reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.106 - Registration for fractional part of year.

321.106 Registration for fractional part of year.
1. When a motor truck, truck tractor, or road tractor is registered by the county treasurer pursuant to section 321.120, 321.121, or 321.122 and there is no delinquency and the registration is made in February or succeeding months through November, the annual registration fee shall be prorated for the remaining unexpired months of the registration year. A fee shall not be required for the month of December for a vehicle registered on a calendar year basis on which there is no delinquency. However, when such a vehicle is registered in November, the vehicle may be registered for the remaining unexpired months of the registration year or for the remaining unexpired months of the registration year and for the next registration year, upon payment of the applicable registration fees.
2. When a vehicle is registered under chapter 326 and there is no delinquency and the registration is made in the second through eleventh month of the registration year, the annual registration fee shall be prorated for the remaining unexpired months of the registration year. However, when such a vehicle is registered in the eleventh month of the registration year, the vehicle may be registered for the remaining unexpired months of the registration year and for the next registration year, upon payment of the applicable registration fees.
3. When a vehicle is registered on a birth month basis and there is no delinquency and the registration is made in the month after the beginning of the registration year or succeeding months, the annual registration fee shall be prorated for the remaining unexpired months of the registration year. A fee shall not be required for the month of the owner’s birthday for a vehicle on which there is no delinquency. However, when a vehicle registered on a birth month basis is registered during the eleventh month of the registration year, the vehicle may be registered for the remaining unexpired months of the registration year or for the remaining unexpired months of the registration year and for the next registration year, upon payment of the applicable registration fees.
4. If a fee computed under this section contains a fractional part of a dollar, the fee shall be computed to the nearest whole dollar. A fee computed under this section shall not be less than five dollars. The fee so computed shall be deemed to be the annual registration fee for the remainder of the registration year. This subsection does not apply to vehicles registered under chapter 326.
5. A reduction in the annual registration fee shall not be allowed by the department until the applicant files satisfactory evidence to prove that there is no delinquency in registration.
[SS15, §1571-m7; C24, 27, 31, 35, §4905; C39, §5008.02; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.106]
82 Acts, ch 1062, §13, 38; 83 Acts, ch 24, §5, 12; 2000 Acts, ch 1028, §3, 4; 2008 Acts, ch 1113, §87; 2012 Acts, ch 1093, §9, 40; 2013 Acts, ch 103, §9
Referred to in §321.466, 331.557
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.110 - Rejecting fractional dollars.

321.110 Rejecting fractional dollars.
When the annual registration fee, computed according to section 321.109, subsection 1, totals a fraction over a certain number of dollars the fee shall be arrived at by computing to the nearest even dollar.
[C27, 31, 35, §4908-a1; C39, §5008.06; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.110]
2008 Acts, ch 1113, §89
Referred to in §331.557
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.111 - Conversion of car — effect.

321.111 Conversion of car — effect.
Any motor vehicle originally registered as a passenger car and thereafter converted into a truck with a loading capacity of less than one thousand pounds, shall be registered as a passenger car.
[C35, §4908-g1; C39, §5008.07; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.111]
Referred to in §331.557
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.112 - Minimum motor vehicle fee.

321.112 Minimum motor vehicle fee.
No motor vehicle, except as provided in section 321.117, shall be registered for a registration year for less than ten dollars.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, §4909; C39, §5008.08; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.112]
82 Acts, ch 1062, §14, 38; 2007 Acts, ch 143, §11, 35; 2008 Acts, ch 1124, §37
Referred to in §331.557
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.113 - Automatic reduction.

