House
File
2348
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2348
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
632)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
collection
of
the
use
tax
on
1
manufactured
housing,
the
licensing
of
manufactured
home
2
retailers,
amending
statutory
references
to
certain
types
of
3
home
dealers,
and
making
penalties
applicable.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
103A.55,
subsection
1,
Code
2009,
is
1
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
2
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
g.
Failing
to
comply
with
the
requirements
3
of
section
423.26A
relating
to
the
collection
of
use
tax.
4
Sec.
2.
Section
312.1,
subsection
1,
paragraph
d,
Code
2009,
5
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
6
d.
Revenue
derived
from
the
use
tax
collected
under
7
section
sections
423.26
and
423.26A
,
to
the
extent
provided
8
under
section
321.145,
subsection
2.
9
Sec.
3.
Section
321.20,
subsection
1,
paragraph
e,
Code
10
2009,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
11
e.
The
amount
of
the
fee
for
new
registration
to
be
paid
12
under
section
321.105A
,
or
the
amount
of
tax
to
be
paid
under
13
section
423.26,
subsection
1
,
or
the
amount
of
tax
to
be
paid
14
under
section
423.26A
.
15
Sec.
4.
Section
331.557,
subsection
3,
Code
2009,
is
amended
16
to
read
as
follows:
17
3.
Collect
and
forward
the
use
tax
on
vehicles
subject
18
only
to
a
certificate
of
title
and
on
manufactured
housing
as
19
provided
in
section
423.14
,
and
section
423.26,
subsection
1
,
20
and
section
423.26A
.
21
Sec.
5.
Section
423.14,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
Code
22
2009,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
23
a.
The
tax
upon
the
use
of
all
vehicles
subject
only
to
the
24
issuance
of
a
certificate
of
title
or
the
tax
upon
the
use
of
25
manufactured
housing
shall
be
collected
by
the
county
treasurer
26
or
the
state
department
of
transportation
pursuant
to
section
27
423.26,
subsection
1.
The
county
treasurer
shall
retain
one
28
dollar
from
each
tax
payment
collected,
to
be
credited
to
the
29
county
general
fund.
30
Sec.
6.
Section
423.16,
subsection
1,
Code
2009,
is
amended
31
to
read
as
follows:
32
1.
The
retail
sale
or
transfer
of
watercraft,
modular
33
homes,
manufactured
housing,
or
mobile
homes,
and
the
retail
34
sale,
excluding
lease
or
rental,
of
motor
vehicles,
trailers,
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semitrailers,
or
aircraft
that
do
not
qualify
as
transportation
1
equipment,
as
defined
in
section
423.15,
subsection
3.
2
Sec.
7.
Section
423.26,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
Code
3
2009,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
4
a.
The
use
tax
imposed
upon
the
use
of
vehicles
subject
5
only
to
the
issuance
of
a
certificate
of
title
or
imposed
upon
6
the
use
of
manufactured
housing
shall
be
paid
by
the
owner
7
of
the
vehicle
or
of
the
manufactured
housing
to
the
county
8
treasurer
or
the
state
department
of
transportation
from
whom
9
the
certificate
of
title
is
obtained.
A
certificate
of
title
10
shall
not
be
issued
until
the
tax
has
been
paid.
The
county
11
treasurer
or
the
state
department
of
transportation
shall
12
require
every
applicant
for
a
certificate
of
title
to
supply
13
information
as
the
county
treasurer
or
the
director
deems
14
necessary
as
to
the
time
of
purchase,
the
purchase
price,
15
installed
purchase
price,
and
other
information
relative
to
the
16
purchase
of
the
vehicle
or
manufactured
housing
.
On
or
before
17
the
tenth
day
of
each
month,
the
county
treasurer
or
the
state
18
department
of
transportation
shall
remit
to
the
department
the
19
amount
of
the
taxes
collected
during
the
preceding
month.
20
Sec.
8.
NEW
SECTION
.
423.26A
Manufactured
housing
——
21
collection
of
use
tax
——
certificate
of
title.
22
1.
Except
as
provided
in
subsection
3,
the
use
tax
imposed
23
upon
the
use
of
manufactured
housing
shall
be
paid
by
the
owner
24
of
the
manufactured
housing
to
the
manufactured
home
retailer
25
licensed
under
chapter
103A.
The
owner
of
the
manufactured
26
housing
shall
also
provide
to
the
manufactured
home
retailer
27
all
information
necessary
to
complete
and
submit
an
application
28
for
a
certificate
of
title.
