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444
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File
444
AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
MOTOR
VEHICLES,
INCLUDING
THE
SURRENDER
OR
TRANSFER
OF
REGISTRATION
PLATES
AND
CARDS
TO
A
COUNTY
TREASURER,
DOCUMENTARY
FEES
CHARGED
BY
MOTOR
VEHICLE
DEALERS,
AND
MOTOR
VEHICLE
FRANCHISE
OBLIGATIONS.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
Section
321.26,
subsection
2,
Code
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2.
The
county
treasurer
may
adjust
the
renewal
or
expiration
date
of
vehicles
registered
in
the
county
when
deemed
necessary
to
equalize
the
number
of
vehicles
registered
in
each
twelve-month
period
or
for
the
administrative
efficiency
of
the
county
treasurer’s
office.
The
adjustment
shall
be
accomplished
by
delivery
of
a
written
notice
to
the
vehicle
owner
of
the
adjustment
and
allowance
of
a
credit
for
the
remaining
months
of
the
unused
portion
of
the
annual
registration
fee,
rounded
to
the
nearest
whole
dollar,
which
amount
shall
be
deducted
from
the
annual
registration
fee
due
at
the
time
of
registration.
Upon
receipt
of
the
notification
the
owner
shall,
within
thirty
days,
surrender
the
registration
card
and
registration
plates
to
the
a
county
treasurer
of
the
county
where
the
vehicle
is
registered
,
except
that
the
registration
plates
shall
not
be
surrendered
if
validation
stickers
or
other
emblems
are
used
to
designate
the
month
and
year
of
expiration
of
registration.
Upon
payment
of
the
annual
registration
fee,
less
the
credit
allowed
for
the
remaining
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p.
2
months
of
the
unused
portion
of
the
annual
registration
fee,
the
county
treasurer
of
the
county
where
the
vehicle
is
registered
shall
issue
a
new
registration
card
and
registration
plates,
validation
stickers,
or
emblems
which
indicate
the
month
and
year
of
expiration
of
registration.
Sec.
2.
Section
321.34,
subsection
1,
Code
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
1.
Plates
issued.
The
county
treasurer
upon
receiving
application,
accompanied
by
proper
fee,
for
registration
of
a
vehicle
shall
issue
to
the
owner
one
registration
plate
for
a
motorcycle,
motorized
bicycle,
autocycle,
truck
tractor,
trailer,
or
semitrailer
and
two
registration
plates
for
every
other
motor
vehicle.
The
registration
plates,
including
special
registration
plates,
shall
be
assigned
to
the
owner
of
a
vehicle.
When
the
owner
of
a
registered
vehicle
transfers
or
assigns
ownership
of
the
vehicle
to
another
person,
the
owner
shall
remove
the
registration
plates
from
the
vehicle.
The
owner
shall
forward
the
plates
to
the
a
county
treasurer
where
the
vehicle
is
registered
or
the
owner
may
have
the
plates
assigned
to
another
vehicle
within
thirty
days
after
transfer,
upon
payment
of
the
fees
required
by
law.
The
owner
shall
immediately
affix
registration
plates
retained
by
the
owner
to
another
vehicle
owned
or
acquired
by
the
owner,
providing
the
owner
complies
with
section
321.46
.
The
department
shall
adopt
rules
providing
for
the
assignment
of
registration
plates
to
the
transferee
of
a
vehicle
for
which
a
credit
is
allowed
under
section
321.46,
subsection
6
.
Sec.
3.
Section
321.47,
subsection
3,
Code
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
3.
Whenever
ownership
of
a
vehicle
is
transferred
under
the
provisions
of
this
section
,
the
registration
plates
shall
be
removed
and
forwarded
to
the
a
county
treasurer
,
of
the
county
where
the
vehicle
is
registered
or
to
the
department
if
the
vehicle
is
owned
by
a
nonresident.
Upon
transfer
the
vehicle
shall
not
be
operated
upon
the
highways
of
this
state
until
the
person
entitled
to
possession
of
the
vehicle
applies
for
and
obtains
registration
for
the
vehicle.
Sec.
4.
Section
322.19A,
subsection
3,
Code
2021,
is
amended
by
striking
the
subsection.
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3
Sec.
5.
Section
322A.5,
subsection
2,
Code
2021,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
c.
The
franchiser
shall
provide
to
the
franchisee
a
list
of
time
allowances
for
the
performance
of
warranty
services.
Time
allowances
for
the
performance
of
warranty
services,
including
diagnostic
services,
shall
be
reasonable
and
adequate
for
the
services
to
be
performed.
______________________________
JAKE
CHAPMAN
President
of
the
Senate
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
Senate
and
is
known
as
Senate
File
444,
Eighty-ninth
General
Assembly.
______________________________
W.
CHARLES
SMITHSON
Secretary
of
the
Senate
Approved
_______________,
2021
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor