Bill Text: IA HF596 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the grounds for refusing to renew a vehicle registration. (Formerly HSB 207)
Sponsorship: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-04-03 - Referred to Local Government. H.J. 753. [HF596 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2015-HF596-Introduced.html
House File 596 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 207) A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to the grounds for refusing to renew a vehicle 2 registration. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 2582HV (1) 86 md/sc PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 321.40, Code 2015, is amended by adding 1 2 the following new subsection: 1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 10. a. The county treasurer shall 1 4 refuse to renew the registration of a vehicle registered 1 5 to an applicant if the applicant has delinquent taxes owed 1 6 under chapter 435. However, a county treasurer may renew the 1 7 registration if the treasurer determines that an error was made 1 8 in identifying the mobile home or manufactured home for which 1 9 taxes are delinquent under chapter 435 or if the applicant was 1 10 not the owner of the mobile home or manufactured home at the 1 11 time the taxes became delinquent. In addition, the county 1 12 treasurer may renew the registration for a period of time 1 13 determined by the county treasurer of the county in which the 1 14 delinquent taxes are owed that is less than the duration of the 1 15 renewal period otherwise authorized by law if the applicant 1 16 enters into an agreement with the county treasurer of the 1 17 county in which the delinquent taxes are owed for the payment 1 18 of such delinquent taxes according to a payment schedule. 1 19 b. This subsection does not apply to the transfer of a 1 20 registration or the issuance of a new registration. 1 21 c. Notwithstanding section 28E.10, a county treasurer may 1 22 utilize the department's vehicle registration and titling 1 23 system to facilitate the purposes of this subsection. 1 24 EXPLANATION 1 25 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 1 26 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. 1 27 Code section 321.40 establishes the requirements for vehicle 1 28 registration renewals. This bill requires the county treasurer 1 29 to refuse to renew the registration of a vehicle registered to 1 30 an applicant if the applicant has delinquent taxes owed under 1 31 Code chapter 435 (mobile homes and manufactured homes). The 1 32 bill does, however, authorize a county treasurer to renew the 1 33 registration if the treasurer determines that an error was 1 34 made in identifying the mobile home or manufactured home for 1 35 which taxes are delinquent or if the applicant was not the 2 1 owner of the mobile home or manufactured home at the time the 2 2 taxes became delinquent. Additionally under the bill, the 2 3 county treasurer may renew the registration for a period of 2 4 time determined by the county treasurer of the county in which 2 5 the delinquent taxes are owed that is less than the duration of 2 6 the renewal period otherwise authorized by law if the applicant 2 7 enters into an agreement with the county treasurer of the 2 8 county in which the delinquent taxes are owed for the payment 2 9 of such delinquent taxes according to a payment schedule. 2 10 The bill does not apply to the transfer of a registration 2 11 or the issuance of a new registration. The bill authorizes a 2 12 county treasurer to utilize the department of transportation's 2 13 vehicle registration and titling system to facilitate the 2 14 purposes of the bill. LSB 2582HV (1) 86 md/sc