29
2.
Use
tax
collected
by
the
manufactured
home
retailer
shall
30
be
forwarded
to
the
county
treasurer
or
the
state
department
of
31
transportation.
The
county
treasurer
shall
retain
one
dollar
32
from
each
tax
payment
collected
by
a
manufactured
home
retailer
33
and
paid
to
the
county
treasurer,
to
be
credited
to
the
county
34
general
fund.
The
manufactured
home
retailer
shall
submit
an
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application
for
certificate
of
title
on
behalf
of
the
owner
of
1
the
manufactured
housing.
2
3.
The
use
tax
imposed
upon
the
use
of
manufactured
housing
3
brought
into
the
state
of
Iowa
which
has
not
previously
been
4
subject
to
the
tax
imposed
under
this
subchapter
and
for
which
5
that
tax
has
not
been
paid,
shall
be
paid
by
the
owner
of
the
6
manufactured
housing
to
the
county
treasurer
or
the
state
7
department
of
transportation
from
whom
the
certificate
of
title
8
is
obtained.
The
owner
of
the
manufactured
housing
shall
9
submit
an
application
for
a
certificate
of
title.
Section
10
423.22
shall
apply
in
the
case
where
the
owner
has
paid
tax
in
11
another
state.
12
4.
The
county
treasurer
or
the
state
department
of
13
transportation
shall
require
every
application
for
a
14
certificate
of
title
to
include
information
as
the
county
15
treasurer
or
the
director
deems
necessary
as
to
the
time
of
16
purchase,
the
purchase
price,
installed
purchase
price,
and
17
other
information
relative
to
the
purchase
of
the
manufactured
18
housing.
19
5.
A
certificate
of
title
shall
not
be
issued
until
the
tax
20
has
been
paid.
A
certificate
of
title
shall
be
delivered
to
21
the
owner
of
the
manufactured
housing
by
the
county
treasurer
22
or
state
department
of
transportation
who
received
the
use
tax.
23
6.
On
or
before
the
tenth
day
of
each
month,
the
county
24
treasurer
or
the
state
department
of
transportation
shall
remit
25
to
the
department
the
amount
of
the
taxes
collected
during
the
26
preceding
month.
27
7.
A
person
who
willfully
makes
a
false
statement
in
regard
28
to
taxation
under
this
section
is
guilty
of
a
fraudulent
29
practice.
A
person
who
willfully
makes
a
false
statement
in
30
regard
to
taxation
under
this
section
with
the
intent
to
evade
31
the
payment
of
tax
shall
be
assessed
a
penalty
of
seventy-five
32
percent
of
the
amount
of
tax
unpaid
and
required
to
be
paid.
33
Sec.
9.
Section
423.36,
subsection
8,
paragraph
b,
34
subparagraph
(2),
Code
2009,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
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(2)
Taxes
imposed
under
section
423.26
,
section
1
423.26A,
and
chapter
423C.
2
Sec.
10.
Section
423.43,
subsection
2,
Code
2009,
is
amended
3
to
read
as
follows:
4
2.
All
revenue
derived
from
the
use
tax
imposed
pursuant
5
to
section
sections
423.26
and
423.26A
shall
be
credited
to
6
the
statutory
allocations
fund
created
under
section
321.145,
7
subsection
2.
8
Sec.
11.
Section
435.23,
Code
Supplement
2009,
is
amended
9
to
read
as
follows:
10
435.23
Exemptions
——
prorating
tax.
11
The
manufacturer’s
and
dealer’s
retailer’s
inventory
of
12
mobile
homes,
manufactured
homes,
or
modular
homes
not
in
use
13
as
a
place
of
human
habitation
shall
be
exempt
from
the
annual
14
tax.
All
travel
trailers
shall
be
exempt
from
this
tax.
The
15
homes
and
travel
trailers
in
the
inventory
of
manufacturers
and
16
dealers
retailers
shall
be
exempt
from
personal
property
tax.
17
The
homes
coming
into
Iowa
from
out
of
state
and
located
in
a
18
manufactured
home
community
or
mobile
home
park
shall
be
liable
19
for
the
tax
computed
pro
rata
to
the
nearest
whole
month,
for
20
the
time
the
home
is
actually
situated
in
Iowa.
21
Sec.
12.
Section
435.24,
subsections
1
and
5,
Code
22
Supplement
2009,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
23
1.
