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IA Code § 321.25 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD|Section 321.25 - Application for registration and title — cards attached.

321.25 Application for registration and title — cards attached.   1. A vehicle may be operated upon the highways of this state without registration plates for a period of forty-five days after the date of delivery of the vehicle to the purchaser from a dealer if a card bearing the words “registration applied for” is attached on the rear of the vehicle. The card shall have plainly stamped or stenciled the registration number of the dealer from whom the vehicle was purchased and the date of delivery of the vehicle. In addition, a dealer licensed to sell new motor vehicles may attach the card to a new motor vehicle delivered by the dealer to the purchaser even if the vehicle was purchased from an out-of-state dealer and the card shall bear the registration number of the dealer that delivered the vehicle. A dealer shall not issue a card to a person known to the dealer to be in possession of registration plates which may be attached to the vehicle. A dealer shall not issue a card unless an application for registration and certificate of title has been made by the purchaser and a receipt issued to the purchaser of the vehicle showing the fee paid by the person making the application. Dealers’ records shall indicate the agency to which the fee is sent and the date the fee is sent. The dealer shall forward the application by the purchaser to the county treasurer or state office within thirty calendar days from the date of delivery of the vehicle. However, if the vehicle is subject to a security interest and has been offered for sale pursuant to section 321.48, subsection 1, the dealer shall forward the application by the purchaser to the county treasurer or state office within thirty calendar days from the date of the delivery of the vehicle to the purchaser.   2. The department shall, upon request by any dealer, furnish “registration applied for” cards free of charge. Only cards furnished by the department shall be used. Only one card shall be issued in accordance with this subsection for each vehicle purchased.  [S13, §1571-m10; C24, 27, 31, 35, §4880; C39, §5001.09; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §321.25; C77, §321.25 – 321.27; C79, 81, §321.25]  83 Acts, ch 82, §1; 93 Acts, ch 47, §1; 97 Acts, ch 108, §4; 99 Acts, ch 13, §5; 2000 Acts, ch 1016, §3  Referred to in §321.46, 331.557, 805.8A(2)(c)  For applicable scheduled fine, see §805.8A, subsection 2
IA Code § 321.26 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD|Section 321.26 - Multiple registration periods and adjustments.

321.26 Multiple registration periods and adjustments.   1. There are established twelve registration periods for the registration of vehicles by the county treasurer. Each registration period shall commence on the first day of each calendar month following the month of the birth of the owner of the vehicle and end on the last day of the twelfth month.   2. The county treasurer may adjust the renewal or expiration date of vehicles when deemed necessary to equalize the number of vehicles registered in each twelve-month period or for the administrative efficiency of the county treasurer’s office. The adjustment shall be accomplished by delivery of a written notice to the vehicle owner of the adjustment and allowance of a credit for the remaining months of the unused portion of the annual registration fee, rounded to the nearest whole dollar, which amount shall be deducted from the annual registration fee due at the time of registration. Upon receipt of the notification the owner shall, within thirty days, surrender the registration card and registration plates to the county treasurer of the county where the vehicle is registered, except that the registration plates shall not be surrendered if validation stickers or other emblems are used to designate the month and year of expiration of registration. Upon payment of the annual registration fee, less the credit allowed for the remaining months of the unused portion of the annual registration fee, the county treasurer shall issue a new registration card and registration plates, validation stickers, or emblems which indicate the month and year of expiration of registration.   3. Except for motor trucks or truck tractors registered by the county treasurer pursuant to sections 321.120, 321.121, and 321.122, vehicles subject to registration which are owned by a person other than a natural person shall be registered for a registration year as determined by the county treasurer.  82 Acts, ch 1062, §34, 38; 83 Acts, ch 24, §8, 12; 2008 Acts, ch 1113, §55; 2013 Acts, ch 103, §7  Referred to in §331.557
IA Code § 321.27 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD|Section 321.27 - Implementation of twelve-month registration period.

321.27 Implementation of twelve-month registration period. Repealed by 97 Acts, ch 108, §49.
IA Code § 321.28 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD|Section 321.28 - Failure to register.

321.28 Failure to register.   The treasurer shall withhold the registration of any vehicle the owner of which shall have failed to register the same under the provisions of this chapter, for any previous period or periods for which it appears that registration should have been made, until the fee for such previous period or periods shall be paid.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, §4870; C39, §5001.12; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.28]  Referred to in §321.101, 331.557
IA Code § 321.29 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD|Section 321.29 - Renewal not permitted.

