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2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.54 - Registration and financial liability coverage required of certain nonresident carriers.

321.54 Registration and financial liability coverage required of certain nonresident carriers.
1. Nonresident owners of foreign vehicles operated within this state for the intrastate transportation of persons or property for compensation or for the intrastate transportation of merchandise shall register and maintain financial liability coverage as required under section 321.20B for each vehicle and pay the same fees required for like vehicles owned by residents of this state.
2. The term “intrastate transportation” as used herein shall mean the transportation for compensation of persons or property originating at any point or place in the state of Iowa and destined to any other point or place in said state irrespective of the route or highway or highways traversed, including the crossing of any state line of the state of Iowa, or the ticket or bill of lading issued and used for such transportation.
[C39, §5003.02; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.54]
97 Acts, ch 139, §3, 17, 18; 98 Acts, ch 1121, §8
Referred to in §321.53, 805.8A(13)(a)
For applicable scheduled fines, see §805.8A, subsection 13, paragraph a
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.56 - Repair of out-of-state commercial motor vehicles — permits.

321.56 Repair of out-of-state commercial motor vehicles — permits.
1. The operator of a commercial motor vehicle which is not registered within the state as required pursuant to this chapter or chapter 326 or which does not have an interstate fuel permit, as required under chapter 452A, may enter the state and travel to a commercial vehicle dealer or repair facility and exit the state if all of the following circumstances apply:
a. If the commercial motor vehicle is entering the state solely for the purposes of maintenance and repair to the commercial motor vehicle and is exiting the state after having completed vehicle maintenance or repair.
b. If the operator has obtained a temporary entry or exit permit from the department.
c. If the commercial motor vehicle is unladen.
2. The department shall provide a temporary entry and exit permit to a commercial motor vehicle operator which authorizes the operator to enter and exit the state as allowed under this section. Any operator of a commercial motor vehicle who has in the operator’s possession the permit allowing entry into the state and exit from the state shall not be charged with a registration violation under this chapter or chapter 326 or with a motor fuel tax violation under chapter 452A, except for violations of section 452A.74A.
3. For purposes of this section, “commercial motor vehicle” means as defined in section 321.1, subsection 11, paragraph “f”, subparagraph (2).
2001 Acts, ch 132, §3; 2002 Acts, ch 1119, §46; 2006 Acts, ch 1142, §83; 2015 Acts, ch 123, §47
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.58 - Application.

321.58 Application.
All dealers, transporters, and new motor vehicle wholesalers licensed under chapter 322, upon payment of a fee of seventy dollars for a two-year period or part thereof, may make application to the department upon the appropriate form for a certificate containing a general distinguishing number and for one or more special plates as appropriate to various types of vehicles subject to registration. The applicant shall also submit proof of the applicant’s status as a bona fide transporter, new motor vehicle wholesaler licensed under chapter 322, or dealer, as reasonably required by the department. Dealers in new vehicles shall furnish satisfactory evidence of a valid franchise with the manufacturer of the vehicles authorizing the dealership.
[SS15, §1571-m14; C24, 27, 31, 35, §4888; C39, §5004.02; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.58; 82 Acts, ch 1251, §13]
92 Acts, ch 1175, §2; 2000 Acts, ch 1016, §10; 2001 Acts, ch 153, §18; 2002 Acts, ch 1063, §20; 2002 Acts, ch 1119, §48; 2006 Acts, ch 1068, §42, 57; 2006 Acts, ch 1090, §19, 26
Referred to in §321.57, 321.59, 321.115, 321.309
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.59 - Issuance of certificate.

321.59 Issuance of certificate.
The department, upon granting an application made as provided under section 321.58, shall issue to the applicant a certificate containing the applicant’s name and address and the general distinguishing number assigned to the applicant.
[SS15, §1571-m14; C24, 27, 31, 35, §4890, 4891; C39, §5004.03; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.59]
2015 Acts, ch 30, §100
Referred to in §321.57, 321.115
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.60 - Issuance of special plates.

