Bill Text: IA SF281 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
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 SSB 1122; See SF 623.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-04-15 - Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 623. S.J. 948. [SF281 Detail]
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BY
COMMITTEE
ON
NATURAL
RESOURCES
AND
ENVIRONMENT
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
1122)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
process
and
fees
associated
with
1
the
registration
and
title
of
vessels,
snowmobiles,
and
2
all-terrain
vehicles.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321G.29,
subsection
6,
Code
2019,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
6.
A
dealer
transferring
ownership
of
a
snowmobile
under
3
this
chapter
shall
assign
the
title
to
the
new
owner,
or
in
the
4
case
of
a
new
snowmobile,
assign
the
certificate
of
origin.
5
Within
fifteen
thirty
days
the
dealer
shall
forward
all
moneys
6
and
applications
to
the
county
recorder.
7
Sec.
2.
Section
321I.31,
subsection
6,
Code
2019,
is
amended
8
to
read
as
follows:
9
6.
A
dealer
transferring
ownership
of
an
all-terrain
10
vehicle
under
this
chapter
shall
assign
the
title
to
the
new
11
owner,
or
in
the
case
of
a
new
all-terrain
vehicle,
assign
12
the
certificate
of
origin.
Within
fifteen
thirty
days
the
13
dealer
shall
forward
all
moneys
and
applications
to
the
county
14
recorder.
15
Sec.
3.
Section
462A.5,
subsection
1,
unnumbered
paragraph
16
1,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
17
The
owner
of
each
vessel
required
to
be
numbered
by
this
18
state
shall
initially
register
it
every
three
years
with
the
19
commission
through
the
county
recorder
of
the
county
in
which
20
the
owner
resides,
or,
if
the
owner
is
a
nonresident,
the
21
owner
shall
register
it
in
the
county
in
which
such
vessel
22
is
principally
used.
Both
residents
and
nonresidents
shall
23
subsequently
renew
registration
every
three
years
with
any
24
county
recorder.
The
commission
shall
develop
and
maintain
25
an
electronic
system
for
the
registration
of
vessels
pursuant
26
to
this
chapter
.
The
commission
shall
establish
forms
and
27
procedures
as
necessary
for
the
registration
of
all
vessels.
28
Sec.
4.
Section
462A.5,
subsection
3,
paragraph
c,
Code
29
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
30
c.
If
a
timely
an
application
for
renewal
is
made,
the
31
applicant
shall
receive
the
same
registration
number
allocated
32
to
the
applicant
for
the
previous
registration
period.
If
the
33
application
for
registration
for
the
three-year
registration
34
period
is
not
made
before
May
1
July
1
of
the
last
calendar
year
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of
the
registration
period,
the
applicant
shall
be
charged
a
1
penalty
of
five
dollars.
2
Sec.
5.
Section
462A.5,
subsection
4,
paragraphs
a,
b,
c,
3
and
d,
Code
2019,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
4
a.
If
a
person,
after
registering
a
vessel,
moves
from
5
the
address
shown
on
the
registration
certificate,
the
person
6
shall,
within
ten
days,
notify
the
any
county
recorder
in
7
writing
of
the
old
and
new
address.
If
appropriate,
the
county
8
recorder
shall
forward
all
past
records
of
the
vessel
to
the
9
recorder
of
the
county
in
which
the
owner
resides.
10
b.
If
the
name
of
a
person,
who
has
registered
a
vessel,
11
is
changed,
the
person
shall,
within
ten
days,
notify
the
any
12
county
recorder
of
the
former
and
new
name.
13
c.
No
fee
shall
be
paid
to
the
any
county
recorder
for
14
making
the
changes
mentioned
in
this
subsection
,
unless
the
15
owner
requests
a
new
registration
certificate
showing
the
16
change,
in
which
case
a
fee
of
one
dollar
plus
a
writing
fee
17
shall
be
paid
to
the
recorder.
18
d.
If
a
registration
certificate
is
lost,
mutilated
or
19
becomes
illegible,
the
owner
shall
immediately
make
application
20
for
and
obtain
a
duplicate
registration
certificate
by
21
furnishing
information
satisfactory
to
the
any
county
recorder.
22
A
fee
of
one
dollar
plus
a
writing
fee
shall
be
paid
to
the
23
county
recorder
for
a
duplicate
registration
certificate.
24
Sec.
6.
Section
462A.43,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
25
follows:
26
462A.43
Transfer
of
ownership.
27
Upon
the
transfer
of
ownership
of
any
vessel,
the
owner
,
28
except
as
otherwise
provided
by
this
chapter
,
shall
complete
29
shall,
at
the
time
of
delivering
the
vessel,
provide
the
30
purchaser
or
transferee
with
either
the
title
of
the
vessel
31
assigned
in
the
purchaser’s
or
transferee’s
name
or,
if
there
32
is
no
title,
the
registration
certificate
with
the
form
on
33
the
back
of
the
registration
certificate
and
shall
deliver
it
34
to
the
purchaser
or
transferee
at
the
time
of
delivering
the
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vessel
completely
filled
in
.
