Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Vehicles › Chapter 400 - Vehicle Registration and Certificate of Title › Rule 761-400.2 - Vehicle Registration, Certificate of Title, Receipt, Validation Sticker and Registration Plates-general Provisions

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1)
Vehicles subject to
				registration.
A vehicle subject to registration under the laws of Iowa
				shall be required to be registered at the time the vehicle is first operated or
				moved upon a highway in this state.
(2)
Vehicles exempt from titling or
				registration.
A certificate of title shall not be issued for a vehicle
				which is exempt from the titling or registration provisions of Iowa Code
				chapter 321, unless issuance of a certificate of title is specifically
				authorized in Iowa Code chapter 321 or as provided in 761-Chapter
				410.
(3)
Issuance of a
				certificate of title, receipt, validation sticker and registration plates upon
				payment of registration fees.
Except as otherwise provided in Iowa
				Code chapter 321 or this chapter, the current year registration fee and any
				delinquent registration fees and penalties, if any, shall be paid prior to
				issuance of a certificate of title, receipt, validation sticker and
				registration plates.
(4)
Trailers with an empty weight of 2000 pounds or less.
Certificates of title shall not be issued for trailers with an empty weight of
				2000 pounds or less. However, these trailers shall be subject to the
				registration fees provided in Iowa Code section
				321.123.
(5)
Vehicles owned by the
				government.
A certificate of title shall be issued for a vehicle owned
				by the government when the vehicle is first registered. However, vehicles owned
				by the government shall be exempted from registration and titling fees. Also, a
				certificate of title shall not be issued for a government-owned vehicle if a
				certificate of title would not be issued if the vehicle were owned by someone
				other than the government.
(6)
Vehicles leased by the government.
Vehicles leased by the
				government for a period of 60 days or more are exempted from payment of
				registration fees. A copy of the lease agreement, certificate of lease, or
				other evidence that the vehicle is being leased by the government shall be
				required in order to obtain this exemption. However, the lessor is not exempted
				from the requirements for obtaining a certificate of title as set out in Iowa
				Code chapter 321 and these rules, including payment of the appropriate
				certificate of title fee.
(7)
Special mobile equipment.
Rescinded IAB 3/7/90, effective
				4/11/90.
(8)
Private school
				buses, fire trucks, authorized emergency vehicles, and transit buses.
In accordance with Iowa Code sections
				321.18,
				321.19
				and
				321.22,
				private school buses, fire trucks not owned or operated for a pecuniary profit,
				certain authorized emergency vehicles owned and operated by nonprofit
				organizations, and urban and regional transit system buses are exempt from the
				payment of registration fees. However, these vehicles are not exempt from the
				requirements for obtaining a certificate of title as set out in Iowa Code
				chapter 321, including payment of the appropriate certificate of title
				fee.
(9)
Towable
				recreational vehicles.
For purposes of registration and titling under
				Iowa Code chapter 321 and this chapter, a towable recreational vehicle as
				defined in Iowa Code section
				322C.2 shall be
				considered a travel trailer or fifth-wheel travel trailer, as those terms are
				defined in Iowa Code section
				321.1,
				as applicable.
(10)
Plates
				for exempted vehicles.
Upon application, the department shall issue
				plates for exempted vehicles under subrules 400.2(5), 400.2(6) and 400.2(8) in
				accordance with the requirements in Iowa Code sections
				321.18,
				321.19,
				321.22
				and
				321.170,
				as applicable, and this chapter. As authorized by Iowa Code sections
				8A.361
				and
				8A.362(7),
				the Iowa department of administrative services may order the issuance of
				regular registration plates for exempted vehicles assigned to the Iowa
				department of administrative services. The following process applies to regular
				registration plates issued to an exempted vehicle under Iowa Code section
				321.19(1)
"c"
:
a. The requesting
				agency under Iowa Code section
				321.19(1)
"c,"
other than the Iowa department of administrative
				services, shall file an application with the department in the form and manner
				prescribed by the department and shall certify the authorized purpose for which
				issuance of the registration plates for an exempted vehicle is
				requested.
b. The Iowa department
				of administrative services or the department may order the issuance of regular
				registration plates for exempted vehicles as authorized by Iowa Code section
				321.19(1)
"c."
The plates shall be assigned to a specific vehicle. The
				requesting agency shall notify the department within ten days of assigning the
				plate to another vehicle.
c. In
				accordance with Iowa Code section 321.19, the department shall maintain
				separate records of regular registration plates issued to exempted vehicles,
				which shall be available in a manner that allows law enforcement and other
				persons authorized by Iowa Code section 321.11(3) to query vehicle and owner
				information by the registration plate number.
d. If a vehicle to which regular registration
				plates are assigned under this subrule is no longer used for an exempted
				purpose, the requesting agency shall surrender the plates to the department and
				the department shall cancel the plates. The department may revoke the plates
				and require the agency to surrender the plates pursuant to Iowa Code section
				321.103
				if the department determines use of the plates is no longer authorized.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections
				  321.18
				  through
				  321.22,
				  321.24,
				  321.34,
				  321.103,
				  321.123,
				  321.170
				  and
				  322C.2(19).