Except as provided in this chapter, an owner of a vehicle subject to registration shall make application to the county treasurer, of the county of the owner's residence, or if a nonresident to the county treasurer of the county where the primary users of the vehicle are located, or if a lessor of the vehicle pursuant to chapter 321F which vehicle has a gross vehicle weight of less than ten thousand pounds, to the county treasurer of the county of the lessee's residence, for the registration and issuance of a certificate of title for the vehicle upon the appropriate form furnished by the department. However, upon the transfer of ownership, the owner of a vehicle subject to the proportional registration provisions of chapter 326 shall make application for registration and issuance of a certificate of title to either the department or the appropriate county treasurer. The application shall be accompanied by a fee of ten dollars, and shall bear the owner's signature written with pen and ink. A nonresident owner of two or more vehicles subject to registration may make application for registration and issuance of a certificate of title for all vehicles subject to registration to the county treasurer of the county where the primary user of any of the vehicles is located. The owner of a mobile home shall make application for a certificate of title under this section. The application shall contain:
1. The name, social security number if available, bona fide residence and mailing address of the owner or if the owner is a firm, association or corporation, the application shall contain the business address and employer identification number of the owner if available.
2. A description of the vehicle including, insofar as the hereinafter specified data may exist with respect to a given vehicle, the make, model, type of body, the number of cylinders, the type of motor fuel used, the serial number of the vehicle, manufacturer's identification number, the engine or other number of the vehicle and whether new or used and if a new vehicle the date of sale by the manufacturer or dealer to the person intending to operate such vehicle.
3. Such further information as may reasonably be required by the department.
4. A statement of the applicant's title and of all liens or encumbrances upon said vehicle and the names and addresses of all persons having any interest therein and the nature of every such interest. When such application refers to a new vehicle, it shall be accompanied by a manufacturer's or importer's certificate duly assigned as provided in section 321.45.
5. The amount of tax to be paid under section 423.7.
[S13, SS15, § 1571-m2; C24, 27, 31, 35, § 4869, 5008, 5009; C39, § 5001.04; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 321.20; 82 Acts, ch 1251, § 5]
84 Acts, ch 1305, § 47; 87 Acts, ch 46, §1; 87 Acts, ch 108, §1
Referred to in § 321.29, 321.52A, 331.557, 435.27, 554.9302
Surcharge imposed; § 321.52A
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