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House Study Bill 615

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 321G.6, unnumbered paragraph 6, Code
  1  2 Supplement 1999, is amended to read as follows:
  1  3    Upon the transfer of ownership of an all-terrain vehicle or
  1  4 snowmobile, the owner shall complete the form on the back of a
  1  5 the current registration certificate and shall deliver it to
  1  6 the purchaser or transferee at the time of delivering the all-
  1  7 terrain vehicle or snowmobile.  If an all-terrain vehicle or
  1  8 snowmobile is stored by the transferor pursuant to section
  1  9 321G.4 at the time of transfer, the transferor shall provide
  1 10 the transferee with a copy of the affidavit filed with the
  1 11 county recorder pursuant to section 321G.4 at the time of
  1 12 delivering the all-terrain vehicle or snowmobile.  The
  1 13 purchaser or transferee shall, within five days of transfer,
  1 14 file a new application form with the county recorder with a
  1 15 fee of one dollar and the writing fee, and a transfer of
  1 16 number shall be awarded in the same manner as provided in an
  1 17 original registration.  If the purchaser or transferee does
  1 18 not file a new application form within five days of transfer,
  1 19 the transfer of number shall be awarded upon payment of all
  1 20 applicable fees plus a penalty of five dollars.
  1 21    Sec. 2.  Section 321G.27, Code 1999, is amended to read as
  1 22 follows:
  1 23    321G.27  WRITING FEES.
  1 24    The county recorder shall collect a writing fee of one
  1 25 dollar two dollars for an all-terrain vehicle or snowmobile
  1 26 registration.
  1 27    Sec. 3.  Section 462A.5, subsection 1, unnumbered paragraph
  1 28 2, Code 1999, is amended to read as follows:
  1 29    The owner of the vessel shall file an application for
  1 30 registration with the appropriate county recorder on forms
  1 31 provided by the commission.  The application shall be
  1 32 completed and signed by the owner of the vessel and shall be
  1 33 accompanied by the appropriate fee, and a the writing fee of
  1 34 one dollar specified in section 462A.53.  Upon applying for
  1 35 registration the owner shall display a bill of sale, receipt,
  2  1 or other satisfactory proof of ownership as provided by the
  2  2 rules of the commission to the county recorder.  Upon receipt
  2  3 of the application in approved form accompanied by the
  2  4 required fees, the county recorder shall enter it upon the
  2  5 records of the recorder's office and shall issue to the
  2  6 applicant a pocket-size registration certificate.  The
  2  7 certificate shall be executed in triplicate, one copy to be
  2  8 delivered to the owner, one copy to the commission, and one
  2  9 copy to be retained on file by the county recorder.  The
  2 10 registration certificate shall bear the number awarded to the
  2 11 vessel, the passenger capacity of the vessel and the name and
  2 12 address of the owner.  In the use of all vessels except
  2 13 nonpowered sailboats, nonpowered canoes and commercial
  2 14 vessels, the registration certificate shall be carried either
  2 15 in the vessel or on the person of the operator of the vessel
  2 16 when in use.  In the use of nonpowered sailboats, nonpowered
  2 17 canoes or commercial vessels, the registration certificate may
  2 18 be kept on shore in accordance with rules adopted by the
  2 19 commission.  The operator shall exhibit the certificate to a
  2 20 peace officer upon request, or, when involved in a collision
  2 21 or accident of any nature with another vessel or other
  2 22 personal property, to the owner or operator of the other
  2 23 vessel or personal property.
  2 24    Sec. 4.  Section 462A.53, Code 1999, is amended to read as
  2 25 follows:
  2 26    462A.53  AMOUNT OF WRITING FEES.
  2 27    A writing fee of one dollar two dollars for each
  2 28 transaction shall be collected by the county recorder.  If two
  2 29 or more functions are transacted for the same vessel at one
  2 30 time, the writing fee is limited to one dollar two dollars.
  2 31    Sec. 5.  Section 483A.10, Code 1999, is amended to read as
  2 32 follows:
  2 33    483A.10  ISSUANCE OF LICENSES.
  2 34    The licenses issued pursuant to this chapter shall be
  2 35 issued by the department, the county recorders, or the license
  3  1 depositaries as specified by rules of the commission.  A
  3  2 county recorder may issue licenses subject to the rules of the
  3  3 department.  The rules shall include the application
  3  4 procedures as necessary.  The licenses shall show the cost of
  3  5 the license and the writing fee.  A person authorized to issue
  3  6 a license or collect a fee pursuant to this chapter or chapter
  3  7 484A shall charge the fee specified in this chapter or chapter
  3  8 484A only plus a writing fee if applicable.  
  3  9                           EXPLANATION
  3 10    This bill strikes a requirement that if an all-terrain
  3 11 vehicle or snowmobile is stored at the time of transfer, the
  3 12 transferor shall provide the transferee with a copy of the
  3 13 affidavit filed with the county recorder at the time of
  3 14 delivering the all-terrain vehicle or snowmobile.
  3 15    The bill also increases the writing fee for all-terrain
  3 16 vehicle, snowmobile, or boat registration activities from $1
  3 17 to $2.
  3 18    The bill also gives county recorders the option of selling
  3 19 hunting, fishing, fur-harvesting, and related licenses and
  3 20 permits for the department of natural resources.  
  3 21 LSB 5762HC 78
  3 22 tj/as/5
     

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