321.113 Automatic reduction.
1. The annual registration fee for a motor vehicle shall not be automatically reduced under this section unless the fee is based on the value and weight of the motor vehicle as provided in section 321.109, subsection 1.
2. If a motor vehicle is more than seven model years old, the part of the annual registration fee that is based on the value of the vehicle shall be seventy-five percent of the rate as fixed when the motor vehicle was new and the total fee shall not be less than fifty dollars; except that if the registration is a renewal for a vehicle registered to the same owner prior to January 1, 2009, the annual registration fee shall not be more than the fee paid for the previous registration year.
3. If a motor vehicle is more than nine model years old, the part of the annual registration fee that is based on the value of the vehicle shall be fifty percent of the rate as fixed when the motor vehicle was new and the total fee shall not be less than fifty dollars; except that if the registration is a renewal for a vehicle registered to the same owner prior to January 1, 2009, the annual registration fee shall not be more than the fee paid for the previous registration year.
4. a. Except as provided in paragraph “b”, if a motor vehicle is twelve model years old or older, the annual registration fee is fifty dollars; except that if the registration is a renewal for a vehicle registered to the same owner prior to January 1, 2009, the annual registration fee shall not be more than the fee paid for the previous registration year.
b. If the registration is a renewal for a motor vehicle registered as an antique vehicle by the same owner prior to January 1, 2009, the annual registration fee shall be twenty-three dollars for a motor vehicle that is model year 1970 through 1983 and sixteen dollars for a motor vehicle that is model year 1969 or older.
c. For purposes of determining the portion of an annual registration fee under paragraph “a” or “b” that is based upon the value of the motor vehicle, sixty percent of the annual registration fee is attributable to the value of the vehicle.
5. As used in this section, “owner” includes a surviving spouse who is required to transfer title pursuant to section 321.46 or 321.47.
[SS15, §1571-m7; C24, 27, 31, 35, §4910; C39, §5008.09; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.113]
82 Acts, ch 1062, §15, 38; 2001 Acts, ch 132, §4, 24; 2001 Acts, ch 176, §65; 2008 Acts, ch 1113, §4, 11, 90; 2011 Acts, ch 38, §4
Referred to in §321.115, 321.115A, 331.557
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.115 - Antique vehicles — model year plates permitted.

321.115 Antique vehicles — model year plates permitted.
1. a. A motor vehicle twenty-five years old or older may be registered as an antique vehicle. The annual registration fee is the fee provided in section 321.113, 321.122, or 321.124.
b. The owner of a motor truck, truck tractor, road tractor, or motor home that is twenty-five years old or older who desires to use the vehicle exclusively for exhibition or educational purposes at state or county fairs, or at other places where the vehicle may be exhibited for entertainment or educational purposes, may register the vehicle as a “limited use” vehicle in accordance with sections 321.58 through 321.62. The “limited use” registration under this paragraph permits driving of the vehicle upon the public roads to and from state and county fairs or other places of entertainment or education for exhibition or educational purposes and to and from service stations for the purpose of receiving necessary maintenance, or for the purposes of transporting, testing, demonstrating, or selling the vehicle.
c. The owner of a motor vehicle registered under this subsection may display authentic Iowa registration plates from the model year of the motor vehicle, furnished by the person and approved by the department, in lieu of the current and valid Iowa registration plates issued for the vehicle, provided that the current and valid Iowa registration plates and the registration card issued for the vehicle are simultaneously carried within the vehicle and are available for inspection to any peace officer upon the officer’s request.
2. The sale of a motor vehicle twenty years old or older which is primarily of value as a collector’s item and not as transportation is not subject to chapter 322, and any person may sell such a vehicle at retail without a license as required under chapter 322.
3. Truck tractors and semitrailers used in combination for exhibition and educational purposes may be registered and driven according to the provisions of subsection 1. Truck tractors and semitrailers registered under this section shall not be used to haul loads.
4. 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.
[C35, §4911-f1; C39, §5008.11; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.115]
85 Acts, ch 101, §1; 88 Acts, ch 1204, §1; 92 Acts, ch 1175, §31; 97 Acts, ch 104, §13; 2000 Acts, ch 1203, §6; 2001 Acts, ch 137, §5; 2006 Acts, ch 1068, §17; 2007 Acts, ch 143, §12, 35; 2008 Acts, ch 1113, §120, 131; 2008 Acts, ch 1124, §35, 37; 2008 Acts, ch 1191, §136; 2010 Acts, ch 1190, §37
Referred to in §321.24, 321.52, 321.438, 331.557, 805.8A(2)(u)
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.115A - Replica vehicles and street rods — model year plates permitted — penalty.

321.115A Replica vehicles and street rods — model year plates permitted — penalty.
1. A motor vehicle may be registered as a replica vehicle or street rod. The annual registration fee is the fee provided for in section 321.109, 321.113, 321.122, or 321.124. The owner of a vehicle registered under this section may display registration plates from or representing the model year of the motor vehicle or the model year of the motor vehicle the registered vehicle is designed to resemble, furnished by the person and approved by the department, in lieu of the current and valid Iowa registration plates issued for the vehicle, provided that the current and valid Iowa registration plates and the registration card issued for the vehicle are simultaneously carried within the vehicle and are available for inspection to any peace officer upon the officer’s request.
2. Truck tractors and semitrailers registered under this section shall not be used to haul loads.
3. 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.
2008 Acts, ch 1044, §6, 8; 2010 Acts, ch 1069, §42; 2010 Acts, ch 1190, §38
Referred to in §331.557, 805.8A(2)(v)
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.116 - Battery electric and plug-in hybrid electric motor vehicle fees.

