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2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321G - SNOWMOBILES › Section 321G.4B - Nonresident requirements — penalties.

321G.4B Nonresident requirements — penalties.
1. A nonresident wishing to operate a snowmobile on public land, public ice, or a designated snowmobile trail of this state shall obtain a user permit in accordance with section 321G.4A. In addition to obtaining a user permit, a nonresident shall display a current registration decal or other evidence of registration or numbering required by the owner’s state of residence unless the owner resides in a state that does not register or number snowmobiles.
2. A violation of subsection 1 is punishable as a scheduled violation under section 805.8B, subsection 2, paragraph “a”. When the scheduled fine is paid, the violator shall submit proof to the department that a user permit has been obtained and provide evidence of registration or numbering as required by the owner’s state of residence, if applicable, to the department within thirty days of the date the fine is paid. A person who violates this section is guilty of a simple misdemeanor.
2014 Acts, ch 1141, §55
Referred to in §805.8B(2)(a)
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321G - SNOWMOBILES › Section 321G.5 - Display of registration and user permit decals.

321G.5 Display of registration and user permit decals.
The owner of a snowmobile shall display the registration decal and user permit decal on the snowmobile in the manner prescribed by the rules of the commission.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321G.5]
86 Acts, ch 1031, §3; 89 Acts, ch 244, §7; 2002 Acts, ch 1027, §4; 2004 Acts, ch 1132, §6; 2007 Acts, ch 141, §7; 2012 Acts, ch 1100, §9
Referred to in §321G.4, 805.8B(2)(e)
For applicable scheduled fine, see §805.8B, subsection 2, paragraph e
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321G - SNOWMOBILES › Section 321G.6 - Registration — renewal.

321G.6 Registration — renewal.
1. Every snowmobile registration certificate and registration decal issued expires at midnight December 31 unless sooner terminated or discontinued in accordance with this chapter or rules of the commission. After the first day of September each year, an unregistered snowmobile may be registered and a registration may be renewed in one transaction. The fee is five dollars for the remainder of the current year, in addition to the registration fee of fifteen dollars for the subsequent year beginning January 1, and a writing fee as provided in section 321G.27.
2. An expired registration may be renewed for the same fee as if the owner is securing the original registration plus a penalty of five dollars and a writing fee as provided in section 321G.27.
3. Duplicate registrations may be issued by a county recorder or a license agent upon the payment of a five dollar fee plus a writing fee as provided in section 321G.27.
4. A county recorder or a license agent designated by the director pursuant to section 483A.11 may issue snowmobile registration renewals electronically pursuant to rules adopted by the commission. The fee for a registration renewal issued using an electronic system is fifteen dollars plus an administrative fee established by the commission and a writing fee as provided in section 321G.27.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, S81, §321G.6; 81 Acts, ch 113, §4, 5]
86 Acts, ch 1031, §4; 86 Acts, ch 1235, §2; 89 Acts, ch 244, §8 – 11; 91 Acts, ch 236, §2; 97 Acts, ch 148, §6, 9; 99 Acts, ch 113, §3; 2000 Acts, ch 1019, §1; 2002 Acts, ch 1027, §5; 2004 Acts, ch 1132, §7; 2005 Acts, ch 138, §5, 6; 2007 Acts, ch 141, §8; 2012 Acts, ch 1100, §10
Referred to in §331.602
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321G - SNOWMOBILES › Section 321G.7 - Fees remitted to commission — appropriation — trail equipment donation.

321G.7 Fees remitted to commission — appropriation — trail equipment donation.
1. A county recorder or license agent shall remit to the commission the snowmobile fees collected by the recorder or license agent in the manner and time prescribed by the department.
2. The department shall remit the fees, including user permit fees collected pursuant to section 321G.4A, to the treasurer of state, who shall place the money in a special snowmobile fund. The money is appropriated to the department for the snowmobile programs of the state. The programs shall include grants, subgrants, contracts, or cost-sharing of snowmobile programs with political subdivisions or incorporated private organizations or both, which may include the purchase, ownership, and maintenance of trail grooming equipment, in accordance with rules adopted by the commission. Snowmobile fees may be used to support snowmobile programs on a usage basis. At least seventy percent of the special fund shall be available for political subdivisions or incorporated private organizations or both. Moneys from the special fund not used by the political subdivisions or incorporated private organizations or both shall remain in the fund and may be used by the department for the administration of the snowmobile programs. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys in the special fund shall not revert to the general fund of the state at the end of a fiscal year. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest or earnings on moneys in the special fund shall remain in the fund.
3. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the department may donate trail grooming equipment owned by the department to a political subdivision or incorporated private organization receiving moneys from the fund after the useful life of the trail grooming equipment to the department has expired.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, S81, §321G.7; 81 Acts, ch 113, §6]
89 Acts, ch 102, §2; 89 Acts, ch 244, §12; 2004 Acts, ch 1132, §8; 2005 Acts, ch 138, §7; 2007 Acts, ch 141, §9; 2012 Acts, ch 1100, §11; 2017 Acts, ch 40, §2, 3
Referred to in §321G.1, 321G.24, 321G.30, 321G.32, 331.427
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321G - SNOWMOBILES › Section 321G.8 - Exempt vehicles.

