House File 171 - Introduced
HOUSE FILE
BY WORTHAN
Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act providing an exemption from the fee for new registration
2 for a leased vehicle purchased by the lessee for immediate
3 resale.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
5 TLSB 1763YH 83
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PAG LIN
1 1 Section 1. Section 321.105A, subsection 2, paragraph c,
1 2 Code 2009, is amended by adding the following new
1 3 subparagraph:
1 4 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH. (31) A vehicle purchased by the lessee
1 5 upon termination or expiration of the lease, if the lessee
1 6 purchases the vehicle for resale to a third party, the lessee
1 7 does not apply for a new registration for the vehicle, and the
1 8 lessee completes the resale transaction and transfers the
1 9 title to the third party within forty=eight hours of acquiring
1 10 title from the lessor.
1 11 EXPLANATION
1 12 This bill provides an exemption from the fee for new
1 13 registration which is due whenever application is made for a
1 14 new registration and certificate of title for a vehicle. The
1 15 exemption applies for a lessee who purchases the leased
1 16 vehicle from a dealer with the intention of immediately
1 17 selling the vehicle to another individual, provided the lessee
1 18 does not register the vehicle and the resale transaction and
1 19 transfer of title occur within 48 hours of acquiring title
1 20 from the dealer.
1 21 The fee for new registration, modeled after the former
1 22 vehicle use tax, amounts to 5 percent of the purchase price of
1 23 a vehicle. Licensed vehicle dealers are required to collect
1 24 the fee on behalf of the state at the time of making a sale.
1 25 The bill would relieve the dealer from the requirement to
1 26 collect the fee when a leased vehicle is sold to the lessor
1 27 for immediate resale.
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