321.116 Battery electric and plug-in hybrid electric motor vehicle fees.
1. For each battery electric motor vehicle subject to an annual registration fee under section 321.109, subsection 1, paragraph “a”, and operated on the public highways of this state, the owner shall pay an annual battery electric motor vehicle registration fee, which shall be in addition to the annual registration fee imposed for the vehicle under section 321.109, subsection 1, paragraph “a”. For purposes of this subsection, “battery electric motor vehicle” means a motor vehicle equipped with electrical drivetrain components and not equipped with an internal combustion engine, that is propelled exclusively by one or more electrical motors using electrical energy stored in a battery or other energy storage device that can be recharged by plugging into an electrical outlet or electric vehicle charging station. The amount of the fee shall be as follows:
a. For the period beginning January 1, 2020, and ending December 31, 2020, sixty-five dollars.
b. For the period beginning January 1, 2021, and ending December 31, 2021, ninety-seven dollars and fifty cents.
c. On or after January 1, 2022, one hundred thirty dollars.
2. For each plug-in hybrid electric motor vehicle subject to an annual registration fee under section 321.109, subsection 1, paragraph “a”, and operated on the public highways of this state, the owner shall pay an annual plug-in hybrid electric motor vehicle registration fee, which shall be in addition to the annual registration fee imposed for the vehicle under section 321.109, subsection 1, paragraph “a”. For purposes of this subsection, “plug-in hybrid electric motor vehicle” means a motor vehicle equipped with electrical drivetrain components, an internal combustion engine, and a battery or other energy storage device that can be recharged by plugging into an electrical outlet or electric vehicle charging station. The amount of the fee shall be as follows:
a. For the period beginning January 1, 2020, and ending December 31, 2020, thirty-two dollars and fifty cents.
b. For the period beginning January 1, 2021, and ending December 31, 2021, forty-eight dollars and seventy-five cents.
c. On or after January 1, 2022, sixty-five dollars.
2019 Acts, ch 151, §1, 3
Referred to in §321.117, 331.557
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.117 - Motorcycle, autocycle, ambulance, and hearse fees.

321.117 Motorcycle, autocycle, ambulance, and hearse fees.
1. For all motorcycles and autocycles the annual registration fee shall be twenty dollars. For all motorized bicycles the annual registration fee shall be seven dollars. When the motorcycle or autocycle is more than five model years old, the annual registration fee shall be ten dollars. The annual registration fee for ambulances and hearses shall be fifty dollars. Passenger car plates shall be issued for ambulances and hearses.
2. In addition to the fee required for a motorcycle under subsection 1, the owner of a motorcycle that is a battery electric motor vehicle or plug-in hybrid electric motor vehicle, as those terms are defined in section 321.116, shall pay an annual electric motorcycle registration fee. The amount of the fee shall be as follows:
a. For the period beginning January 1, 2020, and ending December 31, 2020, four dollars and fifty cents.
b. For the period beginning January 1, 2021, and ending December 31, 2021, six dollars and seventy-five cents.
c. On or after January 1, 2022, nine dollars.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, §4912; C39, §5008.13; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.117]
82 Acts, ch 1062, §17, 38; 84 Acts, ch 1305, §61; 2008 Acts, ch 1113, §91; 2016 Acts, ch 1098, §16; 2019 Acts, ch 151, §2, 3
Referred to in §321.112, 331.557
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.119 - Church buses.

321.119 Church buses.
For motor vehicles designed to carry nine passengers or more which are owned and used exclusively by a church or religious organization to transport passengers to and from activities of or sponsored by the church or religious organization and not operated for rent or hire for purposes unrelated to the activities of the church or religious organization, the annual registration fee shall be twenty-five dollars.
[C81, §321.119]
84 Acts, ch 1305, §62; 2008 Acts, ch 1113, §92
Referred to in §331.557
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.120 - Business-trade trucks.