321.60 Issuance of special plates.
The department shall issue special plates as applied for, which shall display the general distinguishing number assigned to the applicant. Each plate so issued shall also contain a number or symbol identifying the plate and distinguishing it from every other plate bearing the same general distinguishing number. The fee for each special plate is forty dollars for a two-year period or part thereof. The fee for a special plate used on a vehicle that is hauling a load or towing a trailer is seven hundred fifty dollars for a two-year period or part thereof.
[SS15, §1571-m14; C24, 27, 31, 35, §4892; C39, §5004.04; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.60]
84 Acts, ch 1305, §57; 92 Acts, ch 1175, §3; 2006 Acts, ch 1068, §43, 57; 2014 Acts, ch 1123, §28
Referred to in §321.42, 321.57, 321.115
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.61 - Expiration of special plates.

321.61 Expiration of special plates.
A special plate shall expire at midnight on December 31 of even-numbered years. A person shall not be considered to be driving a vehicle with an expired registration for one month following the expiration date of the special plate.
[S13, §1571-m16; C24, 27, 31, 35, §4868; C39, §5004.05; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.61]
92 Acts, ch 1175, §4; 2006 Acts, ch 1068, §44, 57
Referred to in §321.57, 321.115
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.62 - Records required.

321.62 Records required.
Every transporter or dealer shall keep a written record of the vehicles upon which such special plates are used, which record shall be open to inspection by any police officer or any officer or employee of the department.
[C39, §5004.06; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.62]
Referred to in §321.57, 321.115, 805.8A(2)(p)
For applicable scheduled fine, see §805.8A, subsection 2
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.63 - Different places of business.

321.63 Different places of business.
1. If a transporter or dealer has an established place of business in more than one city, the transporter or dealer shall secure a separate and distinct certificate of registration and number plates for each such place of business.
2. If a dealer has more than one established place of business, the dealer may designate one such location in this state for purposes of keeping all the dealer’s books and records, regardless of the line-make of motor vehicles to which such books and records pertain, by submitting a written certification to the department in a manner approved by the department.
[SS15, §1571-m14; C24, 27, 31, 35, §4889; C39, §5004.07; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.63]
2018 Acts, ch 1095, §3
Referred to in §321.1
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.65 - Garage record.

321.65 Garage record.
Every person or corporation operating a public garage shall keep for public inspection a record of the registration number and engine serial number or manufacturer’s vehicle identification number of every motor vehicle offered for sale or taken in for repairs in said garage.
[C24, 27, §4988 – 4990; C31, 35, §4990-c1; C39, §5004.09; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.65]
2005 Acts, ch 179, §127
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.66 - Duty to hold vehicles.

321.66 Duty to hold vehicles.
The proprietor of a garage and the proprietor’s employees upon discovering that the engine number of a motor vehicle has been altered or obliterated shall immediately notify some member of the department or peace officer of the county in which the garage is located, and hold said vehicle for a period of twenty-four hours or until investigation shall have been made by such peace officer.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, §4991; C39, §5004.10; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.66]
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.67 - Certificate of title must be executed.

321.67 Certificate of title must be executed.
1. No person, except as provided in sections 321.23 and 321.45, section 321.52, subsection 2, paragraph “b”, and section 321.52, subsection 4, paragraph “a”, shall sell or otherwise dispose of a registered vehicle or a vehicle subject to registration without delivering to the purchaser or transferee thereof a certificate of title with such assignment thereon as may be necessary to show title in the purchaser.
2. No person shall purchase or otherwise acquire or bring into this state a registered vehicle or a vehicle subject to registration without obtaining a certificate of title thereto except for temporary use or as provided in sections 321.23 and 321.45, section 321.52, subsection 2, paragraph “b”, and section 321.52, subsection 4, paragraph “a”.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, §4898; C39, §5005.01; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.67]
2015 Acts, ch 52, §5, 14; 2017 Acts, ch 31, §3
Referred to in §805.8A(2)(q)
For applicable scheduled fine, see §805.8A, subsection 2
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.68 - Sale in bulk.

