761—400.50(321,326) Refund of registration fees.
	400.50(1) Vehicles registered by county treasurer.
	a. 	The department shall refund fees for vehicles registered by the county treasurer pursuant to Iowa Code section 321.126.
	b. 	A claim for refund shall be made on a form prescribed by the department. Except as provided in Iowa Code section 321.126, the claim may be submitted to the county treasurer’s office in any county.
	c. 	Registration plates shall be submitted with the claim if the vehicle is placed in storage or registered for apportioned registration, if the owner of the vehicle moves out of state, or if the plates have not been assigned to a replacement vehicle. If one or both plates have been lost or stolen, the claimant shall certify this fact in writing.
	d. 	For a vehicle that was junked, the date on the junking certificate shall determine the date the vehicle was junked.
	e. 	If the claim for refund is for excess credit or no replacement vehicle:
	(1)	The county treasurer shall enter into the state motor vehicle computer system the information required to process the refund. The information shall be entered within three days of receipt of the claim for refund.
	(2)	The claim for refund shall be approved or denied by the office of vehicle and motor carrier services.
	f. 	All other claims for refund shall be forwarded to the office of vehicle and motor carrier services for processing.
	400.50(2) Vehicles registered by department. Forms and instructions for claiming a refund on apportioned registration fees under Iowa Code section 326.15 may be obtained from the office of vehicle and motor carrier services at the address in subrule 400.6(1). The claim for refund shall be filed at the same address.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections 25.1, 321.126 to 321.128 and 326.15.
[ARC 3999C, IAB 9/12/18, effective 10/17/18]