321.120 Business-trade trucks.
1. The annual registration fee for a business-trade truck shall be determined pursuant to section 321.122, subsection 1, paragraph “a”.
2. Upon application for a new registration, an owner who registers a motor vehicle as a business-trade truck shall be required to provide proof or affirm that the vehicle meets the definition of a business-trade truck. The department may adopt rules as necessary to prescribe the documentation required of the applicant as proof or affirmation under this subsection but shall not require that such documentation be notarized. If requested by the department of transportation or a county treasurer, the department of revenue shall confirm or refute, according to the most recent records available, that an applicant for registration of a business-trade truck is either a corporation, limited liability company, or partnership or a person who files a schedule C or schedule F form for federal income tax purposes and that the corporation, limited liability company, partnership, or person is allowed a depreciation deduction with respect to the vehicle under section 167 of the Internal Revenue Code.
3. Upon approval of the application and payment of the proper fees, the county treasurer shall issue regular registration plates for the business-trade truck. The department may adopt rules requiring the use of a sticker or other means to identify motor vehicles registered under this section.
4. If the department determines by audit or other means that a person has registered a vehicle as a business-trade truck that is not qualified for such registration, the person shall be required to pay the difference between the regular annual registration fees owed for the vehicle for each year the vehicle was registered in violation of this section and the fees actually paid.
5. If the department determines by audit or other means that the person had knowingly registered a vehicle as a business-trade truck that is not qualified for such registration, the person shall be required to pay a penalty for improper registration in the amount of seven hundred fifty dollars for each registration year in which the vehicle was registered in violation of this section, not to exceed two thousand two hundred fifty dollars.
2008 Acts, ch 1113, §5, 11; 2011 Acts, ch 68, §2, 5
Referred to in §321.1, 321.26, 321.106, 321.134, 321.152, 331.557, 422.20, 422.72
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.121 - Special trucks for farm use.

321.121 Special trucks for farm use.
1. a. Except as provided in paragraph “b”, the annual registration fee for a special truck with a gross weight of six tons shall be one hundred dollars, and the annual registration fee for a special truck with a gross weight exceeding six tons but not exceeding eighteen tons shall be as follows:
For a gross And not The annual
weight exceeding: registration
exceeding: fee shall be:
6 Tons 7 Tons $125
7 Tons 8 Tons $155
8 Tons 9 Tons $170
9 Tons 10 Tons $190
10 Tons 11 Tons $205
11 Tons 12 Tons $225
12 Tons 13 Tons $245
13 Tons 14 Tons $265
14 Tons 15 Tons $280
15 Tons 16 Tons $295
16 Tons 17 Tons $305
17 Tons 18 Tons $315
b. If the registration is a renewal for a special truck registered to the same owner prior to January 1, 2009, the annual registration fee shall be eighty dollars for a gross weight of six tons, one hundred dollars for a gross weight of seven tons, one hundred twenty dollars for a gross weight of eight tons, and in addition, fifteen dollars for each ton over eight tons and not exceeding eighteen tons. As used in this paragraph, “owner” includes a surviving spouse who is required to transfer title pursuant to section 321.46 or 321.47.
c. The annual registration fee for a special truck with a gross weight registration exceeding eighteen tons but not exceeding nineteen tons shall be three hundred twenty-five dollars and for a gross weight registration exceeding nineteen tons but not exceeding twenty tons the annual registration fee shall be three hundred seventy-five dollars.
d. The additional annual registration fee for a special truck for a gross weight registration in excess of twenty tons is twenty-five dollars for each ton over twenty tons and not exceeding thirty-eight tons, and an additional ten dollars for a gross weight registration in excess of thirty-eight tons and not exceeding thirty-nine tons.
2. Upon approval of the application and payment of the proper fees, the county treasurer shall issue regular registration plates for the special truck. The department may adopt rules requiring the use of a sticker or other means to identify motor vehicles registered under this section.
3. A person convicted of or found by audit to be using a motor vehicle registered as a special truck for any purpose other than permitted by section 321.1, subsection 75, shall, in addition to any other penalty imposed by law, be required to pay regular annual motor vehicle registration fees for such motor vehicle.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.121; 81 Acts 2d Ex, ch 2, §6]
82 Acts, ch 1062, §18, 38; 86 Acts, ch 1210, §3; 2008 Acts, ch 1113, §6, 11, 93; 2011 Acts, ch 38, §5; 2011 Acts, ch 68, §3, 5; 2019 Acts, ch 138, §2
Referred to in §321.1, 321.26, 321.106, 321.134, 331.557
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.125 - Effect of exemption.

321.125 Effect of exemption.
The exemption of a motor vehicle from an annual registration fee or a fee for new registration shall not exempt the operator of such vehicle from the performance of any other duty imposed on the operator by this chapter.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, §4923; C39, §5008.21; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.125]
2008 Acts, ch 1113, §96
Referred to in §331.557
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.127 - Payment of refund.