321.68 Sale in bulk.
1. It shall be unlawful for any dealer in this state to sell and transfer the dealer’s stock of used motor vehicles in bulk unless the dealer complies with the following requirements:
a. The vendor shall file with the county treasurer and the department, duplicate inventories of all used motor vehicles proposed to be transferred, giving the factory number, last registration number, if any, and description of each such used motor vehicle and the name and address of proposed vendee, with a certification signed by both the vendee and the vendor that the certificates of title pertaining to all the used motor vehicles listed on the inventory have been duly assigned to the vendee as prescribed in this chapter.
b. The vendee shall, if the vendee has not already secured a dealer’s registration, immediately secure such registration from the department.
2. Upon the completion of such requirements the department shall certify to the county treasurer that such used motor vehicles are, from and after a date to be set by the department, the property of the vendee.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, §4899; C39, §5005.02; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.68]
2010 Acts, ch 1061, §180
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.69A - Disclosure of repairs to new vehicles.

321.69A Disclosure of repairs to new vehicles.
1. a. A person licensed as a new motor vehicle dealer pursuant to chapter 322 shall not be required to disclose to a prospective or actual buyer or lessee of a new motor vehicle repairs of damage to or adjustments on or replacements of parts with new parts on the motor vehicle if all of the following are true:
(1) The repairs, adjustments, or replacements were made to achieve compliance with factory specifications.
(2) The actual cost of any labor or parts charged to or performed by the dealer for any such repairs, adjustments, or parts does not exceed four percent of the manufacturer’s suggested retail price.
(3) The dealer posts in a conspicuous place notice that repairs, adjustments, or replacements will be disclosed upon request.
(4) The dealer discloses any such repairs, adjustments, or replacements upon request.
b. The provisions of this section take precedence over and shall supersede section 714.16, subsection 2, paragraph “a”, unnumbered paragraph 4, and section 714H.4, subsection 2.
2. A person licensed as a new motor vehicle dealer pursuant to chapter 322 shall disclose in writing, at or before the time of sale or lease, to the buyer or lessee of a new motor vehicle that the vehicle has been subject to any repairs of damage to or adjustments on or replacements of parts with new parts if the actual cost of any labor or parts charged to or performed by the dealer for any such repairs, adjustments, or parts exceeds four percent of the manufacturer’s suggested retail price. The written disclosure shall include the signature of the buyer or lessee and be in a form and in a format approved by the attorney general by rule. A dealer shall retain a copy of each written disclosure issued pursuant to this section for five years from the date of issuance.
3. As used in this section, “manufacturer’s suggested retail price” means the amount required to be disclosed by a dealer pursuant to 15 U.S.C. §1232(f)(4).
4. A violation of this section is an unlawful practice pursuant to section 714.16.
5. A violation of this section is a prohibited practice or act pursuant to section 714H.5.
2011 Acts, ch 90, §1; 2014 Acts, ch 1123, §29, 30
Referred to in §322C.16
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.70 - Dealer vehicles.

321.70 Dealer vehicles.
A dealer registered under this chapter shall not be required to register any vehicle owned by the dealer which is being held for sale or trade, provided the annual registration fee was not delinquent at the time the vehicle was acquired by the dealer. When a dealer ceases to hold any vehicle for sale or trade or the vehicle otherwise becomes subject to registration under this chapter the annual registration fee and delinquent annual registration fee, if any, shall be due for the registration year.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, §4901; C39, §5005.04; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.70]
82 Acts, ch 1062, §11, 38; 2008 Acts, ch 1113, §83
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.71A - Counterfeit, nonfunctional, and unsafe air bags.