The
annual
tax
is
due
and
payable
to
the
county
treasurer
24
on
or
after
July
1
in
each
fiscal
year
and
is
collectible
in
25
the
same
manner
and
at
the
same
time
as
ordinary
taxes
as
26
provided
in
sections
445.36,
445.37,
and
445.39.
Interest
27
at
the
rate
prescribed
by
law
shall
accrue
on
unpaid
taxes.
28
Both
installments
of
taxes
may
be
paid
at
one
time.
The
29
September
installment
represents
a
tax
period
beginning
July
30
1
and
ending
December
31.
The
March
installment
represents
31
a
tax
period
beginning
January
1
and
ending
June
30.
A
32
mobile
home,
manufactured
home,
or
modular
home
coming
33
into
this
state
from
outside
the
state,
put
in
use
from
a
34
dealer’s
retailer’s
inventory,
or
put
in
use
at
any
time
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after
July
1
or
January
1,
and
located
in
a
manufactured
1
home
community
or
mobile
home
park,
is
subject
to
the
taxes
2
prorated
for
the
remaining
unexpired
months
of
the
tax
period,
3
but
the
purchaser
is
not
required
to
pay
the
tax
at
the
time
4
of
purchase.
Interest
attaches
the
following
April
1
for
5
taxes
prorated
on
or
after
October
1.
Interest
attaches
the
6
following
October
1
for
taxes
prorated
on
or
after
April
1.
7
If
the
taxes
are
not
paid,
the
county
treasurer
shall
send
a
8
statement
of
delinquent
taxes
as
part
of
the
notice
of
tax
9
sale
as
provided
in
section
446.9.
The
owner
of
a
home
who
10
sells
the
home
between
July
1
and
December
31
and
obtains
a
11
tax
clearance
statement
is
responsible
only
for
the
September
12
tax
payment
and
is
not
required
to
pay
taxes
for
subsequent
13
tax
periods.
If
the
owner
of
a
home
located
in
a
manufactured
14
home
community
or
mobile
home
park
sells
the
home,
obtains
a
15
tax
clearance
statement,
and
obtains
a
replacement
home
to
be
16
located
in
a
manufactured
home
community
or
mobile
home
park,
17
the
owner
shall
not
pay
taxes
under
this
chapter
for
the
newly
18
acquired
home
for
the
same
tax
period
that
the
owner
has
paid
19
taxes
on
the
home
sold.
Interest
for
delinquent
taxes
shall
20
be
calculated
to
the
nearest
whole
dollar.
In
calculating
21
interest
each
fraction
of
a
month
shall
be
counted
as
an
entire
22
month.
23
5.
Before
a
home
may
be
moved
from
its
present
site
by
any
24
person,
a
tax
clearance
statement
in
the
name
of
the
owner
25
must
be
obtained
from
the
county
treasurer
of
the
county
where
26
the
present
site
is
located
certifying
that
taxes
are
not
27
owing
under
this
section
for
previous
years
and
that
the
taxes
28
have
been
paid
for
the
current
tax
period.
When
a
person
29
moves
a
home
from
real
property
to
a
dealer’s
retailer’s
stock
30
or
to
a
manufactured
home
community
or
mobile
home
park,
as
31
defined
in
section
435.1,
a
tax
clearance
statement
shall
be
32
applied
for,
and
issued,
from
the
county
treasurer
of
the
33
county
where
the
present
site
is
located.
When
the
home
is
34
moved
to
another
county
in
this
state,
the
county
treasurer
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shall
forward
a
copy
of
the
tax
clearance
statement
to
the
1
county
treasurer
of
the
county
in
which
the
home
is
being
2
relocated.
However,
a
tax
clearance
statement
is
not
required
3
for
a
home
in
a
manufacturer’s
or
dealer’s
retailer’s
stock
4
which
has
not
been
used
as
a
place
for
human
habitation.
A
tax
5
clearance
form
is
not
required
to
move
an
abandoned
home.
A
6
tax
clearance
form
is
not
required
in
eviction
cases
provided
7
the
manufactured
home
community
or
mobile
home
park
owner
8
or
manager
advises
the
county
treasurer
that
the
tenant
is
9
being
evicted.
If
a
dealer
retailer
acquires
a
home
from
a
10
person
other
than
a
manufacturer,
the
person
shall
provide
a
11
tax
clearance
statement
in
the
name
of
the
owner
of
record
to
12
the
dealer
retailer
.
The
tax
clearance
statement
shall
be
13
provided
by
the
county
treasurer
in
a
method
prescribed
by
the
14
department
of
transportation.
15
Sec.
13.