321.127 Payment of refund.
1. The refund of the annual registration fee for vehicles shall be computed on the basis of the number of unexpired months remaining in the registration year from date of filing of the claim for refund with the county treasurer, computed to the nearest dollar.
2. The department, unless reasonable grounds exist for delay, shall make refund on or before the last day of the month following the month in which the claim is filed with the department.
3. For trailers or semitrailers issued a permanent registration plate, a refund shall be paid equal to the annual fee for twelve months times the remaining number of complete registration years.
4. Refunds for vehicles registered for apportioned registration under chapter 326 shall be paid on the basis of unexpired complete calendar months remaining in the registration year from the date the claim for refund and the license plate are received by the department.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, §4924; C39, §5008.23; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.127; 81 Acts, ch 104, §1]
82 Acts, ch 1062, §24, 38; 85 Acts, ch 87, §6; 87 Acts, ch 108, §8; 2002 Acts, ch 1063, §22; 2006 Acts, ch 1070, §12, 31; 2008 Acts, ch 1113, §98; 2012 Acts, ch 1093, §12
Referred to in §321.126, 321.128, 331.557
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.128 - Payment authorized.

321.128 Payment authorized.
The department may make the payments under sections 321.126 and 321.127, when sufficient proof of such destruction by accident, or the junking and entire elimination of identity as a motor vehicle, theft, or storage by an owner entering the military service of the United States in time of war, is properly certified, approved by the county treasurer, and filed with the department.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, §4925; C39, §5008.24; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.128]
83 Acts, ch 24, §10, 12
Referred to in §331.557
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.129 - When fees returnable.

321.129 When fees returnable.
1. Whenever any application to the department is accompanied by a vehicle registration fee as required by law and the application is refused or rejected, the fee shall be returned to the applicant.
2. Whenever the department through error collects any vehicle registration fee not required to be paid under this chapter, the fee shall be refunded from the refund account to the person paying the fee upon application made within one year after the date of such payment.
3. This section does not apply to the fee for new registration administered by the department of revenue pursuant to section 321.105A.
[C39, §5012.11; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.173]
2008 Acts, ch 1018, §21, 30; 2008 Acts, ch 1113, §121
C2009, §321.129
Referred to in §331.557
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.130 - Fees in lieu of taxes.

321.130 Fees in lieu of taxes.
The registration fees imposed by this chapter upon private passenger motor vehicles or semitrailers are in lieu of all state and local taxes, except local vehicle taxes, to which motor vehicles or semitrailers are subject.
[S13, §1571-m8; C24, 27, 31, 35, §4927; C39, §5008.26; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.130]
85 Acts, ch 32, §79; 89 Acts, ch 296, §30
Referred to in §331.557
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.131 - Lien of fee.

321.131 Lien of fee.
All registration or other fees provided for in this chapter shall constitute a lien against the vehicle for which the fees are payable unless otherwise provided in this section until such time as they are paid as provided by law, with any accrued penalties. The county treasurer may perfect a security interest in a vehicle for the amount of such fees as provided in section 321.50. If the lien is not perfected as provided in this section, the lien shall not be valid against a bona fide purchaser of the vehicle without actual notice to the purchaser.
[S13, §1571-m21; SS15, §1571-m7; C24, 27, 31, 35, §4928; C39, §5008.27; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.131]
2004 Acts, ch 1013, §22, 35
Referred to in §331.557
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.132 - When lien attaches.

321.132 When lien attaches.
The lien of the original annual registration fee attaches, at the time the fee is first payable, as provided by law, and the lien of all renewals of registration attach on the first day of each succeeding registration year.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, §4929; C39, §5008.28; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.132]
82 Acts, ch 1062, §25, 38; 2008 Acts, ch 1113, §99
Referred to in §331.557
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.133 - Methods of collection.

321.133 Methods of collection.
The collection of all fees and penalties may be enforced against any vehicle or they may be collected by suit against the owner who shall remain personally liable therefor until such time as the transfer thereof shall be reported to the county treasurer and the department or until such time as said vehicle ceases to be in use and all fees and penalties to such date shall be paid.
[S13, §1571-m21; C24, 27, 31, 35, §4930; C39, §5009.01; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.133]
Referred to in §331.557, 331.653
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.135 - When fees delinquent.

321.135 When fees delinquent.
Except as otherwise provided, annual registration fees become delinquent and penalties accrue the first of the month following the purchase of a new vehicle, and thirty days following the date a vehicle is brought into the state.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, §4932; C39, §5009.03; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.135]
84 Acts, ch 1219, §22; 85 Acts, ch 209, §4; 2008 Acts, ch 1113, §101
Referred to in §331.557, 331.653
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.145 - Disposition of moneys and fees.