321.71A Counterfeit, nonfunctional, and unsafe air bags.
1. As used in this section:
a. “Counterfeit air bag” means an air bag displaying a mark identical or similar to the genuine mark of a motor vehicle manufacturer without authorization from the manufacturer.
b. “Nonfunctional air bag” means an air bag that was previously deployed or damaged, or has an electric fault that is detected by a motor vehicle’s air bag diagnostic system after the air bag is installed in the motor vehicle.
2. A person who manufactures, imports, installs, reinstalls, sells, or offers to sell any device with the intent that the device replace an air bag in a motor vehicle, and who knows that the device is a counterfeit air bag, nonfunctional air bag, or air bag that does not comply with federal safety requirements as provided in
49 C.F.R. §571.208
, is guilty of an aggravated misdemeanor.
3. A person who manufactures, imports, installs, reinstalls, sells, offers to sell, or tampers with any device that causes a motor vehicle’s diagnostic system to inaccurately indicate that the motor vehicle is equipped with a functional air bag when a counterfeit or nonfunctional air bag is installed, or when no air bag is installed, with the intent to mislead the owner or operator of the motor vehicle into believing that the motor vehicle is equipped with a functional air bag, is guilty of an aggravated misdemeanor.
4. A violation of this section is an unlawful practice under section 714.16.
2001 Acts, ch 94, §1; 2015 Acts, ch 72, §2, 4
Referred to in §714H.3
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.72 - Report of stolen and recovered motor vehicles.

321.72 Report of stolen and recovered motor vehicles.
Every peace officer upon receiving reliable information that any vehicle registered under this chapter has been stolen shall immediately report the theft to the department unless prior thereto information has been received of the recovery of the vehicle. Any officer upon receiving information that any vehicle, which the officer has previously reported as stolen, has been recovered, shall immediately report the fact of the recovery to the law enforcement agency which originated the theft report and to the department.
[C27, 31, 35, §13417-a1; C39, §5006.01; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.72; 81 Acts, ch 103, §1]
Referred to in §321.74, 331.653
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.73 - Reports by owners.

321.73 Reports by owners.
1. The owner, or person having a lien or encumbrance upon a registered vehicle which has been stolen or embezzled, may notify the department of such theft or embezzlement, but in the event of an embezzlement may make such report only after having procured the issuance of a warrant for the arrest of the person charged with such embezzlement.
2. Every owner or other person who has given any such notice must notify the department of a recovery of such vehicle.
[C39, §5006.02; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.73]
Referred to in §321.74
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.74 - Action by department.

321.74 Action by department.
The department, upon receiving a report of a stolen or embezzled vehicle as provided in section 321.72 or 321.73 or through the national motor vehicle title information system, shall file and appropriately index the same and shall immediately suspend the registration of the vehicle so reported and shall not transfer the certificate of title or registration of the vehicle until such time as the department is notified that the vehicle has been recovered.
[C39, §5006.03; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.74]
2004 Acts, ch 1013, §18, 35
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.78 - Injuring or tampering with vehicle.

321.78 Injuring or tampering with vehicle.
Any person who either individually or in association with one or more other persons willfully injures or tampers with any vehicle or breaks or removes any part or parts of or from a vehicle without the consent of the owner is guilty of a simple misdemeanor.
[C39, §5006.07; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.78]
Referred to in §322C.6
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.79 - Intent to injure.

321.79 Intent to injure.
Any person who with intent to commit any malicious mischief, injury, or other crime climbs into or upon a vehicle whether it is in motion or at rest or with like intent attempts to manipulate any of the levers, starting mechanism, brakes, or other mechanism or device of a vehicle while the same is at rest and unattended or with like intent sets in motion any vehicle while the same is at rest and unattended is guilty of a simple misdemeanor.
[C39, §5006.08; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.79]
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.81 - Presumptive evidence.

321.81 Presumptive evidence.
Whoever shall conceal, barter, sell, possess or dispose of any vehicle or component part which has been stolen, or shall disguise, alter, or change such vehicle or component part or the vehicle identification number or component part number thereof, or remove or change the registration plate thereon, or do any act designed to prevent identification of such vehicle or component part, shall be presumed to have knowledge that such vehicle or component part had been stolen.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, §5093; C39, §5006.10; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.81]
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.84 - Seizure of vehicles.