321G.8 Exempt vehicles.
Registration and user permits shall not be required for the following described snowmobiles:
1. Snowmobiles owned by the United States, this state, or another state, or by a governmental subdivision thereof, and used for enforcement, search and rescue, or official research and studies, but not for recreational or commercial purposes.
2. Snowmobiles used exclusively as farm implements.
3. Snowmobiles registered in an organized special event authorized pursuant to section 321G.16 when such snowmobiles are operated within the boundaries of the event.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321G.8]
89 Acts, ch 244, §13; 2002 Acts, ch 1027, §6; 2004 Acts, ch 1132, §9; 2005 Acts, ch 138, §8; 2007 Acts, ch 141, §10; 2012 Acts, ch 1100, §12, 13; 2017 Acts, ch 40, §4
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321G - SNOWMOBILES › Section 321G.10 - Accident reports.

321G.10 Accident reports.
If a snowmobile is involved in an accident resulting in injury or death to anyone or property damage amounting to one thousand five hundred dollars or more, either the operator or someone acting for the operator shall immediately notify the county sheriff or another law enforcement agency in the state. If the accident occurred on public land, public ice, or a designated snowmobile trail under the jurisdiction of the commission, the operator shall file with the commission a report of the accident, within seventy-two hours, containing information as the commission may require. All other accidents shall be reported as required under section 321.266.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321G.10; 81 Acts, ch 113, §7]
89 Acts, ch 244, §22; 2004 Acts, ch 1132, §16; 2010 Acts, ch 1157, §2; 2011 Acts, ch 38, §21; 2012 Acts, ch 1100, §15
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321G - SNOWMOBILES › Section 321G.11 - Mufflers required.

321G.11 Mufflers required.
1. The exhaust of every internal combustion engine used in any snowmobile shall be effectively muffled by equipment constructed and used to muffle all snowmobile noise in a reasonable manner in accordance with rules adopted by the commission.
2. The commission may adopt rules with respect to the inspection of snowmobiles and testing of snowmobile mufflers.
3. A separate placard shall be affixed, permanently and conspicuously, to any new snowmobile sold or offered for sale in this state that does not meet the muffler requirements as stated above. The placard shall designate each snowmobile which does not meet the muffler requirements.
4. A snowmobile manufactured after July 1, 1975, which is sold, offered for sale or used in this state, except in an authorized special event, shall have a muffler system that limits engine noise to not more than seventy-eight decibels as measured on the “A” scale at a distance of fifty feet.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321G.11]
89 Acts, ch 244, §23; 2004 Acts, ch 1132, §17; 2009 Acts, ch 144, §3
Referred to in §805.8B(2)(b)
For applicable scheduled fines, see §805.8B, subsection 2, paragraph b
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321G - SNOWMOBILES › Section 321G.12 - Headlight — taillight — brakes.

321G.12 Headlight — taillight — brakes.
Every snowmobile shall be equipped with at least one headlight and one taillight. Every snowmobile shall be equipped with brakes.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321G.12]
89 Acts, ch 244, §24; 98 Acts, ch 1080, §8; 2004 Acts, ch 1132, §18; 2012 Acts, ch 1100, §16
Referred to in §805.8B(2)(c)
For applicable scheduled fines, see §805.8B, subsection 2, paragraph c
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321G - SNOWMOBILES › Section 321G.14 - Penalty.

321G.14 Penalty.
1. A person who violates this chapter or a rule of the commission or director of transportation is guilty of a simple misdemeanor.
2. Chapter 232 shall have no application in the prosecution of offenses which are committed in violation of this chapter and which constitute simple misdemeanors.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321G.14]
2004 Acts, ch 1132, §23
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321G - SNOWMOBILES › Section 321G.15 - Operation pending registration.

321G.15 Operation pending registration.
The commission shall furnish snowmobile dealers with pasteboard cards bearing the words “registration applied for” and space for the date of purchase. An unregistered snowmobile sold by a dealer shall bear one of these cards which entitles the purchaser to operate it for forty-five days immediately following the purchase. The purchaser of a registered snowmobile may operate it for forty-five days immediately following the purchase, without having completed a transfer of registration. A snowmobile dealer shall make application and pay all registration and title fees if applicable on behalf of the purchaser of a snowmobile.
[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321G.15]
86 Acts, ch 1245, §1877; 89 Acts, ch 244, §27; 97 Acts, ch 148, §5, 9; 98 Acts, ch 1076, §1; 2004 Acts, ch 1132, §24; 2007 Acts, ch 141, §11
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321G - SNOWMOBILES › Section 321G.16 - Special events.

321G.16 Special events.
The department may authorize the holding of organized special events as defined in this chapter within this state. The department shall adopt rules relating to the conduct of special events held under department permits and designating the equipment and facilities necessary for safe operation of snowmobiles or for the safety of operators, participants, and observers in the special events. At least thirty days before the scheduled date of a special event in this state, an application shall be filed with the department for authorization to conduct the special event. The application shall set forth the date, time, and location of the proposed special event and any other information the department requires. The special event shall not be conducted without written authorization of the department. Copies of the rules shall be furnished by the department to any person making an application.
[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321G.16]
89 Acts, ch 244, §28; 91 Acts, ch 236, §4; 2004 Acts, ch 1132, §25
Referred to in §321G.8
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321G - SNOWMOBILES › Section 321G.17 - Violation of stop signal.

321G.17 Violation of stop signal.
A person who has received a visual or audible signal from a peace officer to come to a stop, shall not operate a snowmobile in willful or wanton disregard of the signal, interfere with or endanger the officer or any other person or vehicle, increase speed, or attempt to flee or elude the officer.
[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321G.17]
89 Acts, ch 244, §29; 2004 Acts, ch 1132, §26; 2012 Acts, ch 1100, §20
Referred to in §805.8B(2)(f)
For applicable scheduled fine, see §805.8B, subsection 2, paragraph f
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321G - SNOWMOBILES › Section 321G.18 - Negligence.

321G.18 Negligence.
The owner and operator of a snowmobile are liable for any injury or damage occasioned by the negligent operation of the snowmobile. The owner of a snowmobile shall be liable for any such injury or damage only if the owner was the operator of the snowmobile at the time the injury or damage occurred or if the operator had the owner’s consent to operate the snowmobile at the time the injury or damage occurred.
[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321G.18]
89 Acts, ch 244, §30; 98 Acts, ch 1074, §26; 2000 Acts, ch 1133, §14; 2004 Acts, ch 1132, §27
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321G - SNOWMOBILES › Section 321G.19 - Rented snowmobiles.

321G.19 Rented snowmobiles.
1. The owner of a rented snowmobile shall keep a record of the name and address of each person renting the snowmobile, its registration certificate, the departure date and time, and the expected time of return. The records shall be preserved for six months.
2. The owner of a snowmobile operated for hire shall not permit the use or operation of a rented snowmobile unless it has been provided with all equipment required by this chapter or rules of the commission or the director of transportation, properly installed and in good working order.
[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321G.19]
89 Acts, ch 244, §31; 2003 Acts, ch 44, §61; 2004 Acts, ch 1132, §28; 2007 Acts, ch 141, §12
Referred to in §805.8B(2)(d)
For applicable scheduled fines, see §805.8B, subsection 2, paragraph d
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321G - SNOWMOBILES › Section 321G.20 - Operation by persons under sixteen.

321G.20 Operation by persons under sixteen.
A person under sixteen years of age shall not operate a snowmobile on a designated snowmobile trail, public land, or public ice unless the operation is under the direct supervision of a parent, legal guardian, or another person of at least eighteen years of age authorized by the parent or guardian, who is experienced in snowmobile operation and who possesses a valid driver’s license, as defined in section 321.1, or an education certificate issued under this chapter.
[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321G.20]
89 Acts, ch 244, §32; 90 Acts, ch 1230, §81; 98 Acts, ch 1073, §9; 2004 Acts, ch 1132, §29; 2012 Acts, ch 1100, §21; 2013 Acts, ch 90, §85; 2014 Acts, ch 1141, §56
Referred to in §805.8B(2)(g)
For applicable scheduled fine, see §805.8B, subsection 2, paragraph g
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321G - SNOWMOBILES › Section 321G.22 - Limitation of liability by public bodies and adjoining owners.

321G.22 Limitation of liability by public bodies and adjoining owners.
1. The state, its political subdivisions, and the owners or tenants of property adjoining public lands or the right-of-way of a public highway and their agents and employees owe no duty of care to keep the public lands, ditches, or land contiguous to a highway or roadway under the control of the state or a political subdivision safe for entry or use by persons operating a snowmobile, or to give any warning of a dangerous condition, use, structure, or activity on the premises to persons entering for such purposes, except in the case of willful or malicious failure to guard or warn against a dangerous condition, use, structure, or activity. The state, its political subdivisions, and the owners or tenants of property adjoining public lands or the right-of-way of a public highway and their agents and employees are not liable for actions taken to allow or facilitate the use of public lands, ditches, or land contiguous to a highway or roadway except in the case of a willful or malicious failure to guard or warn against a dangerous condition, use, structure, or activity.
2. This section does not create a duty of care or ground of liability on behalf of the state, its political subdivisions, or the owners or tenants of property adjoining public lands or the right-of-way of a public highway and their agents and employees for injury to persons or property in the operation of snowmobiles in a ditch or on land contiguous to a highway or roadway under the control of the state or a political subdivision. The state, its political subdivisions, and the owners or tenants of property adjoining public lands or the right-of-way of a public highway and their agents and employees are not liable for the operation of a snowmobile in violation of this chapter.
[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321G.22]
86 Acts, ch 1070, §1; 89 Acts, ch 244, §34; 2004 Acts, ch 1132, §31
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321G - SNOWMOBILES › Section 321G.23 - Course of instruction.

321G.23 Course of instruction.
1. The commission shall provide, by rules adopted pursuant to section 321G.2, for the establishment of certified courses of instruction to be conducted throughout the state for the safe use and operation of snowmobiles. The curriculum shall include instruction in the lawful and safe use, operation, and equipping of snowmobiles consistent with this chapter and rules adopted by the commission and the director of transportation and other matters the commission deems pertinent for a qualified snowmobile operator. The commission may establish a fee for the course which shall not exceed the actual cost of instruction minus moneys received by the department from education certificate fees under section 321G.24.
2. The commission may certify any experienced, qualified operator to be an instructor of a class established under subsection 1. Each instructor shall be at least eighteen years of age.
3. Upon completion of the course of instruction, the commission shall provide for the administration of a written test to any student who wishes to qualify for an education certificate.
4. The commission shall provide education material relating to the operation of snowmobiles for the use of nonpublic or public elementary and secondary schools in this state.
5. The department may develop requirements and standards for online education offerings. Only vendors who have entered into a memorandum of understanding with the department shall be permitted to offer an online course that results in the issuance of an education certificate approved by the commission. Vendors may charge for their courses and collect the education certificate fee required under section 321G.24, subsection 2, on behalf of the department as agreed to in the memorandum of understanding.
[C75, 77, 79, 81, §321G.23]
89 Acts, ch 244, §35; 2004 Acts, ch 1132, §32; 2007 Acts, ch 141, §18; 2012 Acts, ch 1100, §23
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321G - SNOWMOBILES › Section 321G.24 - Education certificate — fee.

321G.24 Education certificate — fee.
1. A person twelve through seventeen years of age shall not operate a snowmobile on public land, public ice, a designated snowmobile trail, or land purchased with snowmobile registration funds in this state without obtaining an education certificate approved by the department and having the certificate in the person’s possession, unless the person is accompanied on the same snowmobile by a responsible person of at least eighteen years of age who is experienced in snowmobile operation and possesses a valid driver’s license, as defined in section 321.1, or an education certificate issued under this chapter.
2. Upon successful completion of the course and payment of a fee of five dollars, a qualified applicant shall be issued an education certificate which is valid until the certificate is suspended or revoked by the director for a violation of a provision of this chapter or a rule adopted pursuant to this chapter.
3. Any person who is required to have an education certificate under this chapter and who has completed a course of instruction established under section 321G.2, subsection 1, paragraph “j”, including the successful passage of an examination which includes a written test relating to such course of instruction, shall be considered qualified to receive an education certificate.
4. The certificate fees collected under this section shall be credited to the special snowmobile fund created under section 321G.7 and shall be used for safety and educational programs.
5. A valid snowmobile safety or education certificate or license issued by a governmental authority of another state shall be considered a valid certificate or license in this state if the certification or licensing requirements of the governmental authority are substantially the same as the requirements of this chapter as determined by the commission.
[C75, 77, 79, 81, §321G.24; 81 Acts, ch 113, §9]
89 Acts, ch 244, §36; 90 Acts, ch 1230, §82; 91 Acts, ch 236, §5; 98 Acts, ch 1073, §9; 2004 Acts, ch 1132, §33; 2007 Acts, ch 141, §19; 2009 Acts, ch 144, §5; 2012 Acts, ch 1100, §24; 2014 Acts, ch 1141, §57
Referred to in §321G.23, 805.8B(2)(g)
For applicable scheduled fine, see §805.8B, subsection 2, paragraph g
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321G - SNOWMOBILES › Section 321G.25 - Stopping and inspecting — warnings.

321G.25 Stopping and inspecting — warnings.
A peace officer may stop and inspect a snowmobile operated, parked, or stored on public streets, highways, public lands, public ice, or designated snowmobile trails of the state to determine if the snowmobile is registered, numbered, or equipped as required by this chapter and commission rules. The officer shall not inspect an area that is not essential to determine compliance with the requirements. If the officer determines that the snowmobile is not in compliance, the officer may issue a warning memorandum to the operator and forward a copy to the commission. The warning memorandum shall indicate the items found not in compliance and shall direct the owner or operator of the snowmobile to have the snowmobile in compliance and return a copy of the warning memorandum with the proof of compliance to the commission within fourteen days. If the proof of compliance is not provided within fourteen days, the owner or operator is in violation of this chapter.
[81 Acts, ch 113, §1]
89 Acts, ch 244, §37; 2004 Acts, ch 1132, §34; 2012 Acts, ch 1100, §25
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321G - SNOWMOBILES › Section 321G.26 - Termination of use.

321G.26 Termination of use.
A person who receives a warning memorandum for a snowmobile shall stop using the snowmobile as soon as possible and shall not operate it on public streets, highways, public lands, public ice, or designated snowmobile trails of the state until the snowmobile is in compliance.
[81 Acts, ch 113, §1]
89 Acts, ch 244, §38; 2004 Acts, ch 1132, §35; 2012 Acts, ch 1100, §26
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321G - SNOWMOBILES › Section 321G.27 - Writing fees.

321G.27 Writing fees.
1. a. The county recorder shall collect a writing fee of one dollar and twenty-five cents for a snowmobile registration or for renewal of a registration by the county recorder’s office.
b. The county recorder shall retain a writing fee of one dollar and twenty-five cents from the sale of each user permit issued by the county recorder’s office.
c. The county recorder shall collect a writing fee of one dollar and twenty-five cents for each duplicate special registration certificate issued by the county recorder’s office.
d. Writing fees collected or retained by the county recorder under this chapter shall be deposited in the general fund of the county.
2. a. A license agent shall collect a writing fee of one dollar for a snowmobile registration or for renewal of a registration by the license agent.
b. A license agent shall retain a writing fee of one dollar from the sale of each user permit issued by the license agent.
[S81, §321G.27; 81 Acts, ch 113, §1]
89 Acts, ch 244, §39; 2004 Acts, ch 1132, §36; 2007 Acts, ch 141, §20; 2012 Acts, ch 1100, §27
Referred to in §321G.4, 321G.4A, 321G.6
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321G - SNOWMOBILES › Section 321G.28 - Consistent local laws — special local rules.

321G.28 Consistent local laws — special local rules.
1. This chapter and other applicable laws of this state shall govern the operation, equipment, numbering, and all other matters relating to a snowmobile when the snowmobile is operated or maintained in this state. However, this chapter does not prevent the adoption of an ordinance or local law relating to the operation or equipment of snowmobiles. The ordinances or local laws are operative only so long as they are not inconsistent with this chapter or the rules adopted by the commission.
2. A subdivision of this state, after public notice by publication in a newspaper having a general circulation in the subdivision, may make formal application to the commission for special rules concerning the operation of snowmobiles within the territorial limits of the subdivision and shall provide the commission with the reasons the special rules are necessary.
3. The commission, upon application by local authorities and in conformity with this chapter, may make special rules concerning the operation of snowmobiles within the territorial limits of a subdivision of this state.
[S81, §321G.28; 81 Acts, ch 113, §1]
89 Acts, ch 244, §40; 2004 Acts, ch 1132, §37
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321G - SNOWMOBILES › Section 321G.30 - Fees — duplicates.

321G.30 Fees — duplicates.
1. The county recorder shall charge a ten dollar fee to issue a certificate of title, a transfer of title, a duplicate, or a corrected certificate of title.
2. If a certificate of title is lost, stolen, mutilated, destroyed, or becomes illegible, the first lienholder or, if there is none, the owner named in the certificate, as shown by the county recorder’s records, shall within thirty days obtain a duplicate by applying to the county recorder. The applicant shall furnish information the department requires concerning the original certificate and the circumstances of its loss, mutilation, or destruction.
3. The duplicate certificate of title shall be marked plainly “duplicate” across its face and mailed or delivered to the applicant.
4. If a lost or stolen original certificate of title for which a duplicate has been issued is recovered, the original shall be surrendered promptly to the county recorder for cancellation.
5. Five dollars of the certificate of title fees collected under this section shall be remitted by the county recorder to the treasurer of state for deposit in the special snowmobile fund created under section 321G.7. The remaining five dollars shall be retained by the county and deposited into the general fund of the county.
97 Acts, ch 148, §2, 9; 2004 Acts, ch 1132, §39; 2007 Acts, ch 141, §23
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321G - SNOWMOBILES › Section 321G.31 - Transfer or repossession by operation of law.

321G.31 Transfer or repossession by operation of law.
1. If ownership of a snowmobile is transferred by operation of law, such as by inheritance, order in bankruptcy, insolvency, replevin, or execution sale, the transferee, within thirty days after acquiring the right to possession of the snowmobile, shall mail or deliver to the county recorder of the transferee’s county of residence satisfactory proof of ownership as the county recorder requires, together with an application for a new certificate of title, and the required fee. However, if the transferee is the surviving spouse of the deceased owner, the county recorder shall waive the required fee.
2. If a lienholder repossesses a snowmobile by operation of law and holds it for resale, the lienholder shall secure a new certificate of title and shall pay the required fee.
97 Acts, ch 148, §3, 9; 99 Acts, ch 113, §5; 2004 Acts, ch 1132, §40; 2012 Acts, ch 1100, §29; 2021 Acts, ch 138, §1
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321G - SNOWMOBILES › Section 321G.32 - Security interest — perfection and titles — fee.

321G.32 Security interest — perfection and titles — fee.
1. A security interest created in this state in a snowmobile is not perfected until the security interest is noted on the certificate of title.
a. To perfect the security interest, an application for security interest must be presented along with the original title. The county recorder shall note the security interest on the face of the title and in the electronic record maintained by the recorder’s office.
b. The application fee for a security interest is ten dollars. Five dollars of the fee shall be credited to the special snowmobile fund created under section 321G.7. The remaining five dollars shall be retained by the county and deposited into the general fund of the county.
2. The certificate of title shall be presented to the county recorder when the application for security interest or for assignment of the security interest is presented and a new or endorsed certificate of title shall be issued to the secured party with the name and address of the secured party upon it.
3. When a security interest is discharged, the secured party shall note the cancellation of the security interest on the face of the certificate of title and send the title by first class mail to the office of the county recorder where the title was issued. If the title has been lost or destroyed, the secured party may discharge the security interest by sending a signed, notarized statement to the office of the county recorder where the title was issued. The county recorder shall note the release of the security interest in the county records and attach the statement to the certificate of title as evidence of the release of the security interest.
97 Acts, ch 148, §4, 9; 99 Acts, ch 113, §6; 2004 Acts, ch 1132, §41, 42; 2007 Acts, ch 141, §24; 2014 Acts, ch 1141, §65
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321G - SNOWMOBILES › Section 321G.33 - Vehicle identification number.

321G.33 Vehicle identification number.
1. The department may assign a distinguishing number to a snowmobile when the serial number on the snowmobile is destroyed or obliterated and issue to the owner a special decal bearing the distinguishing number which shall be affixed to the snowmobile in a position to be determined by the department. The snowmobile shall be registered and titled under the distinguishing number in lieu of the former serial number. Every snowmobile shall have a vehicle identification number assigned and affixed as required by the department.
2. The commission shall adopt, by rule, the procedures for application and for issuance of a vehicle identification number for homebuilt snowmobiles.
3. A person shall not destroy, remove, alter, cover, or deface the manufacturer’s vehicle identification number, the plate or decal bearing it, or any vehicle identification number the department assigns to a snowmobile without the department’s permission.
4. A person other than a manufacturer who constructs or rebuilds a snowmobile for which there is no legible vehicle identification number shall submit to the department an affidavit which describes the snowmobile. In cooperation with the county recorder, the department shall assign a vehicle identification number to the snowmobile. The applicant shall permanently affix the vehicle identification number to the snowmobile in a manner that such alteration, removal, or replacement of the vehicle identification number would be obvious.
2002 Acts, ch 1027, §11; 2003 Acts, ch 44, §62; 2004 Acts, ch 1132, §43; 2012 Acts, ch 1100, §30
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321G - SNOWMOBILES › Section 321G.34 - Repeat offender — records, enforcement, and penalties.

321G.34 Repeat offender — records, enforcement, and penalties.
1. The commission shall establish by rule a recordkeeping system and other administrative procedures necessary to administer this section.
2. A person who pleads guilty to or is convicted of a violation of any provision of this chapter while the person’s registration privilege is suspended or revoked under administrative procedures is guilty of a simple misdemeanor if the person had no other violations within the previous three years which occurred while the person’s registration privilege was suspended or revoked.
3. A person who pleads guilty to or is convicted of a violation of any provision of this chapter while the person’s registration privilege is suspended or revoked under administrative procedures is guilty of a serious misdemeanor if the person had one other violation within the previous three years which occurred while the person’s registration privilege was suspended or revoked.
4. A person who pleads guilty to or is convicted of a violation of any provision of this chapter while the person’s registration privilege is suspended or revoked under administrative procedures is guilty of an aggravated misdemeanor if the person had two or more convictions within the previous three years which occurred while the person’s registration privilege was suspended or revoked.
5. a. Upon the conviction of a person of any violation of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter, the court, as a part of the judgment, may suspend or revoke one or more snowmobile registration or user permit privileges of the person for any definite period.
b. The court shall revoke all of the person’s snowmobile registrations or user permits and suspend the privilege of procuring a registration or user permit for a period of one year for any person who has been convicted twice within one year of trespassing while operating a snowmobile. A person shall not be issued a registration or user permit during the period of suspension or revocation.
2007 Acts, ch 141, §25
Trespass, see §716.7 and 716.8
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321H - VEHICLE RECYCLERS › Section 321H.1 - Administration.

321H.1 Administration.
The administration of this chapter shall be vested in the director of transportation. The department may employ such employees as are necessary for the administration of this chapter, within applicable budget limitations.
[C79, 81, §321H.1]
2015 Acts, ch 29, §114
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321H - VEHICLE RECYCLERS › Section 321H.2 - Definitions.

321H.2 Definitions.
As used in this chapter and unless a different meaning appears from the context:
1. “Authorized vehicle recycler” means a person licensed to operate as a vehicle rebuilder, used vehicle parts dealer or vehicle salvager.
2. “Department” means the state department of transportation.
3. “Extension” means a place of business of an authorized vehicle recycler other than the principal place of business within the county of the principal place of business.
4. “National motor vehicle title information system” means the federally mandated motor vehicle title history database established pursuant to 49 U.S.C. §30502 and maintained by the United States department of justice that links the states’ motor vehicle title records, including the department’s title records, and that requires the reporting of junk and salvage motor vehicles in order to ensure that states, law enforcement agencies, insurers, and consumers have access to information that enables the verification of a vehicle’s history, and the accuracy and legality of a motor vehicle’s title, before a purchase or title transfer occurs.
5. “Person” includes any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, joint adventure, or association, and the plural as well as the singular number.
6. “Selling” includes bartering, exchanging, or otherwise dealing in.
7. “Used vehicle parts dealer” means a person engaged in, or advertising as being engaged in, the business of selling bodies, parts of bodies, frames, or component parts of used vehicles subject to registration.
8. “Vehicle” means any vehicle as defined in chapter 321.
9. “Vehicle rebuilder” means a person engaged in, or advertising as being engaged in, the business of rebuilding or restoring to operating condition vehicles subject to registration which have been damaged or wrecked.
10. “Vehicle salvager” means a person engaged in, or advertising as being engaged in, the business of scrapping, recycling, dismantling, or storing wrecked or damaged vehicles or selling reusable parts of vehicles or storing vehicles not currently registered which vehicles are vehicles subject to registration.
11. “Vehicle subject to registration” means any vehicle that is of a type required to be registered under chapter 321 when operated on a public highway, including but not limited to a vehicle that is inoperable, salvage, or rebuilt.
12. “Wrecked or salvage vehicle” means a damaged vehicle for which the cost of repair exceeds seventy percent of the fair market value of the vehicle before the vehicle became damaged.
[C79, 81, §321H.2]
97 Acts, ch 108, §32; 2008 Acts, ch 1032, §106; 2009 Acts, ch 130, §29, 30; 2014 Acts, ch 1027, §2; 2015 Acts, ch 52, §7, 14; 2016 Acts, ch 1073, §105; 2021 Acts, ch 30, §2
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321H - VEHICLE RECYCLERS › Section 321H.3 - Prohibitions.

321H.3 Prohibitions.
Except for educational institutions; persons licensed as new vehicle dealers under chapter 322; persons engaged in a hobby not for profit; persons engaged in the business of purchasing bodies, parts of bodies, frames, or component parts of vehicles only for sale as scrap metal; insurance companies governed by chapter 515; county mutual insurance associations governed by chapter 518; state mutual insurance associations governed by chapter 518A; or persons licensed under the provisions of this chapter as authorized vehicle recyclers, a person in this state shall not engage in, or advertise as being engaged in, the business of any of the following:
1. Selling or offering for sale used bodies, parts of bodies, frames, or component parts of more than six used vehicles subject to registration in a twelve-month period.
2. Dismantling, scrapping, recycling, or salvaging more than six vehicles subject to registration in a twelve-month period.
3. Rebuilding or restoring for sale more than six wrecked or salvage vehicles subject to registration in a twelve-month period.
4. Storing more than six vehicles not currently registered or storing damaged vehicles except where such storing of damaged vehicles is incidental to the primary purpose of the repair of vehicles for others.
[C79, 81, §321H.3]
88 Acts, ch 1089, §8; 97 Acts, ch 108, §33; 2009 Acts, ch 130, §31; 2009 Acts, ch 179, §74; 2010 Acts, ch 1035, §3; 2014 Acts, ch 1027, §3
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321H - VEHICLE RECYCLERS › Section 321H.4 - License application and fees.

321H.4 License application and fees.
1. Upon application and payment of a fee, a person may apply for a license to operate as an authorized vehicle recycler to engage in the business as one or more of the following:
a. A vehicle rebuilder.
b. A used vehicle parts dealer.
c. A vehicle salvager.
2. a. Application for a license as an authorized vehicle recycler shall be made to the department on forms provided by the department. The application shall be accompanied by a fee of seventy dollars for a two-year period or part thereof and proof of registration with the national motor vehicle title information system. The license shall be approved or disapproved within thirty days after application for the license. A license expires on December 31 of even-numbered years. A licensee shall have the month of expiration and the month after the month of expiration to renew the license. A person who fails to renew a license by the end of this time period and desires to hold a license shall file a new license application and pay the required fee. A separate license shall be obtained for each county in which an applicant conducts operations.
b. The applicant shall specify which business or businesses, as enumerated in subsection 1, the applicant is applying for a license to engage in. An applicant shall have or demonstrate that the applicant will have the facilities and equipment necessary to engage in the business or businesses for which the applicant is applying for a license. The license shall specify which business or businesses the applicant has been authorized to engage in.
3. Each licensee shall file with the department a supplemental statement form when the licensee’s principal place of business, an extension, or the operation of business in the county is changed to differ from the information contained on the initial license application form at least ten days prior to any operational change. The department shall notify each licensee of the approval of a change in license status. If a change in license status is approved by the department, the licensee shall surrender the old license to the department together with a thirty-five dollar fee. The department shall issue a new license modified to reflect the principal place of business, each extension, and the operations of the licensee.
[C79, 81, §321H.4]
92 Acts, ch 1104, §5; 92 Acts, ch 1175, §10; 2000 Acts, ch 1016, §19; 2006 Acts, ch 1068, §46, 57; 2009 Acts, ch 130, §32; 2015 Acts, ch 52, §8, 14
Referred to in §455D.11
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321H - VEHICLE RECYCLERS › Section 321H.4A - National motor vehicle title information system.