321.145 Disposition of moneys and fees.
1. Except for fines, forfeitures, court costs, and the collection fees retained by the county treasurer pursuant to section 321.152, and except as provided in subsection 2, moneys and motor vehicle registration fees collected under this chapter shall be credited by the treasurer of state to the road use tax fund.
2. Revenues derived from trailer registration fees collected pursuant to sections 321.105 and 321.105A, fees charged for driver’s licenses and nonoperator’s identification cards, fees charged for commercial driver’s license driving skills tests pursuant to section 321.187A, fees charged for the issuance of a certificate of title, the certificate of title surcharge collected pursuant to section 321.52A, and revenues credited pursuant to section 423.43, subsection 2, and section 423C.5 shall be deposited in a fund to be known as the statutory allocations fund under the control of the department and credited as follows:
a. Moneys shall be credited in order of priority as follows:
(1) An amount equal to four percent of the revenue from the operation of section 321.105A, subsection 2, shall be credited to the department, to be used for purposes of public transit assistance under chapter 324A.
(2) An amount equal to two dollars per year of license validity for each issued or renewed driver’s license which is valid for the operation of a motorcycle shall be credited to the motorcycle rider education fund established under section 321.179.
(3) The amounts required to be transferred pursuant to section 321.34 from revenues available under this subsection shall be transferred and credited as provided in section 321.34 for the various purposes specified in that section.
b. Any such revenues remaining shall be credited to the road use tax fund.
[SS15, §1571-m32; C24, 27, 31, 35, §4999; C39, §5010.01; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.145]
90 Acts, ch 1230, §19; 2008 Acts, ch 1113, §30, 36; 2009 Acts, ch 97, §9; 2009 Acts, ch 130, §1; 2010 Acts, ch 1069, §144; 2011 Acts, ch 113, §47, 55, 56; 2011 Acts, ch 114, §3; 2016 Acts, ch 1105, §1, 2, 15, 16, 18; 2018 Acts, ch 1026, §110; 2021 Acts, ch 135, §1, 8
Referred to in §312.1, 321.34, 321.52A, 321.211, 331.557, 423.43, 423C.5
Road use tax fund, §312.1
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.148 - Monthly estimate.

321.148 Monthly estimate.
The department shall, on the first day of each month, furnish an estimate in writing to the treasurer of state of the amount of expenditures to be made by the department during that month.
[C31, 35, §5003-c1; C39, §5010.04; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.148]
Referred to in §331.557
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.149 - Supplies.

321.149 Supplies.
The department shall prepare and furnish to the treasurer of each county all supplies required for the administration of this chapter in such form as the department may prescribe. Contracts for the supplies shall be awarded by the director of the department of administrative services to persons, firms, partnerships, or corporations engaged in the business of printing in Iowa unless, or through them, the persons, firms, partnerships, or corporations cannot provide the required printing set forth in this section. In lieu of purchasing under competitive bids, the director of the department of administrative services shall have authority to arrange with the director of the department of corrections to furnish the supplies as can be made in the state institutions.
[S13, §1571-m2; C24, 27, 31, 35, §5006; C39, §5010.05; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.149]
82 Acts, ch 1062, §27, 38; 83 Acts, ch 96, §157, 159; 98 Acts, ch 1119, §25; 98 Acts, ch 1164, §40; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §249; 2004 Acts, ch 1013, §24, 35
Referred to in §331.557
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.150 - Time limit.

321.150 Time limit.
Blanks or forms for listing used motor vehicles shall be placed in the hands of county treasurers not later than December 15 of any year.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, §5007; C39, §5010.06; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.150]
Referred to in §331.557
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.151 - Duty and liability of treasurer.

321.151 Duty and liability of treasurer.
The county treasurer shall collect the registration fee, the fee for new registration, and penalties on each vehicle registered by the county treasurer and shall be responsible on the county treasurer’s bond for such amount. The county treasurer shall remit such amount to the treasurer of state as provided in this chapter. Fees collected pursuant to participation in county issuance of driver’s licenses under chapter 321M shall be governed by the provisions of that chapter.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, §5011; C39, §5010.07; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.151]
98 Acts, ch 1073, §12; 98 Acts, ch 1143, §18, 26; 2008 Acts, ch 1113, §102
Referred to in §331.557
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.152 - Collection fees retained by county.

