORVs; serving as County Registrar of Vital Records and has the responsibility of issuing Marriage Licenses, registering Birth, Death and Marriage Certificates and issuing certified copies of Vital Records; and taking pass port photos (the Auditor's Office is the acceptance agent for passports).