Bill Text: IA HF389 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Enrolled
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the process and fees associated with the registration and title of vessels, snowmobiles, and all-terrain vehicles. (Formerly HSB 44.) Effective 7-1-19.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-03 - Signed by Governor. H.J. 1080. [HF389 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-HF389-Enrolled.html
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AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
THE
PROCESS
AND
FEES
ASSOCIATED
WITH
THE
REGISTRATION
AND
TITLE
OF
VESSELS,
SNOWMOBILES,
AND
ALL-TERRAIN
VEHICLES.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
Section
321G.29,
subsection
6,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
6.
A
dealer
transferring
ownership
of
a
snowmobile
under
this
chapter
shall
assign
the
title
to
the
new
owner,
or
in
the
case
of
a
new
snowmobile,
assign
the
certificate
of
origin.
Within
fifteen
thirty
days
the
dealer
shall
forward
all
moneys
and
applications
to
the
county
recorder.
Sec.
2.
Section
321I.31,
subsection
6,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
6.
A
dealer
transferring
ownership
of
an
all-terrain
vehicle
under
this
chapter
shall
assign
the
title
to
the
new
owner,
or
in
the
case
of
a
new
all-terrain
vehicle,
assign
the
certificate
of
origin.
Within
fifteen
thirty
days
the
dealer
shall
forward
all
moneys
and
applications
to
the
county
recorder.
Sec.
3.
Section
462A.5,
subsection
1,
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
The
owner
of
each
vessel
required
to
be
numbered
by
this
state
shall
initially
register
it
every
three
years
with
the
commission
through
the
county
recorder
of
the
county
in
which
the
owner
resides,
or,
if
the
owner
is
a
nonresident,
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owner
shall
register
it
in
the
county
in
which
such
vessel
is
principally
used.
Both
residents
and
nonresidents
shall
subsequently
renew
registration
every
three
years
with
any
county
recorder.
The
commission
shall
develop
and
maintain
an
electronic
system
for
the
registration
of
vessels
pursuant
to
this
chapter
.
The
commission
shall
establish
forms
and
procedures
as
necessary
for
the
registration
of
all
vessels.
Sec.
4.
Section
462A.5,
subsection
3,
paragraph
c,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
c.
If
a
timely
an
application
for
renewal
is
made,
the
applicant
shall
receive
the
same
registration
number
allocated
to
the
applicant
for
the
previous
registration
period.
If
the
application
for
registration
for
the
three-year
registration
period
is
not
made
before
May
1
July
1
of
the
last
calendar
year
of
the
registration
period,
the
applicant
shall
be
charged
a
penalty
of
five
dollars.
Sec.
5.
Section
462A.5,
subsection
4,
paragraphs
a,
b,
c,
and
d,
Code
2019,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
a.
If
a
person,
after
registering
a
vessel,
moves
from
the
address
shown
on
the
registration
certificate,
the
person
shall,
within
ten
days,
notify
the
any
county
recorder
in
writing
of
the
old
and
new
address.
If
appropriate,
the
county
recorder
shall
forward
all
past
records
of
the
vessel
to
the
recorder
of
the
county
in
which
the
owner
resides.
b.
If
the
name
of
a
person,
who
has
registered
a
vessel,
is
changed,
the
person
shall,
within
ten
days,
notify
the
any
county
recorder
of
the
former
and
new
name.
c.
No
fee
shall
be
paid
to
the
any
county
recorder
for
making
the
changes
mentioned
in
this
subsection
,
unless
the
owner
requests
a
new
registration
certificate
showing
the
change,
in
which
case
a
fee
of
one
dollar
plus
a
writing
fee
shall
be
paid
to
the
recorder.
d.
If
a
registration
certificate
is
lost,
mutilated
or
becomes
illegible,
the
owner
shall
immediately
make
application
for
and
obtain
a
duplicate
registration
certificate
by
furnishing
information
satisfactory
to
the
any
county
recorder.
A
fee
of
one
dollar
plus
a
writing
fee
shall
be
paid
to
the
county
recorder
for
a
duplicate
registration
certificate.
Sec.
6.
Section
462A.43,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
House
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p.
3
follows:
462A.43
Transfer
of
ownership.
Upon
the
transfer
of
ownership
of
any
vessel,
the
owner
,
except
as
otherwise
provided
by
this
chapter
,
shall
complete
shall,
at
the
time
of
delivering
the
vessel,
provide
the
purchaser
or
transferee
with
either
the
title
of
the
vessel
assigned
in
the
purchaser’s
or
transferee’s
name
or,
if
there
is
no
title,
the
registration
certificate
with
the
form
on
the
back
of
the
registration
certificate
and
shall
deliver
it
to
the
purchaser
or
transferee
at
the
time
of
delivering
the
vessel
completely
filled
in
.
Once
a
vessel
has
been
titled,
a
person
shall
not
sell
or
transfer
ownership
without
assigning
and
delivering
the
title
to
the
purchaser
or
transferee.