321H.4A National motor vehicle title information system.
1. A vehicle recycler licensed under this chapter and subject to the requirements of
28 C.F.R. §25.56
shall register with the national motor vehicle title information system.
2. a. Except as provided in paragraph “b”, for any vehicle subject to registration under chapter 321 purchased by a vehicle recycler licensed under this chapter and subject to the requirements of
28 C.F.R. §25.56
, the vehicle recycler shall comply with the reporting requirements of
28 C.F.R. §25.56
within two business days of purchasing the vehicle. Records of the vehicle recycler’s compliance shall be kept by the vehicle recycler for at least three years after the purchase of the vehicle, and shall be open for inspection by any peace officer during normal business hours. The department shall adopt rules to implement this section, including but not limited to rules requiring the submission and retention of records not required by
28 C.F.R. §25.56
.
b. Paragraph “a” does not apply to a vehicle that has been crushed or flattened by mechanical means in such a way that it no longer resembles the vehicle described by the certificate of title if the vehicle recycler who purchased the vehicle verifies that the seller of the vehicle has met the requirements of paragraph “a”. The department shall adopt rules relating to the form of the verification, and the manner in which the verification shall be retained.
2015 Acts, ch 52, §9, 14
Referred to in §321H.6, 321H.8
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321H - VEHICLE RECYCLERS › Section 321H.5 - Contents and display of license.

321H.5 Contents and display of license.
A license issued under the provisions of this chapter shall specify the location of the principal place of business, the location of each extension within the county of the principal place of business, and for licenses issued on or after January 1, 2016, the licensee’s registration number for the national motor vehicle title information system. The license shall be conspicuously displayed at the principal place of business except during periods when the license is surrendered for modifications.
[C79, 81, §321H.5]
2015 Acts, ch 52, §10, 14
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321H - VEHICLE RECYCLERS › Section 321H.6 - Denial, suspension, or revocation of license.

321H.6 Denial, suspension, or revocation of license.
The license of a person issued under the provisions of this chapter may be denied, revoked, or suspended, and an application for a license under this chapter may be denied, if the department finds any of the following:
1. The licensee has violated any provision of this chapter.
2. The licensee has made any material misrepresentation to the department in connection with an application for a license, junking certificate, salvage certificate, certificate of title, or registration of a vehicle.
3. The licensee has been convicted of a fraudulent practice or any indictable offense in connection with selling or other activity relating to vehicles, in this state or any other state, or has been convicted of three or more violations of section 321.92, subsection 2, or section 321.99.
4. The licensee has failed to maintain an established principal place of business in the county without notification to the department.
5. The licensee has had a license issued under the provisions of this chapter denied, suspended, or revoked within the previous three years.
6. The licensee has been determined in a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have violated section 714.16 in connection with selling or other activity relating to vehicles.
7. The licensee has failed to comply with section 321H.4A or
28 C.F.R. §25.56
.
[C79, 81, §321H.6]
2009 Acts, ch 130, §33; 2010 Acts, ch 1035, §4, 5; 2015 Acts, ch 52, §11, 12, 14
Fraudulent practices, §714.8 – 714.14
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321H - VEHICLE RECYCLERS › Section 321H.8 - Penalties.

321H.8 Penalties.
1. a. Except as provided in paragraph “b”, a person convicted of violating a provision of this chapter is guilty of a serious misdemeanor.
b. A person convicted of violating section 321H.4A is guilty of a simple misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars nor more than one thousand five hundred dollars or by imprisonment not to exceed thirty days.
2. A person who has been convicted of a fraudulent practice, has been convicted of three or more violations of section 321.92, subsection 2, or section 321.99, or has been convicted of any indictable offense in connection with selling or other activity relating to vehicles, in this state or any other state, shall not for a period of five years from the date of conviction be an owner, salesperson, employee, officer of a corporation, or representative of an authorized vehicle recycler or represent themselves as an owner, salesperson, employee, officer of a corporation, or representative of an authorized vehicle recycler.
[C81, §321H.8]
97 Acts, ch 108, §34; 2009 Acts, ch 130, §34; 2010 Acts, ch 1035, §6; 2015 Acts, ch 52, §13, 14
Fraudulent practices, §714.8 – 714.14