House Journal: Page 1333: Thursday, April 15, 1999

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 1   ownership of a new snowmobile or new all-terrain
 2   vehicle without supplying the transferee with the
 3   manufacturer's or importer's certificate of origin
 4   signed by the manufacturer's or importer's authorized
 5   agent.  The certificate shall contain information the
 6   department requires.  The department may adopt rules
 7   providing for the issuance of a certificate of origin
 8   for a snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle by the
 9   department upon good cause shown by the owner.
10     6.  A dealer transferring ownership of a snowmobile
11   or all-terrain vehicle under this chapter shall assign
12   the title to the new owner, or in the case of a new
13   snowmobile or new all-terrain vehicle, assign the
14   certificate of origin.  Within fifteen days the dealer
15   shall forward all moneys and applications to the
16   county recorder.
17     7.  The county recorder shall maintain a record of
18   any certificate of title which the county recorder
19   issues and shall keep each certificate of title on
20   record until the certificate of title has been
21   inactive for five years.  When issuing a title for a
22   new snowmobile or new all-terrain vehicle, the county
23   recorder shall obtain and keep on file the certificate
24   of origin.
25     8.  Once titled, a person shall not sell or
26   transfer ownership of a snowmobile or all-terrain
27   vehicle without delivering to the purchaser or
28   transferee a certificate of title with an assignment
29   on it showing title in the purchaser or transferee.  A
30   person shall not purchase or otherwise acquire a
31   snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle without obtaining a
32   certificate of title for it in that person's name.
33     9.  The county recorder shall transmit a copy of
34   the certificate of title to the department, which
35   shall be the central repository of title information
36   for snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles.
37     Sec.     .  Section 321G.31, Code 1999, is amended
38   to read as follows:
39     321G.31  TRANSFER OR REPOSSESSION OF SNOWMOBILE OR
40   ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE BY OPERATION OF LAW.
41     1.  If ownership of a snowmobile or all-terrain
42   vehicle is transferred by operation of law, such as by
43   inheritance, order in bankruptcy, insolvency,
44   replevin, or execution sale, the transferee, within
45   thirty days after acquiring the right to possession of
46   the snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle, shall mail or
47   deliver to the county recorder satisfactory proof of
48   ownership as the county recorder requires, together
49   with an application for a new certificate of title,
50   and the required fee.

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