321.29 Renewal not permitted.   Any vehicle once registered in the state and by removal no longer subject to registration in this state, shall upon being returned to this state and subject to registration be again registered in accordance with section 321.20.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, §4876; C39, §5001.13; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.29]  Referred to in §331.557
IA Code § 321.32 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD|Section 321.32 - Registration card carried and exhibited — exception.

321.32 Registration card carried and exhibited — exception.   1. A vehicle’s registration card shall at all times be carried in the vehicle to which it refers and shall be shown to any peace officer upon the officer’s request.   2. This section shall not apply when the registration card is being used for the purpose of making application for renewal of registration or upon a transfer of registration for that vehicle.  [S13, §1571-m11; C24, 27, 31, 35, §4879; C39, §5001.16; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.32]  91 Acts, ch 27, §1; 2010 Acts, ch 1069, §89  Referred to in §331.557, 805.8A(2)(d)  For applicable scheduled fine, see §805.8A, subsection 2
IA Code § 321.33 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD|Section 321.33 - Exception.

321.33 Exception. Repealed by 2010 Acts, ch 1069, §140. See §321.32.
IA Code § 321.35 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD|Section 321.35 - Plates — reflective material — bidding procedures.

321.35 Plates — reflective material — bidding procedures.   1. All motor vehicle registration plates shall be treated with a reflective material according to specifications proposed by the director and approved by the commission.   2. The department shall not enter into any contract requiring an expenditure of at least five hundred thousand dollars for the manufacture of motor vehicle registration plates to be reissued to owners under this chapter unless competitive bidding procedures as provided in chapter 8A, subchapter III, are followed.  [C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.35]  95 Acts, ch 118, §10; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §247  Referred to in §331.557
IA Code § 321.37 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD|Section 321.37 - Display of plates.

321.37 Display of plates.   1. Registration plates issued for a motor vehicle other than an autocycle, motorcycle, motorized bicycle, or truck tractor shall be attached to the motor vehicle, one in the front and the other in the rear. The registration plate issued for an autocycle, motorcycle, or other vehicle required to be registered hereunder shall be attached to the rear of the vehicle. The registration plate issued for a truck tractor shall be attached to the front of the truck tractor. The special plate issued to a dealer shall be attached on the rear of the vehicle when operated on the highways of this state.   2. Registration plates issued for a motor vehicle which is model year 1948 or older, and reconstructed or specially constructed vehicles built to resemble a model year 1948 vehicle or older, other than a truck registered for more than five tons, autocycle, motorcycle, or truck tractor, may display one registration plate on the rear of the vehicle if the other registration plate issued to the vehicle is carried in the vehicle at all times when the vehicle is operated on a public highway.   3. It is unlawful for the owner of a vehicle to place any frame around or over the registration plate which does not permit full view of all numerals and letters printed on the registration plate.  [S13, §1571-m11; C24, 27, 31, 35, §4877; C39, §5001.21; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.37]  84 Acts, ch 1305, §50; 90 Acts, ch 1233, §16; 97 Acts, ch 104, §11; 2016 Acts, ch 1098, §12  Referred to in §321.57, 331.557, 805.8A(2)(f)  For applicable scheduled fine, see §805.8A, subsection 2
IA Code § 321.38 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD|Section 321.38 - Plates — method of attaching — imitations prohibited.

321.38 Plates — method of attaching — imitations prohibited.   Every registration plate shall at all times be securely fastened in a horizontal position to the vehicle for which it is issued so as to prevent the plate from swinging and at a height of not less than twelve inches from the ground, measuring from the bottom of the plate, in a place and position to be clearly visible and shall be maintained free from foreign materials and in a condition to be clearly legible. An imitation plate or plates imitating or purporting to imitate the official registration plate of any other state or territory of the United States or of any foreign government shall not be fastened to the vehicle.  [S13, §1571-m11; C24, 27, 31, 35, §4877; C39, §5001.22; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.38]  85 Acts, ch 195, §32  Referred to in §321.57, 331.557, 805.8A(2)(g)  For applicable scheduled fine, see §805.8A, subsection 2
IA Code § 321.39 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD|Section 321.39 - Expiration of registration.