If
a
vessel
has
an
expired
registration
at
the
time
of
transfer,
the
transferee
shall
pay
all
applicable
fees
for
the
current
registration
period,
the
appropriate
writing
fee,
and
a
penalty
of
five
dollars
,
and
a
transfer
of
number
shall
be
awarded
in
the
same
manner
as
provided
for
in
an
original
registration
.
All
penalties
collected
pursuant
to
this
section
shall
be
forwarded
by
the
commission
to
the
treasurer
of
state,
who
shall
place
the
money
in
the
state
fish
and
game
protection
fund.
The
money
so
collected
is
appropriated
to
the
commission
solely
for
the
administration
and
enforcement
of
navigation
laws
and
water
safety.
Sec.
7.
Section
462A.52,
subsection
1,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
1.
Within
ten
days
after
the
end
of
each
month,
a
A
county
recorder
shall
remit
to
the
commission
all
fees
collected
by
the
recorder
during
the
previous
month.
Before
May
10
of
the
registration
period
beginning
May
1
of
that
year,
a
county
recorder
shall
remit
to
the
commission
all
unused
license
blanks
for
the
previous
registration
period
through
a
process
determined
by
the
department
.
All
fees
collected
for
the
registration
of
vessels
shall
be
forwarded
by
the
commission
to
the
treasurer
of
the
state,
who
shall
place
the
money
in
the
state
fish
and
game
protection
fund.
The
money
so
collected
is
appropriated
to
the
commission
solely
for
the
administration
and
enforcement
of
navigation
laws
and
water
safety.
Sec.
8.
Section
462A.77,
subsections
4,
5,
and
6,
Code
2019,
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p.
4
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
4.
Every
owner
of
a
vessel
subject
to
titling
under
this
chapter
shall
apply
to
the
county
recorder
for
issuance
of
a
certificate
of
title
for
the
vessel
within
thirty
days
after
acquisition.
The
application
shall
be
on
forms
the
department
prescribes,
and
accompanied
by
the
required
fee.
The
application
shall
be
signed
and
sworn
to
before
a
notarial
officer
as
provided
in
chapter
9B
or
shall
include
a
certification
signed
in
writing
containing
substantially
the
representation
that
statements
made
are
true
and
correct
to
the
best
of
the
applicant’s
knowledge,
information,
and
belief,
under
penalty
of
perjury.
The
application
shall
contain
the
date
of
sale
and
gross
price
of
the
vessel
or
the
fair
market
value
if
no
sale
immediately
preceded
the
transfer,
and
any
additional
information
the
department
requires.
If
the
application
is
made
for
a
vessel
last
previously
registered
or
titled
in
another
state
or
foreign
country,
it
shall
contain
this
information
and
any
other
information
the
department
requires.
5.
If
a
dealer
buys
or
acquires
a
used
vessel
for
resale,
the
dealer
shall
report
the
acquisition
to
the
county
recorder
on
the
forms
the
department
provides,
or
the
dealer
may
apply
for
and
obtain
a
certificate
of
title
as
provided
in
this
chapter
.
If
a
dealer
buys
or
acquires
a
used
unnumbered
vessel,
the
dealer
shall
apply
for
a
certificate
of
title
in
the
dealer’s
name
within
fifteen
days.
If
a
dealer
buys
or
acquires
a
new
vessel
for
resale,
the
dealer
may
apply
for
a
certificate
of
title
in
the
dealer’s
name.
6.
Every
dealer
transferring
a
vessel
requiring
titling
under
this
chapter
shall
assign
the
title
to
the
new
owner,
or
in
the
case
of
a
new
vessel
assign
the
certificate
of
origin.
Within
fifteen
thirty
days
the
dealer
shall
forward
all
moneys
and
applications
to
the
county
recorder.
Sec.
9.
Section
462A.78,
subsection
2,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2.
If
a
certificate
of
title
is
lost,
stolen,
mutilated,
destroyed,
or
becomes
illegible,
the
first
lienholder
or,
if
there
is
none,
the
owner
named
in
the
certificate,
as
shown
by
the
county
recorder’s
records,
shall
within
thirty
days
obtain
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a
duplicate
by
applying
to
the
with
any
county
recorder.
The
applicant
shall
furnish
information
the
department
requires
concerning
the
original
certificate
and
the
circumstances
of
its
loss,
mutilation,
or
destruction.
Mutilated
or
illegible
certificates
shall
be
returned
to
the
department
with
the
application
for
a
duplicate.
______________________________
LINDA
UPMEYER
Speaker
of
the
House
______________________________
CHARLES
SCHNEIDER
President
of
the
Senate
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
House
and
is
known
as
House
File
389,
Eighty-eighth
General
Assembly.
______________________________
CARMINE
BOAL
Chief
Clerk
of
the
House
Approved
_______________,
2019
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor