House File 718 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

                                       (SUCCESSOR TO HF 263)


    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 2119HV 81
  5 dea/sh/8

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  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, along with evidence of
  1  6 the vehicle's registration in another jurisdiction, to the
  1  7 county treasurer of the county in which the motor vehicle was
  1  8 registered within six months of the out=of=state registration.
  1  9 For purposes of section 321.127, the unexpired months
  1 10 remaining in the registration year shall be calculated on the
  1 11 basis of the effective date of the out=of=state registration.
  1 12 However, for the purpose of timely issuance of the refund, the
  1 13 claim for a refund under this subsection is considered to be
  1 14 filed on the date the registration documents are received by
  1 15 the county treasurer.
  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, along with evidence of
  1 21 the vehicle's registration in another jurisdiction, to the
  1 22 county treasurer within six months of the out=of=state
  1 23 registration.  The effective date of the new registration
  1 24 shall be used as the basis for calculating the unexpired
  1 25 portion of Iowa registration fees.  The date that the
  1 26 registration documents are received by the county treasurer
  1 27 shall be considered the filing date for the claim for purposes
  1 28 of the current requirement that the department has until the
  1 29 last day of the month following the month in which the claim
  1 30 is filed to issue a refund.  Pursuant to current law, refunds
  1 31 are not allowed for amounts less than $10.
  1 32 LSB 2119HV 81
  1 33 dea:nh/sh/8