Once
a
vessel
has
been
titled,
a
1
person
shall
not
sell
or
transfer
ownership
without
assigning
2
and
delivering
the
title
to
the
purchaser
or
transferee.
If
3
a
vessel
has
an
expired
registration
at
the
time
of
transfer,
4
the
transferee
shall
pay
all
applicable
fees
for
the
current
5
registration
period,
the
appropriate
writing
fee,
and
a
penalty
6
of
five
dollars
,
and
a
transfer
of
number
shall
be
awarded
in
7
the
same
manner
as
provided
for
in
an
original
registration
.
8
All
penalties
collected
pursuant
to
this
section
shall
be
9
forwarded
by
the
commission
to
the
treasurer
of
state,
who
10
shall
place
the
money
in
the
state
fish
and
game
protection
11
fund.
The
money
so
collected
is
appropriated
to
the
commission
12
solely
for
the
administration
and
enforcement
of
navigation
13
laws
and
water
safety.
14
Sec.
7.
Section
462A.52,
subsection
1,
Code
2019,
is
amended
15
to
read
as
follows:
16
1.
Within
ten
days
after
the
end
of
each
month,
a
A
county
17
recorder
shall
remit
to
the
commission
all
fees
collected
by
18
the
recorder
during
the
previous
month.
Before
May
10
of
the
19
registration
period
beginning
May
1
of
that
year,
a
county
20
recorder
shall
remit
to
the
commission
all
unused
license
21
blanks
for
the
previous
registration
period
through
a
process
22
determined
by
the
department
.
All
fees
collected
for
the
23
registration
of
vessels
shall
be
forwarded
by
the
commission
24
to
the
treasurer
of
the
state,
who
shall
place
the
money
in
the
25
state
fish
and
game
protection
fund.
The
money
so
collected
is
26
appropriated
to
the
commission
solely
for
the
administration
27
and
enforcement
of
navigation
laws
and
water
safety.
28
Sec.
8.
Section
462A.77,
subsections
4,
5,
and
6,
Code
2019,
29
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
30
4.
Every
owner
of
a
vessel
subject
to
titling
under
this
31
chapter
shall
apply
to
the
county
recorder
for
issuance
of
32
a
certificate
of
title
for
the
vessel
within
thirty
days
33
after
acquisition.
The
application
shall
be
on
forms
the
34
department
prescribes,
and
accompanied
by
the
required
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fee.
The
application
shall
be
signed
and
sworn
to
before
a
1
notarial
officer
as
provided
in
chapter
9B
or
shall
include
a
2
certification
signed
in
writing
containing
substantially
the
3
representation
that
statements
made
are
true
and
correct
to
the
4
best
of
the
applicant’s
knowledge,
information,
and
belief,
5
under
penalty
of
perjury.
The
application
shall
contain
6
the
date
of
sale
and
gross
price
of
the
vessel
or
the
fair
7
market
value
if
no
sale
immediately
preceded
the
transfer,
and
8
any
additional
information
the
department
requires.
If
the
9
application
is
made
for
a
vessel
last
previously
registered
or
10
titled
in
another
state
or
foreign
country,
it
shall
contain
11
this
information
and
any
other
information
the
department
12
requires.
13
5.
If
a
dealer
buys
or
acquires
a
used
vessel
for
resale,
14
the
dealer
shall
report
the
acquisition
to
the
county
recorder
15
on
the
forms
the
department
provides,
or
the
dealer
may
apply
16
for
and
obtain
a
certificate
of
title
as
provided
in
this
17
chapter
.
If
a
dealer
buys
or
acquires
a
used
unnumbered
18
vessel,
the
dealer
shall
apply
for
a
certificate
of
title
in
19
the
dealer’s
name
within
fifteen
days.
If
a
dealer
buys
or
20
acquires
a
new
vessel
for
resale,
the
dealer
may
apply
for
a
21
certificate
of
title
in
the
dealer’s
name.
22
6.
Every
dealer
transferring
a
vessel
requiring
titling
23
under
this
chapter
shall
assign
the
title
to
the
new
owner,
or
24
in
the
case
of
a
new
vessel
assign
the
certificate
of
origin.
25
Within
fifteen
thirty
days
the
dealer
shall
forward
all
moneys
26
and
applications
to
the
county
recorder.
27
Sec.
9.
Section
462A.78,
subsection
2,
Code
2019,
is
amended
28
to
read
as
follows:
29
2.