321.84 Seizure of vehicles.
It shall be the duty of any peace officer who finds a vehicle or component part, the vehicle identification number or component part number of which has been altered, defaced, or tampered with, and who has reasonable cause to believe that the possessor of the vehicle or component part wrongfully holds it, to forthwith seize it, either with or without warrant, and deliver it to the sheriff of the county in which it is seized.
[C27, 31, 35, §5083-b1; C39, §5006.13; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.84]
Referred to in §321.85
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.85 - Stolen vehicles or component parts.

321.85 Stolen vehicles or component parts.
When a vehicle or component part is seized under section 321.84 or is stolen or embezzled, and is not claimed by the owner before the date on which the person charged with its stealing or embezzling is convicted, the officer having the vehicle or component part in the officer’s custody shall, on that date by certified mail, notify the department that the officer has the vehicle or component part in the officer’s possession, giving a full and complete description of it, including all vehicle identification numbers and component part numbers. If there is a dispute regarding a claim for the vehicle or component part, the agency holding the vehicle or component part shall conduct an evidentiary hearing to adjudicate the claim.
[C24, §12222; C27, 31, 35, §5083-b2, 12222; C39, §5006.14; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.85]
85 Acts, ch 64, §1
Referred to in §8A.323
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.86 - Notice by director.

321.86 Notice by director.
The director shall, if the owner appears of record in the director’s office, notify the owner of the fact that the vehicle or component part is in the custody of the officer, and if not of record in the director’s office, the director shall mail the description to the county treasurer of each county.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, §12223; C39, §5006.15; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.86]
Referred to in §8A.323
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.87 - Delivery to owner.

321.87 Delivery to owner.
If, within forty days thereafter, the owner of the vehicle or component part appears and properly identifies it, the officer having the vehicle or component part in custody shall deliver it to such owner upon payment by the owner of the costs incurred incident to the apprehension of the vehicle or component part and the location of the owner.
[C24, §12224; C27, 31, 35, §5083-b3, 12224; C39, §5006.16; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.87]
Referred to in §8A.323
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.88 - Failure of owner to claim.

321.88 Failure of owner to claim.
If the owner does not appear within forty days, the motor vehicle shall be deemed abandoned and the officer having possession of the motor vehicle shall proceed as provided in section 321.89, subsections 3 and 5.
[C24, §12225; C27, 31, 35, §5083-b3, 12225; C39, §5006.17; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.88]
Referred to in §8A.323
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.91 - Limitation on liability — penalty for abandonment.

321.91 Limitation on liability — penalty for abandonment.
1. No person, firm, corporation, unit of government, garagekeeper or police authority upon whose property an abandoned vehicle is found or who disposes of such abandoned vehicle in accordance with sections 321.89 and 321.90 shall be liable for damages by reason of the removal, sale, or disposal of such vehicle.
2. A person who abandons a vehicle is guilty of a simple misdemeanor punishable as a scheduled violation under section 805.8A, subsection 14, paragraph “b”.
[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.91]
2000 Acts, ch 1203, §3; 2001 Acts, ch 137, §5; 2004 Acts, ch 1101, §35
Referred to in §8A.323, 321.89, 321.90, 805.8A(14)(b)
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.92 - Altering or changing numbers.