321.152 Collection fees retained by county.
1. A county treasurer may retain for deposit in the county general fund the following:
a. Four percent of the total collection, excluding the amount of any fee for new registration, for each annual or semiannual vehicle registration and each duplicate registration card or plate issued.
b. Two dollars and fifty cents from each fee collected for certificates of title.
c. Forty percent of all fees collected for certified copies of certificates of title.
d. Sixty percent of all fees collected for perfection of security interests.
e. Twenty-five percent of each penalty collected for improper business-trade truck registration under section 321.120, subsection 5.
f. One dollar from each fee for new registration collected pursuant to section 321.105A.
g. Twenty-five percent of each penalty collected for improper motorsports recreational vehicle registration under section 321.124, subsection 4.
2. The moneys retained under subsection 1 shall be deducted, and reported to the department when the county treasurer transfers the money collected under this chapter. However, a deduction is not lawful unless the county treasurer has complied with sections 321.24 and 321.153.
3. The five dollar processing fee charged by a county treasurer for collection of tax debt owed to the department of revenue pursuant to section 321.40, subsection 6, shall be retained for deposit in the county general fund.
4. This section does not apply to fees collected or retained by a county treasurer pursuant to participation in county issuance of driver’s licenses under chapter 321M.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, §5012; C39, §5010.08; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.152]
83 Acts, ch 123, §126, 209; 84 Acts, ch 1305, §64; 91 Acts, ch 267, §608; 92 Acts, ch 1238, §32; 98 Acts, ch 1073, §12; 98 Acts, ch 1143, §19, 26; 2004 Acts, ch 1013, §25, 35; 2008 Acts, ch 1113, §8, 11, 103, 104; 2010 Acts, ch 1146, §4, 26; 2014 Acts, ch 1127, §8
Referred to in §321.145, 321.153, 331.427, 331.557
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.153 - Treasurer’s report to department.

321.153 Treasurer’s report to department.
1. The county treasurer on the tenth day of each month shall certify to the department a full and complete statement of all fees and penalties received by the county treasurer during the preceding calendar month and shall remit all moneys not retained for deposit under section 321.152 to the treasurer of state.
2. The distributed teleprocessing network shall be used in the collection, receipting, accounting, and reporting of any fee collected through the registration renewal or title process, with sufficient time and financial resources provided for implementation.
3. This section does not apply to fees collected or retained by a county treasurer pursuant to participation in county issuance of driver’s licenses under chapter 321M.
4. This section does not apply to processing fees charged by a county treasurer for the collection of tax debt owed to the department of revenue pursuant to section 321.40.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, §5013; C39, §5010.09; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.153]
89 Acts, ch 185, §5; 92 Acts, ch 1073, §4; 92 Acts, ch 1238, §33; 98 Acts, ch 1073, §12; 98 Acts, ch 1143, §20, 26; 2004 Acts, ch 1013, §26, 35; 2010 Acts, ch 1146, §5, 26
Referred to in §321.152, 321.154, 331.555, 331.557, 331.558
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.154 - Reports by department.

321.154 Reports by department.
The department, immediately upon receiving the county treasurer’s report under section 321.153, shall also report to the treasurer of state the amount so collected by such county treasurer.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, §5014; C39, §5010.10; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.154]
2015 Acts, ch 30, §101
Referred to in §331.557
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.155 - Duty of treasurer of state.

321.155 Duty of treasurer of state.
The treasurer of state shall keep proper books of account for the purposes specified herein and shall report to the department each remittance from the county treasurer, when said remittance is received.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, §5015; C39, §5010.11; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.155]
Referred to in §331.557
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.156 - Audit by department.

321.156 Audit by department.
The department shall check and audit all fees and penalties collected, and shall effect a settlement with the county treasurer annually.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, §5016; C39, §5010.12; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.156]
Referred to in §331.557
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.157 - Schedule of prices and weights.

321.157 Schedule of prices and weights.
1. A manufacturer or importer of a motor vehicle sold or offered for sale in this state, either by the manufacturer, importer, distributor, dealer, or any other person, shall file in the office of the department a sworn statement showing the various models manufactured by the manufacturer, importer, distributor, dealer, or other person, and the retail list price and weight of each model concurrently with a public announcement of such prices or concurrently with notification of such prices to dealers licensed to sell such motor vehicles under chapter 322, whichever comes first. The manufacturer, importer, distributor, dealer, or other person shall also make the same report on subsequent new models manufactured.
2. In lieu of filing the sworn statement required under subsection 1, a manufacturer or importer of a motor vehicle sold or offered for sale in this state may electronically provide the information required in subsection 1 to the department, or, if the manufacturer or importer provides the required information to a third-party vendor, the manufacturer or importer shall make the required information available to the department through the third-party vendor.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, §4968; C39, §5011.01; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.157]
2000 Acts, ch 1016, §45, 47
Referred to in §321.158, 321.160, 321.161
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.158 - Registration dependent on schedule.

