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 or of a manufactured home shall make application for a certificate of title under this section. The application shall contain:
1. The full legal name; social security number or, if the owner does not have a social security number but has a passport, the passport number; driver's license number, whether the license was issued by this state, another state, another country, or is an international driver's license; date of birth; bona fide residence; and mailing address of the owner and of the lessee if the vehicle is being leased. If the owner or lessee is a firm, association, or corporation, the application shall contain the business address and federal employer identification number of the owner or lessee. Up to three owners' names may be listed on the application. Information relating to the lessee of a vehicle shall not be required on an application for registration and a certificate of title for a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of ten thousand pounds or more.
2. A description of the vehicle including, insofar as the 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. If the vehicle is a new low-speed vehicle, the manufacturer's or importer's certificate required to accompany the application under subsection 4 shall certify that the vehicle was manufactured in compliance with the national highway and traffic safety administration standards for low-speed vehicles in 49 C.F.R. § 571.500.
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.
6. If the vehicle is owned by a nonresident but is subject to issuance of an Iowa certificate of title or registration, the application shall also contain the full legal name; social security number, or, if the primary user does not have a social security number but has a passport, the passport number; driver's license number, whether the license was issued by this state, another state, another country, or is an international driver's license; date of birth; bona fide residence; and mailing address of the primary user of the vehicle. If the primary user is a firm, association, or corporation, the application shall contain the business address and federal employer identification number of the primary user. The primary user's name and address shall not be printed on the registration receipt or the certificate of title.
Notwithstanding contrary provisions of this chapter or chapter 326 regarding titling and registration by means other than electronic means, the department may develop and implement a program to test the feasibility of electronic applications, titling, registering, and electronic funds transfer for vehicles traveling in interstate commerce in order to improve the efficiency and timeliness of the processes and to reduce costs for all parties involved.
The department shall adopt rules on the method for providing signatures for applications made by electronic means.
[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; 95 Acts, ch 194, §1, 12; 97 Acts, ch 104, §7; 98 Acts, ch 1073, §9; 99 Acts, ch 8, §1; 99 Acts, ch 188, §3; 2000 Acts, ch 1005, §2; 2000 Acts, ch 1016, §39--41, 47; 2000 Acts, ch 1134, §1; 2001 Acts, ch 153, §17
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