321.92 Altering or changing numbers.
1. Fraudulent intent.
a. No person shall with fraudulent intent, deface, destroy, or alter the vehicle identification number or component part number or other distinguishing number or identification mark of a vehicle or component part, including a rebuilt identification, nor shall a person place or stamp a serial, engine, or other number or mark upon a vehicle or component part, except one assigned thereto by the department.
b. The year of manufacture of a fence-line feeder, grain cart, or tank wagon manufactured on or after July 1, 2001, shall be permanently made a part of the identification plate on the vehicle. A person shall not fraudulently alter, deface, or attempt to fraudulently alter or deface the year of manufacture or other product identification number on a fence-line feeder, grain cart, or tank wagon.
c. A violation of this subsection is a felony punishable as provided in section 321.483.
d. This subsection does not prohibit the restoration of an original vehicle identification number, component part number, or other number or mark when the restoration is made by the department, nor prevent a manufacturer from placing, in the ordinary course of business, numbers or marks upon vehicles or component parts.
2. Vehicles without identification numbers. A person who knowingly buys, receives, disposes of, sells, offers for sale, or has in the person’s possession a vehicle, or a component part of a vehicle, from which the vehicle identification number, rebuilt identification, or component part number has been removed, defaced, covered, altered, or destroyed for the purpose of concealing or misrepresenting the identity of the vehicle or component part is guilty of a simple misdemeanor.
[SS15, §1571-m12a; C24, 27, 31, 35, §5080; C39, §5006.09, 5006.21; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §321.80, 321.92; C79, 81, §321.92]
88 Acts, ch 1089, §7; 2009 Acts, ch 133, §117
Referred to in §321H.6, 321H.8, 322.3, 322.6, 322C.3, 322C.6
Similar provisions, §714.8(5)
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.93 - Defense.

321.93 Defense.
Under a charge of possessing a vehicle or component part, the vehicle identification number or component part number of which is defaced, altered, or tampered with, it shall be a complete defense that the accused at the time of such possession had in the accused’s possession a certificate of title from the officer whose duty it is to register vehicles and component parts in the state in which the vehicle or component part is registered, showing good and sufficient reason why numbers are defaced, changed, or tampered with, the original vehicle identification number or component part number, and the ownership of the vehicle or component part.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, §5083; C39, §5006.22; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.93]
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.94 - Test to determine true number.

321.94 Test to determine true number.
Where it appears that a vehicle identification number or component part number has been altered, defaced or tampered with, any peace officer, or any other person acting under a peace officer’s direction, may apply any recognized process or test to the part containing the number for the purpose of determining the true number.
[C27, 31, 35, §5083-b5; C39, §5006.23; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.94; 81 Acts, ch 103, §2]
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.95 - Right of inspection.

321.95 Right of inspection.
1. Peace officers shall have the authority to inspect any vehicle or component part in possession of a vehicle rebuilder, vehicle salvager, used vehicle parts dealer, or any person licensed under chapter 322, or found upon the public highway or in any public garage, enclosure, or property in which vehicles or component parts are kept for sale, storage, hire, or repair and for that purpose may enter any such public garage, enclosure, or property. Every vehicle rebuilder, vehicle salvager, used vehicle parts dealer, or any person licensed under chapter 322, or a person having used engines or transmissions which are component parts for sale shall keep an accurate and complete record of all vehicles demolished and of such component parts purchased or received for resale as component parts in the course of business. These records shall contain the name and address of the person from whom each such vehicle or component part was purchased or received and the date when the purchase or receipt occurred or the junking certificate if required for the vehicle. These records shall be open for inspection by any peace officer at any time during normal business hours. Records required by this section shall be kept for at least three years after the transaction which they record.
2. A person who violates this section commits a simple misdemeanor.
[C27, 31, 35, §5083-b6; C39, §5006.24; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.95]
2009 Acts, ch 130, §39; 2010 Acts, ch 1140, §2
Referred to in §805.8A(14)(j)
For applicable scheduled fine, see §805.8A, subsection 14, paragraph j
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.96 - Prohibited plates — certificates.

321.96 Prohibited plates — certificates.
1. A person shall not display or cause or permit to be displayed, or have in the person’s possession, a vehicle identification number or component part number except as provided in this chapter, or a canceled, revoked, altered, or fictitious registration number plates, registration receipt, or certificate of title, as the same are respectively provided for in this chapter.
2. A person who violates this section commits a simple misdemeanor.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, §5084; C39, §5006.25; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.96]
90 Acts, ch 1230, §17; 2010 Acts, ch 1140, §3
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.97 - Fraudulent applications.

321.97 Fraudulent applications.
Any person who fraudulently uses a false or fictitious name in any application for the registration of, or certificate of title to, a vehicle or knowingly makes a false statement or knowingly conceals a material fact or otherwise commits a fraud in any such application is guilty of a fraudulent practice.
[S13, §1571-m26; C24, 27, 31, 35, §5088; C39, §5007.01; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.97]
Referred to in §322C.6
Fraudulent practices, see §714.8 – 714.14
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.98 - Operation without registration.

321.98 Operation without registration.
1. Except as otherwise expressly permitted in this chapter, a person shall not operate and an owner shall not knowingly permit to be operated upon any highway any vehicle required to be registered and titled under this chapter unless:
a. A valid registration card and registration plate or plates issued for the vehicle for the current registration year are attached to and displayed on the vehicle when and as required by this chapter; and
b. A certificate of title has been issued for the vehicle.
2. Any violation of this section is a simple misdemeanor punishable as a scheduled violation under section 805.8A, subsection 2.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, §5085; C39, §5007.02; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.98]
2001 Acts, ch 176, §50, 59; 2010 Acts, ch 1190, §34; 2013 Acts, ch 90, §77
Referred to in §322C.6, 805.8A(2)(r)
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.99 - Fraudulent use of registration.

321.99 Fraudulent use of registration.
A person shall not knowingly lend to another a registration card, registration plate, special plate, or permit issued to the person if the other person desiring to borrow the card, plate, or permit would not be entitled to the use of it. A person shall not knowingly permit the use of a registration card, registration plate, special plate, or permit issued to the person by one not entitled to it, nor shall a person knowingly display upon a vehicle a registration card, registration plate, special plate, or permit not issued for that vehicle under this chapter. A person convicted of a violation of this section is guilty of a simple misdemeanor punishable as a scheduled violation under section 805.8A, subsection 2.
[SS15, §1571-m12a; C24, 27, 31, 35, §4878, 5080; C39, §5007.03; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.99]
83 Acts, ch 125, §2; 86 Acts, ch 1055, §1; 2000 Acts, ch 1203, §4; 2001 Acts, ch 137, §5; 2010 Acts, ch 1190, §35
Referred to in §321H.6, 321H.8, 322.3, 322.6, 322C.3, 322C.6, 805.8A(2)(s)
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.100 - False evidences of registration.

321.100 False evidences of registration.
It is a fraudulent practice for any person to commit any of the following acts:
1. To alter with a fraudulent intent any certificate of title, manufacturer’s or importer’s certificate, registration card, registration plate, manufacturer’s vehicle identification plate, or permit issued by the department or county treasurer.
2. To forge or counterfeit any such document or plate.
3. To hold or use any such document or plate knowing the same to have been so altered, forged, or falsified.
4. To hold or use any certificate of title, manufacturer’s or importer’s certificate, registration card, registration plate, manufacturer’s vehicle identification plate, or permit issued by the department or county treasurer, for any vehicle to which such document or plate is not legally assigned.
5. To transfer in any manner or to offer to transfer in any manner a certificate of title, manufacturer’s or importer’s certificate to any vehicle on which a salvage certificate of title or junking certificate is required under section 321.52, with knowledge or reason to believe that the certificate will be used for a vehicle other than the vehicle for which the certificate is issued. “Transfer” for the purposes of this subsection means to sell, exchange, change possession or ownership or convey in any manner.
[SS15, §1571-m12a; C24, 27, 31, 35, §5080; C39, §5007.04; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.100]
91 Acts, ch 97, §44
Referred to in §322C.6
Fraudulent practices, see §714.8 – 714.14
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.101A - Revocation of registration by county treasurer.