321.39 Expiration of registration.   Except as provided in this chapter every vehicle registration, registration card, and registration plate shall expire as follows:   1. For vehicles registered by the county treasurer, at midnight on the last day of the registration year. A person shall not be considered to be driving a motor vehicle with an expired registration for a period of one month following the expiration date of the vehicle registration. The one-month period shall be the same as the period defined in section 321.134, subsection 1.   2. For vehicles on which the first installment of an annual registration fee has been paid, at midnight on the last day of June or the first business day of July when June 30 falls on Saturday, Sunday, or a holiday; for vehicles on which the second installment of an annual registration fee has been paid, at midnight on the last day of December or the first business day of January when December 31 falls on Saturday, Sunday, or a holiday.   3. For vehicles registered without payment of annual registration fees as provided in section 321.19, when designated by the department.   4. Registration for every vehicle registered by the county treasurer shall expire upon transfer of ownership.  [S13, §1571-m16; C24, 27, 31, 35, §4868; C39, §5001.23; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.39]  82 Acts, ch 1062, §5, 38  ; 89 Acts, ch 83, §42  ; 2003 Acts, ch 24, §3; 2008 Acts, ch 1113, §78; 2012 Acts, ch 1093, §5  Referred to in §331.557
IA Code § 321.41 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD|Section 321.41 - Change of address or name or fuel type.

321.41 Change of address or name or fuel type.   1. Whenever any person after making application for or obtaining the registration of a vehicle shall move from the address named in the application or shown upon a registration card such person shall within ten days thereafter notify the county treasurer of the county in which the registration of said vehicle is of record, in writing of the person’s old and new addresses.   2. Whenever the name of any person who has made application for or obtained the registration of a vehicle is thereafter legally changed such person shall within ten days notify the county treasurer of the county in which the title of said vehicle is of record, of such former and new name.   3. A person who has registered a vehicle in a county, other than the county designated on the vehicle registration plate, may apply to the county treasurer where the vehicle is registered for new registration plates upon payment of a fee of five dollars and the return of the former county registration plates.   4. When a motor vehicle is modified to use a different fuel type or to use more than one fuel type the person in whose name the vehicle is registered shall within thirty days notify the county treasurer of the county in which the registration of the vehicle is of record of the new fuel type or alternative fuel types. The county treasurer shall make the record of such changes available to the department of revenue. If the vehicle uses or may use a special fuel the county treasurer shall issue a special fuel identification sticker.  [C39, §5001.25; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.41; 82 Acts, ch 1218, §2]  2003 Acts, ch 145, §286  Referred to in §331.557, 805.8A(2)(h)  For applicable scheduled fine, see §805.8A, subsection 2
IA Code § 321.43 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD|Section 321.43 - New identifying numbers.

321.43 New identifying numbers.   The department may assign a distinguishing number to a vehicle when the vehicle identification number on the vehicle is destroyed or obliterated and issue to the owner a special plate bearing the distinguishing number which shall be affixed to the vehicle in a position to be determined by the director. The vehicle shall be registered and titled under the distinguishing number in lieu of the former vehicle identification number within thirty days of issuance of the distinguishing number.  [C27, 31, 35, §5083-b4; C39, §5001.27; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.43]  84 Acts, ch 1067, §31; 2005 Acts, ch 8, §10; 2005 Acts, ch 179, §126  Referred to in §331.557
IA Code § 321.44 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD|Section 321.44 - Rules governing change of engines, drivetrain assemblies, and related parts.

321.44 Rules governing change of engines, drivetrain assemblies, and related parts.   The director shall adopt and enforce rules governing registration and titling of motor vehicles as deemed necessary by the director and compatible with the public interest with respect to the change or substitution of engines, drivetrain assemblies or related parts in any motor vehicle.  [C39, §5001.28; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.44]  88 Acts, ch 1278, §32  Referred to in §331.557
IA Code § 321.44A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD|Section 321.44A - Voluntary contribution — anatomical gift public awareness and transplantation fund — amount retained by county treasurer.

321.44A Voluntary contribution — anatomical gift public awareness and transplantation fund — amount retained by county treasurer.   For each application for registration or renewal, the county treasurer or the department shall request through use of a written form, and, if the application is made in person, through verbal communication, that an applicant make a voluntary contribution of one dollar or more to the anatomical gift public awareness and transplantation fund established pursuant to section 142C.15. One hundred percent of the moneys collected by the county and one hundred percent of the moneys collected by the department in the form of contributions shall be remitted to the treasurer of state for deposit in the fund to be used for the purposes specified for the fund. However, up to five percent of the moneys collected by the county may be retained by the county treasurer for deposit in the general fund of the county. The director shall adopt rules to administer this section.  96 Acts, ch 1076, §3; 97 Acts, ch 121, §1; 98 Acts, ch 1107, §8  Referred to in §142C.15, 331.557
IA Code § 321.46A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD|Section 321.46A - Change from apportioned registration — credit.