321.158 Registration dependent on schedule.
Except as provided in section 321.159, a motor vehicle shall not be registered in this state unless the manufacturer of the vehicle has furnished, in compliance with section 321.157, the list price and weight of the model of the motor vehicle that is offered for registration.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, §4970; C39, §5011.02; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.158]
2022 Acts, ch 1021, §69
Section amended
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.159 - Exceptional cases — annual registration fee.

321.159 Exceptional cases — annual registration fee.
1. The department shall have the power to fix the annual registration fee on all makes and models of motor vehicles which are not now being furnished or upon which the statement from the factory cannot be obtained.
2. For a current year model of a motor vehicle for which the manufacturer or importer of the motor vehicle has not provided the weight and list price, the department shall set the annual registration fee at ten dollars greater than the annual registration fee for the previous year model. Once the manufacturer or importer provides the required information, the information shall be used to set the annual registration fee or the registration renewal fee for the succeeding registration or registration renewal time for the motor vehicle.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, §4971; C39, §5011.03; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.159]
92 Acts, ch 1222, §3; 2000 Acts, ch 1016, §46, 47; 2008 Acts, ch 1113, §105
Referred to in §321.158
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.160 - Department to maintain statement.

321.160 Department to maintain statement.
1. The department shall maintain a statement showing all the different makes and models of motor vehicles previously registered in the department, and all the different makes and models of motor vehicles, statements of which have been filed in the office by the manufacturers as provided in section 321.157, together with the retail list price and weight of the vehicles.
2. Copies of the statement shall be furnished to each county treasurer and additional copies may be sold by the department to other persons, at a price to be set by the department, covering the approximate cost of the copies and service involved. Copies of the statement required by this section may be provided electronically. All funds received shall be forwarded by the department to the treasurer of state.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, §4972; C39, §5011.04; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.160]
2004 Acts, ch 1013, §27, 35
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.161 - Department to fix values and weight.

321.161 Department to fix values and weight.
The department shall annually, and at such other times as new makes or models of motor vehicles are offered for sale or sold in this state, fix the value and weight of each of the different makes and models of motor vehicles which are sold or offered for sale within the state. The value and weight as fixed by the department shall, on 1975 and subsequent year model motor vehicles, be based on the original certification as provided in section 321.157.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, §4973; C39, §5011.05; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.161]
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.162 - Method of fixing value and weight.

321.162 Method of fixing value and weight.
The value shall be fixed at the next even one hundred dollars above the retail list price F.O.B. the factory, and the weight shall be fixed at the next even one hundred pounds above the manufacturer’s shipping weight or the actual weight of the vehicle fully equipped.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, §4974; C39, §5011.06; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.162]
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.165 - Manufacture by state.

321.165 Manufacture by state.
The director shall have authority to arrange with the director of the department of corrections to furnish such supplies as may be made at the state institutions.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, §4977; C39, §5012.03; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.165]
83 Acts, ch 96, §157, 159
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.167 - Delivery of plates, stickers, and emblems.

321.167 Delivery of plates, stickers, and emblems.
The department, upon requisition by the county treasurer, shall provide vehicle registration plates, validation stickers, and emblems as required for the administration of this chapter. Vehicle registration plates and validation stickers shall be provided to the county treasurer in numerical sequence.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, §4979; C39, §5012.05; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.167]
82 Acts, ch 1062, §30, 38
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.168 - Additional deliveries.

321.168 Additional deliveries.
Thereafter, during the year, the department, upon requisition of the county treasurer, shall deliver additional number plates.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, §4980; C39, §5012.06; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.168]
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.169 - Account of plates.

321.169 Account of plates.
The department shall keep an accurate record of all number plates issued to each county, and shall also keep a record showing the assignment thereof by the county treasurer to motor vehicles.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, §4981; C39, §5012.07; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.169]
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.170 - Plates for exempt vehicles.

321.170 Plates for exempt vehicles.
The department shall furnish, on application, free of charge, distinguishing plates for motor vehicles exempted from annual registration fees and shall keep a separate record thereof.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, §4982; C39, §5012.08; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.170]
2008 Acts, ch 1113, §106
See also §8A.362, 321.19
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.171 - Title of plates.

321.171 Title of plates.
All number plates issued shall be and remain the property of the state.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, §4983; C39, §5012.09; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.171]