The refund of registration fees paid for motor vehicles under this chapter is allowed, except that no refund shall be allowed and paid if the unused portion of the fee is less than ten dollars per vehicle. Refunds shall be made as follows:
1. If the motor vehicle is destroyed by fire or accident, or junked and its identity as a motor vehicle is entirely eliminated, the owner in whose name the motor vehicle was registered at the time of destruction or dismantling shall return the plates to the department and make a claim for refund. A refund is not allowed unless a junking certificate has been issued, as provided in section 321.52.
2. If the motor vehicle is removed from the apportioned fleet, the owner in whose name the motor vehicle was registered shall return the registration plate and registration receipt to the department and make a claim for refund. A refund shall not be allowed without documentation of the subsequent registration of the motor vehicle.
3. If the motor vehicle is stolen, the owner shall give notice of the theft to the department within five days. If the motor vehicle is not recovered by the owner before December 1 of the year for which the registration fee was paid, the owner shall make a statement of theft and make a claim for refund.
4. If as a result of an audit the motor vehicle registration fees are found to have been paid in error, the applicant shall be entitled to a refund.
A refund for trailers and semitrailers issued multiyear registration plates shall be paid by the department under the previously stated conditions.
Refunds of proportional registration fees are allowed only if the state which issued the base plate for the vehicle allows a similar refund to Iowa carriers. If the motor vehicle for which refund is sought is leased by the owner to an apportioned registrant, the claim shall be filed in the names of both the lessee and the lessor and the refund payment made payable to both the lessee and the lessor.
Refunds of proportional registration fees shall be paid on the basis of unexpired complete calendar months remaining from the date the claim for refund, the registration plate, and the registration receipt are postmarked or received by the department. Refunds for trailers and semitrailers issued a multiyear registration plate shall be paid on the basis of unexpired complete registration years remaining from the date the claim is filed.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 326.15]
83 Acts, ch 161, § 1; 2002 Acts, ch 1063, §44--47
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