Bill Text: IA SF2278 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to information required for nonresidents who apply for vehicle registration and issuance of a certificate of title.(Formerly SSB 3105.)

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-03-27 - Subcommittee recommends passage. []. [SF2278 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2023-SF2278-Introduced.html
Senate File 2278 - Introduced SENATE FILE 2278 BY COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION (SUCCESSOR TO SSB 3105) A BILL FOR An Act relating to information required for nonresidents who 1 apply for vehicle registration and issuance of a certificate 2 of title. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5821SV (2) 90 th/ns
S.F. 2278 Section 1. Section 321.20, subsection 1, paragraph f, Code 1 2024, is amended to read as follows: 2 f. (1) If Except as provided in subparagraph (2), if the 3 vehicle is owned by a nonresident but is subject to issuance of 4 an Iowa certificate of title or registration, the application 5 shall must also contain the full legal name, Iowa driver’s 6 license number or Iowa nonoperator’s identification card 7 number, date of birth, bona fide residence, and mailing address 8 of the primary user of the vehicle. If the primary user is a 9 firm, association, or corporation, the application shall must 10 contain the bona fide business address and federal employer 11 identification number of the primary user. The primary user’s 12 name and address shall not be printed on the registration 13 receipt or the certificate of title. 14 (2) If the vehicle is owned by a nonresident who owns 15 residential real property, as defined in section 535B.1, or 16 land suitable for use in farming in this state, the vehicle is 17 used primarily at the Iowa property, and the vehicle is subject 18 to issuance of an Iowa certificate of title or registration, 19 the application must include reasonable proof, as determined 20 by the department, that the nonresident owns residential 21 real property, and may contain the owner’s driver’s license 22 number or nonoperator’s identification card number issued by 23 another state in lieu of both the primary user’s information 24 required under subparagraph (1) and the owner’s Iowa driver’s 25 license number or Iowa nonoperator’s identification card number 26 required under paragraph “a” . The department shall adopt rules 27 regarding acceptable proof of ownership of residential real 28 property required under this subparagraph, including but not 29 limited to a copy of the deed or utility payment receipts. 30 EXPLANATION 31 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 32 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 33 Current law requires an owner of a vehicle to apply for 34 registration and issuance of a certificate of title if the 35 -1- LSB 5821SV (2) 90 th/ns 1/ 3
S.F. 2278 vehicle is required to be registered. The application must 1 include information about the owner, the vehicle, non-owner 2 interests in the vehicle, if applicable, the amount of the fee 3 for new registration, and other information as may reasonably 4 be required by the department of transportation (DOT). In 5 particular, the owner’s full legal name, social security 6 number or Iowa driver’s license number or Iowa nonoperator’s 7 identification card number, date of birth, bona fide residence, 8 and mailing address are required. 9 In addition, if the vehicle is owned by a nonresident 10 but still subject to issuance of a certificate of title 11 or registration in Iowa, the application must also contain 12 the full legal name, Iowa driver’s license number or Iowa 13 nonoperator’s identification card number, date of birth, bona 14 fide residence, and mailing address of the primary user of the 15 vehicle. 16 This bill provides for alternative application information 17 required for certain nonresidents. Nonresidents who own 18 residential real property or land suitable for use in 19 farming in Iowa that are registering a vehicle that is used 20 primarily at that property may instead apply using the owner’s 21 driver’s license number or nonoperator’s identification card 22 number issued by another state in lieu of both the primary 23 user’s information and the Iowa’s driver’s license number or 24 nonoperator’s identification card number required under current 25 law. A nonresident who applies for registration and issuance 26 of a certificate of title under the bill is required to provide 27 reasonable proof that the nonresident owns such property in 28 Iowa. The DOT must adopt rules regarding acceptable proof of 29 property ownership, including but not limited to a copy of a 30 deed or utility payment receipts. For purposes of the bill, 31 “residential real property” means real property, which is an 32 owner-occupied single-family or two-family dwelling, located in 33 this state, occupied or used or intended to be occupied or used 34 for residential purposes, including an interest in any real 35 -2- LSB 5821SV (2) 90 th/ns 2/ 3
S.F. 2278 property covered under Code chapter 499B (horizontal property 1 (condominiums)). 2 In accordance with current law, a nonresident is required to 3 apply for registration and issuance of certificate of title for 4 a vehicle subject to registration to the county treasurer of 5 the county where the primary user of the vehicle is located. 6 -3- LSB 5821SV (2) 90 th/ns 3/ 3
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