321.101A Revocation of registration by county treasurer.
The county treasurer may revoke the registration and registration plates of a vehicle if the annual registration fee or the fee for new registration is paid by check, electronic payment, or credit card and the check, electronic payment, or credit card is not honored by the payer’s financial institution or credit card company, upon reasonable notice and demand. The owner of the vehicle or person in possession of the registration and registration plates for the vehicle shall immediately return the revoked registration and registration plates to the appropriate county treasurer’s office.
2000 Acts, ch 1016, §13; 2006 Acts, ch 1070, §8, 31; 2008 Acts, ch 1113, §85
Referred to in §321.30, 321.101
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.102 - Suspending or revoking special registration.

321.102 Suspending or revoking special registration.
The department is also authorized to suspend or revoke a certificate or the special plates issued to a manufacturer, transporter, or dealer upon determining that any said person is not lawfully entitled thereto or has made or knowingly permitted any illegal use of such plates or has committed fraud in the registration of vehicles or failed to give notices of transfer when and as required by this chapter.
[C39, §5007.06; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.102]
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.103 - Owner to return evidences of registration and title.

321.103 Owner to return evidences of registration and title.
Whenever the department as authorized hereunder cancels, suspends, or revokes the registration of a vehicle, or certificate of title, or registration card, or registration plate or plates, or any nonresident or other permit or the registration of any dealer, the owner or person in possession of the same shall immediately return the evidences of registration, certificate of title, or plates so canceled, suspended, or revoked to the department.
[C39, §5007.07; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.103]
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.104 - Penal offenses against title law.

321.104 Penal offenses against title law.
It is a simple misdemeanor punishable as a scheduled violation under section 805.8A, subsection 2, for any person to commit any of the following acts:
1. To operate any motor vehicle upon the highways upon which the certificate of title has been canceled, or while a certificate of registration of a motor vehicle is suspended or revoked.
2. For a dealer or a person acting on behalf of a dealer to acquire, purchase, hold or display for sale a motor vehicle without having obtained a manufacturer’s or importer’s certificate or a certificate of title, or assignments thereof, unless otherwise provided in this chapter.
3. To fail to surrender a certificate of title, registration card, or registration plates upon cancellation, suspension, or revocation of the certificate or registration by the department and notice as prescribed in this chapter.
4. To sell, offer for sale, or transfer a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer, except as provided in section 321.47 or 321.48, section 321.52, subsection 2, paragraph “b”, or section 321.52, subsection 4, paragraph “a”, without obtaining a certificate of title in the name of the seller or transferor or without delivering to the purchaser or transferee a certificate of title or a manufacturer’s or importer’s certificate duly assigned to the purchaser or transferee as provided in this chapter.
5. To violate any of the other provisions of this chapter or any lawful rules adopted pursuant to this chapter.
6. For a manufactured or mobile home retailer to sell or transfer a mobile home or manufactured home without delivering to the purchaser or transferee a certificate of title or a manufacturer’s or importer’s certificate properly assigned to the purchaser, or to transfer a mobile home or manufactured home without disclosing to the purchaser the owner of the mobile home or manufactured home in a manner prescribed by the department pursuant to rules, or to fail to apply for and obtain a certificate of title for a used mobile home or manufactured home, titled in Iowa, acquired by the manufactured or mobile home retailer within thirty days from the date of acquisition as required under section 321.45, subsection 4.
[S13, §1571-m24; C24, 27, 31, 35, §5086; C39, §5007.08; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.104; 82 Acts, ch 1251, §15]
85 Acts, ch 195, §33; 86 Acts, ch 1237, §20; 87 Acts, ch 130, §5; 97 Acts, ch 108, §9; 99 Acts, ch 188, §13; 2000 Acts, ch 1154, §23; 2000 Acts, ch 1203, §5; 2001 Acts, ch 137, §5; 2001 Acts, ch 153, §17; 2002 Acts, ch 1119, §49; 2010 Acts, ch 1190, §36; 2015 Acts, ch 52, §6, 14; 2017 Acts, ch 31, §4
Referred to in §321.48, 805.8A(2)(t)