321.46A Change from apportioned registration — credit.   An owner changing a vehicle’s registration from apportioned registration under chapter 326 to registration under this chapter shall be entitled to a credit on the vehicle’s annual registration fees under this chapter. The credit may be allowed when the owner surrenders to the county treasurer proof of apportioned registration provided by the department. The amount of the credit shall be calculated based on the unexpired complete calendar months remaining in the registration year from the date the application is filed with the county treasurer.  87 Acts, ch 108, §6; 2008 Acts, ch 1113, §81; 2012 Acts, ch 1093, §7  Referred to in §331.557
IA Code § 321.49 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD|Section 321.49 - Time limit — penalty — power of attorney.

321.49 Time limit — penalty — power of attorney.   1. Except as provided in section 321.52, if an application for transfer of registration and certificate of title is not submitted to the county treasurer of the residence of the transferee within thirty days of the date of assignment or transfer of title, or within thirty days of the date of delivery to the purchaser if the vehicle is subject to a security interest and was offered for sale pursuant to section 321.48, subsection 1, a penalty of ten dollars shall accrue against the applicant, and no registration card or certificate of title shall be issued to the applicant for the vehicle until the penalty is paid.   2. Certificates of title to vehicles may be assigned by an attorney in fact of the owner under a power of attorney appointed and so empowered on forms provided by the department. Such power of attorney shall be filed by the transferee with the application for title.   3. A manufactured or mobile home retailer who acquires a used mobile home or manufactured home, titled in Iowa, and who does not apply for and obtain a certificate of title from the county treasurer of the county where the manufactured or mobile home is located within thirty days of the date of acquisition, as required under section 321.45, subsection 4, is subject to a penalty of ten dollars. A certificate of title shall not be issued to the manufactured or mobile home retailer until the penalty is paid.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, §4966; C39, §5002.05; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.49]  85 Acts, ch 209, §2; 87 Acts, ch 130, §4; 93 Acts, ch 47, §2; 99 Acts, ch 13, §8; 99 Acts, ch 188, §9; 2000 Acts, ch 1154, §22; 2001 Acts, ch 153, §17, 18; 2002 Acts, ch 1119, §45; 2013 Acts, ch 96, §2  Referred to in §331.557
IA Code § 321.51 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD|Section 321.51 - Terminal rental adjustment clause — vehicle leases that are not sales or security interests.

321.51 Terminal rental adjustment clause — vehicle leases that are not sales or security interests.   An agreement involving the leasing of a motor vehicle or trailer does not create a sale or security interest solely because the agreement provides for an increase or decrease adjustment in the rental price of the motor vehicle or trailer based upon the amount realized upon sale or other disposition of the motor vehicle or trailer following the termination of the lease.  94 Acts, ch 1052, §1  Referred to in §331.557
IA Code § 321.52A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD|Section 321.52A - Certificate of title surcharge — allocation of moneys.

321.52A Certificate of title surcharge — allocation of moneys.   In addition to the fee required for the issuance of a certificate of title under section 321.20, 321.20A, 321.23, 321.42, 321.46, 321.47, 321.48, or 321.52, a surcharge of five dollars shall be required. Of each surcharge collected under those sections, the county treasurer shall remit five dollars to the office of treasurer of state for deposit as set forth in section 321.145, subsection 2.  91 Acts, ch 267, §607; 95 Acts, ch 118, §12; 96 Acts, ch 1117, §1; 2001 Acts, ch 188, §25; 2002 Acts, ch 1121, §1; 2008 Acts, ch 1113, §35; 2009 Acts, ch 133, §116  Referred to in §321.42, 321.47, 321.145
IA Code § 321.53 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD|Section 321.53 - Nonresident owners of passenger vehicles and trucks.

321.53 Nonresident owners of passenger vehicles and trucks.   A nonresident owner, except as provided in sections 321.54 and 321.55, of a private passenger motor vehicle, not operated for hire, may operate or permit the operation of such vehicle within this state without registering such vehicle in, or paying any fees to, this state subject to the condition that such vehicle at all times when operated in this state is duly registered in, and displays upon it a valid registration plate or plates issued for such vehicle in the place of residence of such owner. A nonresident who leases a vehicle from a resident owner shall not be considered a nonresident owner of such vehicle for the purpose of exemption under this section. This section shall be operative to the extent that under the laws of the foreign country, state, territory, or federal district of such nonresident owner’s residence like exemptions and privileges are granted to vehicles registered under the laws, and owned by residents, of this state. A truck, truck tractor, trailer or semitrailer owned by a nonresident and operated on Iowa highways must have displayed upon it a valid registration plate or plates and a valid registration certificate, card, or other official evidence of its allowable weight in the state, district or county in which it is registered.  [S13, §1571-m16; C24, 27, 31, 35, §4865; C39, §5003.01; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.53]  Referred to in §321.18