Real Estate: All deeds, mortgages, releases and other documents are filed in this department. Vital Statistics: This area includes the records of births, deaths and marriages occurring in, or affecting residents of Pope County. Passports: This office does passport photos. A certified birth certificate is also required for a passport and can be issued by this office for births occurring in the State of Minnesota. Other duties of the County Recorder include keeping records of separations, discharges of veterans of armed services, filing of state and federal tax liens and bankruptcy proceedings, filing of Minnesota Notary Public licenses.