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PAG LIN 1 1 Amend Senate File 407, as passed by the Senate, as 1 2 follows: 1 3 #1. Page 2, by inserting after line 30 the 1 4 following: 1 5 "Sec. . Section 321G.29, subsections 1 and 3 1 6 through 9, Code 1999, are amended to read as follows: 1 7 1. The owner of a snowmobile acquired on or after 1 8 January 1, 1998, or an all-terrain vehicle acquired on 1 9 or after January 1, 2000, other than a snowmobile or 1 10 all-terrain vehicle used exclusively as a farm 1 11 implement, shall apply to the county recorder of the 1 12 county in which the owner resides for a certificate of 1 13 title for the snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle. The 1 14 owner of a snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle used 1 15 exclusively as a farm implement may obtain a 1 16 certificate of title. 1 17 3. An owner of a snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle 1 18 shall apply to the county recorder for issuance of a 1 19 certificate of title within thirty days after 1 20 acquisition. The application shall be on forms the 1 21 department prescribes and accompanied by the required 1 22 fee. The application shall be signed and sworn to 1 23 before a notary public or other person who administers 1 24 oaths, or shall include a certification signed in 1 25 writing containing substantially the representation 1 26 that statements made are true and correct to the best 1 27 of the applicant's knowledge, information, and belief, 1 28 under penalty of perjury. The application shall 1 29 contain the date of sale and gross price of the 1 30 snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle or the fair market 1 31 value if no sale immediately preceded the transfer and 1 32 any additional information the department requires. 1 33 If the application is made for a snowmobile or all- 1 34 terrain vehicle last previously registered or titled 1 35 in another state or foreign country, the application 1 36 shall contain this information and any other 1 37 information the department requires. 1 38 4. If a dealer buys or acquires a snowmobile or 1 39 all-terrain vehicle for resale, the dealer shall 1 40 report the acquisition to the county recorder on forms 1 41 provided by the department and may apply for and 1 42 obtain a certificate of title as provided in this 1 43 chapter. If a dealer buys or acquires a used 1 44 snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle, the dealer may 1 45 apply for a certificate of title in the dealer's name 1 46 within fifteen days. If a dealer buys or acquires a 1 47 new snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle for resale, the 1 48 dealer may apply for a certificate of title in the 1 49 dealer's name. 1 50 5. A manufacturer or dealer shall not transfer 2 1 ownership of a new snowmobile or new all-terrain 2 2 vehicle without supplying the transferee with the 2 3 manufacturer's or importer's certificate of origin 2 4 signed by the manufacturer's or importer's authorized 2 5 agent. The certificate shall contain information the 2 6 department requires. The department may adopt rules 2 7 providing for the issuance of a certificate of origin 2 8 for a snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle by the 2 9 department upon good cause shown by the owner. 2 10 6. A dealer transferring ownership of a snowmobile 2 11 or all-terrain vehicle under this chapter shall assign 2 12 the title to the new owner, or in the case of a new 2 13 snowmobile or new all-terrain vehicle, assign the 2 14 certificate of origin. Within fifteen days the dealer 2 15 shall forward all moneys and applications to the 2 16 county recorder. 2 17 7. The county recorder shall maintain a record of 2 18 any certificate of title which the county recorder 2 19 issues and shall keep each certificate of title on 2 20 record until the certificate of title has been 2 21 inactive for five years. When issuing a title for a 2 22 new snowmobile or new all-terrain vehicle, the county 2 23 recorder shall obtain and keep on file the certificate 2 24 of origin. 2 25 8. Once titled, a person shall not sell or 2 26 transfer ownership of a snowmobile or all-terrain 2 27 vehicle without delivering to the purchaser or 2 28 transferee a certificate of title with an assignment 2 29 on it showing title in the purchaser or transferee. A 2 30 person shall not purchase or otherwise acquire a 2 31 snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle without obtaining a 2 32 certificate of title for it in that person's name. 2 33 9. The county recorder shall transmit a copy of 2 34 the certificate of title to the department, which 2 35 shall be the central repository of title information 2 36 for snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles. 2 37 Sec. . Section 321G.31, Code 1999, is amended 2 38 to read as follows: 2 39 321G.31 TRANSFER OR REPOSSESSION OF SNOWMOBILE OR 2 40 ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE BY OPERATION OF LAW. 2 41 1. If ownership of a snowmobile or all-terrain 2 42 vehicle is transferred by operation of law, such as by 2 43 inheritance, order in bankruptcy, insolvency, 2 44 replevin, or execution sale, the transferee, within 2 45 thirty days after acquiring the right to possession of 2 46 the snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle, shall mail or 2 47 deliver to the county recorder satisfactory proof of 2 48 ownership as the county recorder requires, together 2 49 with an application for a new certificate of title, 2 50 and the required fee. 3 1 2. If a lienholder repossesses a snowmobile or 3 2 all-terrain vehicle by operation of law and holds it 3 3 for resale, the lienholder shall secure a new 3 4 certificate of title and shall pay the required fee. 3 5 Sec. . Section 321G.32, subsection 1, 3 6 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 1999, is amended to read 3 7 as follows: 3 8 A security interest created in this state in a 3 9 snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle is not perfected 3 10 until the security interest is noted on the 3 11 certificate of title." 3 12 #2. Title page, line 1, by inserting after the 3 13 words "relating to" the following: "title 3 14 certificates for and". 3 15 3 16 3 17 3 18 COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION 3 19 WELTER of Jones, Chairperson 3 20 SF 407.301 78 3 21 nh/cf
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