Senate Study Bill 3061 - Introduced SENATE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT BILL BY CHAIRPERSON TAYLOR) A BILL FOR An Act relating to the use of individual taxpayer 1 identification numbers to obtain certificates of title for 2 motor vehicles. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5295XC (1) 86 ns/nh

S.F. _____ Section 1. Section 321.20, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 1 2016, is amended to read as follows: 2 a. The full legal name; social security number , or Iowa 3 driver’s license number , or Iowa nonoperator’s identification 4 card number , or individual taxpayer identification number ; 5 date of birth; bona fide residence; and mailing address of the 6 owner and of the lessee if the vehicle is being leased. If the 7 owner or lessee is a firm, association, or corporation, the 8 application shall contain the bona fide business address and 9 federal employer identification number of the owner or lessee. 10 Up to three owners’ names may be listed on the application. If 11 the vehicle is a leased vehicle, the application shall state 12 whether the notice of registration renewal shall be sent to 13 the lessor or to the lessee and whether the lessor or the 14 lessee shall receive the refund of the annual registration 15 fee, if any. Information relating to the lessee of a vehicle 16 shall not be required on an application for registration and a 17 certificate of title for a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight 18 rating of ten thousand pounds or more. 19 Sec. 2. Section 321.109, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 20 2016, is amended to read as follows: 21 a. The annual fee for all motor vehicles including vehicles 22 designated by manufacturers as station wagons, 1993 and 23 subsequent model year multipurpose vehicles, and 2010 and 24 subsequent model year motor trucks with an unladen weight of 25 ten thousand pounds or less, except motor trucks registered 26 under section 321.122 , business-trade trucks, special trucks, 27 motor homes, motorsports recreational vehicles, ambulances, 28 hearses, motorcycles, motorized bicycles, and 1992 and older 29 model year multipurpose vehicles, shall be equal to one percent 30 of the value as fixed by the department plus forty cents 31 for each one hundred pounds or fraction thereof of weight of 32 vehicle, as fixed by the department. The weight of a motor 33 vehicle, fixed by the department for registration purposes, 34 shall include the weight of a battery, heater, bumpers, 35 -1- LSB 5295XC (1) 86 ns/nh 1/ 3

S.F. _____ spare tire, and wheel. Provided, however, that for any new 1 vehicle purchased in this state by a nonresident for removal 2 to the nonresident’s state of residence the purchaser may make 3 application to the county treasurer in the county of purchase 4 for a transit plate for which a fee of ten dollars shall 5 be paid. And provided, however, that for any used vehicle 6 held by a registered dealer and not currently registered in 7 this state, or for any vehicle held by an individual and 8 currently registered in this state, when purchased in this 9 state by a nonresident for removal to the nonresident’s 10 state of residence, the purchaser may make application to 11 the county treasurer in the county of purchase for a transit 12 plate for which a fee of three dollars shall be paid. The 13 county treasurer shall issue a nontransferable certificate of 14 registration for which no refund shall be allowed; and the 15 transit plates shall be void thirty days after issuance. Such 16 purchaser may apply for a certificate of title by surrendering 17 the manufacturer’s or importer’s certificate or certificate 18 of title, duly assigned as provided in this chapter . In 19 this event, the treasurer in the county of purchase shall, 20 when satisfied with the genuineness and regularity of the 21 application, and upon payment of a fee of twenty dollars, 22 issue a certificate of title in the name and address of the 23 nonresident purchaser delivering the title to the owner. If 24 there is a security interest noted on the title, the county 25 treasurer shall mail to the secured party an acknowledgment of 26 the notation of the security interest. The county treasurer 27 shall not release a security interest that has been noted on 28 a title issued to a nonresident purchaser as provided in this 29 paragraph. The application requirements of section 321.20 30 apply to a title issued as provided in this subsection , except 31 that a natural person who applies for a certificate of title 32 shall provide either the person’s social security number, 33 passport number, individual taxpayer identification number, 34 or driver’s license number, whether the license was issued by 35 -2- LSB 5295XC (1) 86 ns/nh 2/ 3

S.F. _____ this state, another state, or another country. The provisions 1 of this subsection relating to multipurpose vehicles are 2 effective for all 1993 and subsequent model years. The annual 3 registration fee for multipurpose vehicles that are 1992 model 4 years and older shall be in accordance with section 321.124 . 5 EXPLANATION 6 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 7 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 8 Current law requires an applicant for motor vehicle 9 registration and issuance of a certificate of title to provide 10 the applicant’s social security number, Iowa driver’s license 11 number, or Iowa nonoperator’s identification card number. 12 Current law also requires an applicant for issuance of a 13 certificate of title who has obtained transit plates to provide 14 the applicant’s social security number, passport number, or 15 driver’s license number. 16 This bill provides that an applicant for motor vehicle 17 registration and issuance of a certificate of title, or an 18 applicant for issuance of a certificate of title who has 19 obtained transit plates, may instead provide the applicant’s 20 individual taxpayer identification number. An individual 21 taxpayer identification number is a tax processing number 22 issued by the internal revenue service to certain nonresident 23 and resident aliens, their spouses, and their dependents who 24 cannot obtain a social security number. 25 -3- LSB 5295XC (1) 86 ns/nh 3/ 3