House File 596 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 596 BY COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 207) A BILL FOR An Act relating to the grounds for refusing to renew a vehicle 1 registration. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 2582HV (1) 86 md/sc

H.F. 596 Section 1. Section 321.40, Code 2015, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 10. a. The county treasurer shall 3 refuse to renew the registration of a vehicle registered 4 to an applicant if the applicant has delinquent taxes owed 5 under chapter 435. However, a county treasurer may renew the 6 registration if the treasurer determines that an error was made 7 in identifying the mobile home or manufactured home for which 8 taxes are delinquent under chapter 435 or if the applicant was 9 not the owner of the mobile home or manufactured home at the 10 time the taxes became delinquent. In addition, the county 11 treasurer may renew the registration for a period of time 12 determined by the county treasurer of the county in which the 13 delinquent taxes are owed that is less than the duration of the 14 renewal period otherwise authorized by law if the applicant 15 enters into an agreement with the county treasurer of the 16 county in which the delinquent taxes are owed for the payment 17 of such delinquent taxes according to a payment schedule. 18 b. This subsection does not apply to the transfer of a 19 registration or the issuance of a new registration. 20 c. Notwithstanding section 28E.10, a county treasurer may 21 utilize the department’s vehicle registration and titling 22 system to facilitate the purposes of this subsection. 23 EXPLANATION 24 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 25 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 26 Code section 321.40 establishes the requirements for vehicle 27 registration renewals. This bill requires the county treasurer 28 to refuse to renew the registration of a vehicle registered to 29 an applicant if the applicant has delinquent taxes owed under 30 Code chapter 435 (mobile homes and manufactured homes). The 31 bill does, however, authorize a county treasurer to renew the 32 registration if the treasurer determines that an error was 33 made in identifying the mobile home or manufactured home for 34 which taxes are delinquent or if the applicant was not the 35 -1- LSB 2582HV (1) 86 md/sc 1/ 2

H.F. 596 owner of the mobile home or manufactured home at the time the 1 taxes became delinquent. Additionally under the bill, the 2 county treasurer may renew the registration for a period of 3 time determined by the county treasurer of the county in which 4 the delinquent taxes are owed that is less than the duration of 5 the renewal period otherwise authorized by law if the applicant 6 enters into an agreement with the county treasurer of the 7 county in which the delinquent taxes are owed for the payment 8 of such delinquent taxes according to a payment schedule. 9 The bill does not apply to the transfer of a registration 10 or the issuance of a new registration. The bill authorizes a 11 county treasurer to utilize the department of transportation’s 12 vehicle registration and titling system to facilitate the 13 purposes of the bill. 14 -2- LSB 2582HV (1) 86 md/sc 2/ 2