If
a
certificate
of
title
is
lost,
stolen,
mutilated,
30
destroyed,
or
becomes
illegible,
the
first
lienholder
or,
if
31
there
is
none,
the
owner
named
in
the
certificate,
as
shown
by
32
the
county
recorder’s
records,
shall
within
thirty
days
obtain
33
a
duplicate
by
applying
to
the
with
any
county
recorder.
The
34
applicant
shall
furnish
information
the
department
requires
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concerning
the
original
certificate
and
the
circumstances
of
1
its
loss,
mutilation,
or
destruction.
Mutilated
or
illegible
2
certificates
shall
be
returned
to
the
department
with
the
3
application
for
a
duplicate.
4
EXPLANATION
5
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
6
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
7
This
bill
modifies
provisions
relating
to
the
registration
8
and
titling
of
vessels.
9
The
bill
provides
that
a
vessel
shall
initially
be
10
registered
with
the
county
recorder
in
the
county
in
which
11
the
owner
resides,
but
that
registration
may
subsequently
be
12
renewed
every
three
years
with
any
county
recorder.
To
receive
13
the
same
vessel
registration
number,
an
applicant
must
apply
14
for
a
registration
renewal
within
60
days
of
expiration
of
the
15
registration,
instead
of
the
previous
requirement
that
the
16
application
be
submitted
in
a
timely
fashion.
The
bill
changes
17
the
date
after
which
a
$5
penalty
will
be
charged
for
failure
18
to
renew
registration
from
May
1
of
the
last
calendar
year
of
19
the
registration
period
to
July
1
of
the
last
calendar
year
of
20
the
registration
period.
21
The
bill
removes
the
requirement
that
a
registrant
who
moves
22
notify
the
county
recorder
in
writing
of
the
registrant’s
old
23
and
new
address.
The
registrant
must
simply
inform
any
county
24
recorder
of
the
new
address.
The
county
recorder
does
not
have
25
to
forward
all
past
records
of
the
vessel
to
the
recorder
of
26
the
county
in
which
the
owner
now
resides.
The
bill
allows
27
a
registrant
whose
name
has
changed
to
inform
any
county
28
recorder.
29
Under
the
bill,
when
a
registration
certificate
is
lost,
30
mutilated,
or
becomes
illegible,
or
when
a
certificate
of
title
31
is
lost,
stolen,
mutilated,
destroyed,
or
becomes
illegible,
32
the
owner
(or
first
lienholder)
shall
apply
for
and
obtain
33
a
duplicate
document
in
any
county,
rather
than
applying
to
34
the
county
recorder
of
original
registration
for
registration
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certificates
and
current
registration
for
certificates
of
1
title.
2
The
bill
requires
the
owner
to
give
the
transferee
either
3
the
title
of
the
vessel
under
the
transferee’s
name
or,
if
4
there
is
no
title,
the
registration
certificate
completely
5
filled
in
at
the
time
of
delivery
upon
a
transfer
of
ownership.
6
Once
a
vessel
is
titled,
a
person
must
assign
and
deliver
7
title
to
a
purchaser
or
transferee
upon
sale
or
transfer.
8
Contrary
to
current
law,
if
the
registration
of
a
vessel
is
9
expired
at
the
time
of
transfer,
a
transfer
of
number
does
10
not
need
to
be
awarded
in
the
same
manner
as
provided
for
in
11
an
original
registration.
Current
law
also
requires,
unless
12
otherwise
provided
in
Code
chapter
462A,
that
an
owner
must
13
provide
a
purchaser
or
transferee
of
a
vessel
the
registration
14
certificate
for
the
vessel
with
the
form
on
the
back
filled
in
15
completely.
16
The
bill
requires
the
department
to
determine
a
process
for
17
collecting
fees
and
penalties
from
county
recording
offices
18
and
removes
the
requirement
that
a
county
recorder
shall
remit
19
to
the
commission
all
unused
license
blanks
for
the
previous
20
registration
period.
21
The
bill
removes
the
requirement
that
an
application
for
22
a
certificate
of
title
must
be
sworn
to
before
a
notarial
23
officer.
24
Under
the
bill,
a
dealer
who
buys
or
acquires
a
used
25
vessel
for
resale
no
longer
needs
to
report
the
acquisition
26
to
the
county
recorder
on
the
forms
the
department
provides.
27
The
dealer
may
apply
for
and
obtain
a
certificate
of
title
28
as
provided
in
Code
chapter
462A.
The
bill
removes
the
29
requirement
that
the
dealer
apply
for
a
certificate
of
title
in
30
the
dealer’s
name
if
the
dealer
acquires
an
unnumbered
vessel.
31
A
dealer
who
transfers
ownership
of
a
snowmobile,
all-terrain
32
vehicle,
or
vessel
will
have
30
days
to
forward
all
moneys
and
33
applications
to
the
county
recorder.
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