House File 263 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY RASMUSSEN Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act allowing a refund of unexpired motor vehicle registration 2 fees to a vehicle owner who moves out of state. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 2119HH 81 5 dea/sh/8 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 321.126, Code 2005, is amended by 1 2 adding the following new subsection: 1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 6A. If the owner of the motor vehicle 1 4 moves out of state, the owner may make a claim for a refund by 1 5 returning the Iowa registration plates and registration 1 6 receipt, along with evidence of the vehicle's registration in 1 7 another jurisdiction, to the county treasurer or department 1 8 within thirty days of the out=of=state registration. For 1 9 purposes of section 321.127, the unexpired months remaining in 1 10 the registration year shall be calculated on the basis of the 1 11 effective date of the out=of=state registration. However, for 1 12 the purpose of timely issuance of the refund, the claim for a 1 13 refund under this subsection is considered to be filed on the 1 14 date the registration documents are received by the county 1 15 treasurer or department. 1 16 EXPLANATION 1 17 This bill allows the owner of a motor vehicle who moves out 1 18 of state to receive a refund for the unexpired portion of 1 19 registration fees. The claim for a refund shall be made by 1 20 returning the Iowa registration plates and registration 1 21 receipt, along with evidence of the vehicle's registration in 1 22 another jurisdiction, to the county treasurer or state 1 23 department of transportation within 30 days of the out=of= 1 24 state registration. The effective date of the new 1 25 registration shall be used as the basis for calculating the 1 26 unexpired portion of Iowa registration fees. The date that 1 27 the registration documents are received by the county 1 28 treasurer or the department shall be considered the filing 1 29 date for the claim for purposes of the current requirement 1 30 that the department has until the last day of the month 1 31 following the month in which the claim is filed to issue a 1 32 refund. 1 33 LSB 2119HH 81 1 34 dea:nh/sh/8