Section
435.28,
Code
2009,
is
amended
to
read
as
16
follows:
17
435.28
County
treasurer
to
notify
assessor.
18
Upon
issuance
of
a
certificate
of
title
to
a
mobile
home
or
19
manufactured
home
which
is
not
located
in
a
manufactured
home
20
community
or
mobile
home
park
or
dealer’s
retailer’s
inventory,
21
the
county
treasurer
shall
notify
the
assessor
of
the
existence
22
of
the
home
for
tax
assessment
purposes.
23
EXPLANATION
24
Current
Code
section
423.26
requires
the
use
tax
imposed
25
upon
the
use
of
vehicles
subject
only
to
the
issuance
of
a
26
certificate
of
title
or
imposed
upon
the
use
of
manufactured
27
housing
to
be
paid
by
the
owner
of
the
vehicle
or
of
the
28
manufactured
housing
to
the
county
treasurer
or
the
department
29
of
transportation.
30
This
bill
removes
manufactured
housing
from
Code
section
31
423.26
and
enacts
a
new
Code
section
423.26A
relating
to
the
32
collection
of
the
use
tax
on
manufactured
housing.
The
bill
33
requires
the
use
tax
imposed
upon
the
use
of
manufactured
34
housing
to
be
paid
by
the
owner
of
the
manufactured
housing
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to
the
manufactured
home
retailer
licensed
under
Code
chapter
1
103A.
The
bill
requires
the
manufactured
home
retailer
to
2
submit
an
application
for
certificate
of
title
on
behalf
3
of
the
owner
of
the
manufactured
housing.
To
facilitate
4
this
application,
the
bill
requires
the
owner
to
provide
to
5
the
manufactured
home
retailer
all
information
necessary
to
6
submit
an
application
for
a
certificate
of
title.
The
bill
7
requires,
however,
that
the
use
tax
imposed
on
manufactured
8
housing
brought
in
the
state
be
paid
by
the
owner
to
the
9
county
treasurer
or
the
state
department
of
transportation.
10
In
such
cases,
the
owner
is
also
responsible
for
submitting
11
the
application
for
the
certificate
of
title.
The
bill
also
12
makes
Code
section
423.22
applicable
to
manufactured
housing
13
brought
into
the
state
and
for
which
the
owner
has
paid
taxes
14
in
another
state.
15
Under
the
bill,
use
tax
collected
by
the
manufactured
home
16
retailer
must
be
forwarded
to
the
county
treasurer
or
the
state
17
department
of
transportation
from
whom
the
certificate
of
title
18
is
obtained.
The
county
treasurer
is
authorized
to
retain
one
19
dollar
from
each
tax
payment
collected
by
a
manufactured
home
20
retailer
and
paid
to
the
county
treasurer.
The
bill
provides
21
that
on
or
before
the
tenth
day
of
each
month,
the
county
22
treasurer
and
the
department
of
transportation
must
remit
to
23
the
department
of
revenue
the
amount
of
the
taxes
collected
24
during
the
preceding
month.
25
The
bill
provides
that
all
revenue
derived
from
the
use
26
tax
imposed
pursuant
to
new
Code
section
423.26A
is
credited
27
to
the
statutory
allocations
fund
created
under
Code
section
28
321.145,
subsection
2,
under
the
control
of
the
department
of
29
transportation.
30
The
bill
provides
that
a
person
who
willfully
makes
a
false
31
statement
in
regard
to
taxation
under
new
Code
section
423.26A
32
is
guilty
of
a
fraudulent
practice
under
Code
chapter
714.
The
33
bill
also
provides
that
a
person
who
willfully
makes
a
false
34
statement
in
regard
to
taxation
under
this
section
with
the
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intent
to
evade
the
payment
of
tax
is
assessed
a
penalty
of
75
1
percent
of
the
amount
of
tax
unpaid
and
required
to
be
paid.
2
The
bill
also
includes
the
failure
to
comply
with
the
3
requirements
of
new
Code
section
423.26A
as
grounds
for
the
4
revocation,
suspension,
or
refusal
of
a
manufactured
home
5
retailer
license
under
Code
section
103A.55.
6
The
bill
makes
conforming
amendments
to
other
provisions
of
7
the
Code
relating
to
the
collection
of
the
use
tax.
8
The
bill
amends
several
provisions
in
Code
chapter
435,
9
relating
to
the
taxation
of
manufactured
and
mobile
homes,
by
10
striking
certain
references
to
the
term
“dealer”
and
inserting
11
the
term
“retailer”.
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