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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 321.23A AFFIDAVIT OF CORRECTION. 1 2 When information is printed incorrectly on a certificate of 1 3 title, application for certificate of title, damage disclosure 1 4 statement, or other document required for a title transfer or 1 5 when these documents contain an alteration or erasure, the 1 6 county treasurer may accept a notarized affidavit of 1 7 correction. This subsection does not apply to an odometer 1 8 certification statement. The department shall consult with a 1 9 representative of the Iowa state county treasurer's 1 10 association and shall promulgate rules and adopt a standard 1 11 affidavit form or forms to administer this section. 1 12 Sec. 2. Section 321.50, subsection 1, Code Supplement 1 13 2003, is amended to read as follows: 1 14 1. A security interest in a vehicle subject to 1 15 registration under the laws of this state or a mobile home or 1 16 manufactured home, except trailers whose empty weight is two 1 17 thousand pounds or less, and except new or used vehicles held 1 18 by a dealer or manufacturer as inventory for sale, is 1 19 perfected by the delivery to the county treasurer of the 1 20 county where the certificate of title was issued or, in the 1 21 case of a new certificate, to the county treasurer where the 1 22 certificate will be issued, of an application for certificate 1 23 of title which lists the security interest, or an application 1 24 for notation of security interest signed by the owner, or by 1 25 one owner of a vehicle owned jointly by more than one person, 1 26 or a certificate of title from another jurisdiction which 1 27 shows the security interest, and a fee offiveten dollars for 1 28 each security interest shown. Up to three security interests 1 29 may be perfected against a vehicle and shown on an Iowa 1 30 certificate of title. If the owner or secured party is in 1 31 possession of the certificate of title, it must also be 1 32 delivered at this time in order to perfect the security 1 33 interest. If a vehicle is subject to a security interest when 1 34 brought into this state, the validity of the security interest 1 35 and the date of perfection is determined by section 554.9303. 2 1 Delivery as provided in this subsection is an indication of a 2 2 security interest on a certificate of title for purposes of 2 3 chapter 554. 2 4 Sec. 3. Section 321.134, subsection 1, Code 2003, is 2 5 amended to read as follows: 2 6 1. On the first day of the second month following the 2 7 beginning of each registration year a penalty of five percent 2 8 of the annual registration fee shall be added to the 2 9 registration fees not paid by that date and an additional 2 10 penalty of five percent shall be added the first day of each 2 11 succeeding month, until the fee is paid. A penalty shall not 2 12 be less than five dollars. If the owner of a vehicle 2 13 surrenders the registration plates for a vehicle prior to the 2 14 plates becoming delinquent, to the county treasurer of the 2 15 county where the vehicle is registered, or to the department 2 16 if the vehicle is registered under chapter 326, the owner may 2 17 register the vehicle any time thereafter upon payment of the 2 18 registration fee for the registration year without penalty. 2 19 The penalty on vehicles registered under chapter 326 shall 2 20 accrue February 1 of each year. To avoid a penalty or an 2 21 additional penalty in the case of a delinquent registration, 2 22 if the last calendar day of a month falls on Saturday, Sunday, 2 23 or a holiday, the payment deadline is extended to include the 2 24 first business day of the following month. For payments made 2 25 through a county treasurer's authorized website only, if the 2 26 last day of the month falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or a 2 27 holiday, the electronic payment must be initiated by midnight 2 28 on the first business day of the next month.However, anAll 2 29 other electronicpaymentpayments must be initiated by 2 30 midnight on the last day of the month preceding the delinquent 2 31 date. 2 32 Sec. 4. Section 331.552, Code Supplement 2003, is amended 2 33 by adding the following new subsection: 2 34 NEW SUBSECTION. 35. Destroy special assessment records 2 35 within the county system after ten years have elapsed from the 3 1 end of the fiscal year in which the special assessment was 3 2 paid in full. The county treasurer shall also destroy the 3 3 resolution of necessity, plat, and schedule of assessments 3 4 required by section 384.51 after ten years have elapsed from 3 5 the end of the fiscal year in which the entire schedule was 3 6 paid in full. 3 7 Sec. 5. Section 331.553, subsection 4, Code Supplement 3 8 2003, is amended to read as follows: 3 9 4. Charge five dollars, as an administrative expense, for 3 10 every rate, charge, rental,orspecial assessment, or drainage 3 11 assessment certified as a lien to the treasurer for 3 12 collection. This amount shall be added to the amount of the 3 13 lien, collected at the time of payment from the payor, and 3 14 credited to the county general fund. If the amount of the 3 15 lien is paid in annual installments, an administrative expense 3 16 charge shall be added to each annual installment. 