761—400.5 (321) Where to apply for registration or certificate of title.
	 400.5(1) Except as otherwise provided, application for the registration of a vehicle or a certificate of title for a vehicle, or transfers thereof, shall be made to the county treasurer as described in Iowa Code chapter 321. When none of the primary users of a non-resident-owned vehicle are located in Iowa, the vehicle may be registered by the county treasurer of any county.
	 400.5(2) Application shall be made to the department’s office of vehicle services for the following:
	  a.   	 Titling and registration of vehicles owned by the government. This requirement does not apply to manufactured or mobile homes subject to a public bidder sale as explained in Iowa Code subsection 321.46(2).
	  b.   	 Registration of vehicles leased by the government for a period of 60 days or more.
	  c.   	 Registration of urban and regional transit system buses.
	  d.   	 Registration of fire trucks not owned and operated for a pecuniary profit.
	  e.   	 Registration of certain authorized emergency vehicles owned and operated by nonprofit organizations.
	  f.   	 Registration of private school buses.
	  g.   	 Registration of vehicles under the provisions of Iowa Code subsection 321.23(4), relating to restricted-use vehicles.
	 400.5(3) Application for a certificate of title for a vehicle subject to proportional registration under Iowa Code chapter 326 may be made to either the county treasurer or to the department’s office of motor carrier services. The office of motor carrier services may be contacted at the addresses listed in subrule 400.6(2) or by telephone at (515)237-3264.
	 400.5(4) Application for proportional registration shall be made to the department’s office of motor carrier services. See 761—Chapter 500.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections 321.18 to 321.23, 321.46(2), and 321.170.