3 17 Sec. 6. Section 445.37, unnumbered paragraph 4, Code 2003, 3 18 is amended to read as follows: 3 19 To avoid interest on current or delinquent taxes,anfor 3 20 payments made through a county treasurer's authorized website 3 21 only, if the last day of the month falls on a Saturday, 3 22 Sunday, or a holiday, the electronic payment must be initiated 3 23 by midnight on the first business day of the next month. All 3 24 other electronicpaymentpayments must be initiated by 3 25 midnight on the last day of the month preceding the delinquent 3 26 date. 3 27 Sec. 7. Section 446.16, subsection 2, Code 2003, is 3 28 amended to read as follows: 3 29 2. The treasurer may establish and collect a reasonable 3 30 registration fee from eachpurchaserregistered bidder at the 3 31 tax sale. The fee shall not be assessed against a county or 3 32 municipalityas a purchaser. The total of the fees collected 3 33 shall not exceed the total costs of the tax sale. 3 34 Registration fees collected shall be deposited in the general 3 35 fund of the county. 4 1 Sec. 8. Section 448.1, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2003, 4 2 is amended to read as follows: 4 3 Immediately after the expiration of ninety days from the 4 4 date of completed service of the notice provided in section 4 5 447.12, the county treasurer shall make out a deed for each 4 6 parcel sold and unredeemed upon the return of the certificate 4 7 of purchase and payment of the appropriate deed and recording 4 8 fees by the purchaser. The treasurer shall record the deed 4 9 with the county recorder prior to delivering the deed to the 4 10 purchaser. The treasurer shall receivetwenty-fivefifty 4 11 dollars for each deed made by the treasurer, and the treasurer 4 12 may include any number of parcels purchased by one person in 4 13 one deed, if authorized by the treasurer. 4 14 Sec. 9. APPLICABILITY. The section of this Act amending 4 15 section 448.1 applies to tax deeds issued on or after July 1, 4 16 2004. 4 17 EXPLANATION 4 18 This bill makes various changes relating to the duties of 4 19 county treasurers. 4 20 The bill enacts new Code section 321.23A to allow persons 4 21 to file a notarized affidavit of correction with the county 4 22 treasurer to correct information printed incorrectly on a 4 23 certificate of title, application for certificate of title, 4 24 damage disclosure statement, or other document required for a 4 25 motor vehicle title transfer. 4 26 Code section 321.50 is amended to increase from $5 to $10 4 27 the fee required for an application for a new certificate of 4 28 title listing a security interest or an application for 4 29 notation of security interest on a certificate of title that 4 30 has already been issued on certain motor vehicles and mobile 4 31 or manufactured homes. 4 32 Code section 321.134, relating to annual vehicle 4 33 registration fees, is amended to provide that if payment of a 4 34 registration fee is made by electronic means through the 4 35 county treasurer's authorized website only, the payment must 5 1 be initiated by midnight on the first business day of the next 5 2 month if the last day of the month in which it is due falls on 5 3 a Saturday, Sunday, or a holiday. 5 4 Code section 331.552 is amended to add a new subsection 5 5 which requires the county treasurer to destroy special 5 6 assessment records within the county system after 10 years 5 7 have elapsed from the end of the fiscal year in which the 5 8 special assessments were paid in full. 5 9 Code section 331.553, relating to rates, charges, rentals, 5 10 or special assessments, certified as a lien to the county 5 11 treasurer for collection, is amended to provide that the 5 12 current administrative expense charge of $5 is applicable to 5 13 drainage assessments certified as a lien. The bill also 5 14 provides that the administrative expense charge on a lien will 5 15 be applied each year to the annual installment amount if the 5 16 amount of the lien is paid in annual installments. 5 17 Code section 445.37, relating to payment of the semiannual 5 18 installment of property taxes, is amended to provide that if 5 19 payment of taxes is made by electronic means through the 5 20 county treasurer's authorized website only, the payment must 5 21 be initiated by midnight on the first business day of the next 5 22 month if the last day of the month in which it is due falls on 5 23 a Saturday, Sunday, or a holiday. 5 24 Code section 446.16, relating to the sale of delinquent 5 25 property taxes, is amended to provide that the county 5 26 treasurer may collect a registration fee from each registered 5 27 bidder at the tax sale. Currently, the county treasurer is 5 28 allowed to collect a registration fee from each purchaser at 5 29 tax sale. 5 30 Code section 448.1, relating to execution of tax deeds by 5 31 the county treasurer, is amended to increase from $25 to $50 5 32 the deed issuance fee required to be paid by the tax sale 5 33 certificate holder when a tax deed is issued to the 5 34 certificate holder. This section of the bill applies to tax 5 35 deeds issued on or after July 1, 2004. 6 1 LSB 5529XS 80 6 2 sc/sh/8
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